Admission requirements

If you want to apply for this master’s programme, you should have a bachelor’s degree (BA, BSc, BBA, or BCom), for example in tourism, hotel management, international business, management, economics, law, e-commerce, urban development, geography, social sciences, or finance.

Bachelor’s students with such a BBA degree are directly eligible if they meet the following criteria:

• knowledge (at bachelor’s level) of tourism planning and development
• knowledge (at bachelor’s level) of cross-cultural studies
• academic skills at bachelor’s level (e.g. research methods and techniques)

Other degrees may also be considered in the case of excellent academic achievements. However, additional criteria will be applied for these applicants:

• clear affinity with international tourism
• strong analytical skills
• multidisciplinary orientation

Additional criteria: 

All eligible candidates will be invited for an interview, which will be conducted in English. During the interview, your motivation for the programme and your international and intercultural experience will be discussed. To measure, amongst others, the research skills and academic writing skills, the applicant has to provide us with two references as part of the intake procedure.

Self-study package

For students without an educational background in Tourism and/or with limited or different research skills than required to use within BUas, we offer a self study package to be better prepared for the start of the programme.

Flowchart admission process 

This flowchart of the admission and selection process  (pdf) shows how BUas handles the applications of international students.
  

English language requirements

You will also be required to demonstrate sufficient results on one of these tests:

• Cambridge English Qualification results (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency): minimum total score 169, and minimum sub score of 169 for speaking
• IELTS academic test: minimum overall band score of 6.0, and minimum sub score of 6.0 for speaking
• TOEFL iBT test: minimum overall score of 4,5 internet-based, and minimum sub score of 4 for speaking (old scoring system 80/20)
• Pearson PTE academic test: minimum overall score of 61, and a minimum sub score of 61 for speaking
• LanguageCert academic test: minimum total score of 65, and a minimum sub score of 65 for speaking

Please note: Tests must be taken at an official test center; home edition tests are not accepted, except in cases where regular language testing is unavailable or inaccessible/closed, for example due to unsafe conditions. In such cases, only the TOEFL Home Edition will be accepted. Please contact Student Office before scheduling your test date to confirm whether a home edition test would be accepted given your specific circumstances.

Exemptions from taking the English test

You do not need to submit an English test if:

• You graduated from Dutch havo or vwo or mbo 4
• You hold an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, Career-related Programme Certificate of the IB, US High School diploma, GCE A(S) levels, or European Baccalaureate certificate (English Language 1 or 2)
• Your previous education (completed secondary school or university) was taught in English in a native English-speaking country (Australia, Canada [except Quebec], Ireland, New Zealand, UK, USA)
• You hold a diploma listed by Nuffic with English as one of the exam subjects. Check the list of diplomas (pdf).

Overview Master Tourism Destination Management