Admission requirements

If you want to apply for this master's programme, you should have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as 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.

English language requirements

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

• Cambridge English Qualification: B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency). Minimum score of 169 (overall and speaking)
• IELTS Academic: Minimum score of 6.0 (overall and speaking)
• TOEFL iBT: iBT Minimum score of 80 (overall), 20 (speaking)
• Pearson PTE Academic: Minimum score of 61 (overall and speaking)
• LanguageCert Academic: Minimum score of 65 (overall and speaking)

Please note: All tests must be taken at an official test centre.

Exemptions from taking the English test

You do not need to submit an English test if:

• You graduated from Dutch havo or vwo
• 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).

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