[ITOURDEM] International tourism and destination management

University of Macerata
Italy, Macerata

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TOURISM

Study location	Italy, Macerata
Academic field	Social and behavioural sciences (ISCED 031)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	ITOURDEM (Master's Degree in International Tourism and Destination Management (Classe LM-49))

Tuition fee	€611 per year At the University of Macerata, the maximum amount of fees for a full-time enrolment in the current academic year is EUR 1.600,00 (a.y. 2022/2023). This amount is considerably reduced for international students. Based on the origin country and, starting from the second year of enrolment, on the merit requirement, students: from developing countries pay EUR 156 per year from non-OECD member countries pay EUR 156 per year from OECD member countries pay EUR 611 per year = OECD= Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development; further information here: www.osce.org/who-we-are For further details on this reduction, consult this webpage: www.unimc.it/en/enrolment/financial-support/fees-reduction For information on the payment deadlines and modalities, visit: www.unimc.it/en/enrolment/tuition-fees/amount-when-how-pay

Tuition fee

€611 per year

At the University of Macerata, the maximum amount of fees for a full-time enrolment in the current academic year is EUR 1.600,00 (a.y. 2022/2023).
This amount is considerably reduced for international students.
Based on the origin country and, starting from the second year of enrolment, on the merit requirement, students:

from developing countries pay EUR 156 per year
from non-OECD member countries pay EUR 156 per year
from OECD member countries pay EUR 611 per year

= OECD= Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development; further information here: www.osce.org/who-we-are

For further details on this reduction, consult this webpage: www.unimc.it/en/enrolment/financial-support/fees-reduction

For information on the payment deadlines and modalities, visit: www.unimc.it/en/enrolment/tuition-fees/amount-when-how-pay

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Please consult attentively the specific entry requirements for the study programme “ITourDeM” at this webpage The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. Only for the purpose of the preliminary evaluation: if your entry qualification documents are not in English or Italian, you must provide English or Italian translations: at this stage, you can produce unofficial translations. For the purpose of the final enrollment, the needed documents must be submitted with an official translation in Italian. The official Italian translation must be attached to any document submitted in a foreign language. Such translation may be produced in your country or in Italy by local courthouses or by official or courthouse translators. Translations must then be certified by the relevant Italian Consulate, unless there are special agreements to the contrary. If your certificates are in English and the course of your choice is delivered in English, you do not have to provide certificates translated into Italian. Further details are specified within the Admission and enrollment procedures section of the UniMC website. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher)

Please consult attentively the specific entry requirements for the study programme “ITourDeM” at this webpage

The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian.

Only for the purpose of the preliminary evaluation: if your entry qualification documents are not in English or Italian, you must provide English or Italian translations: at this stage, you can produce unofficial translations.

For the purpose of the final enrollment, the needed documents must be submitted with an official translation in Italian. The official Italian translation must be attached to any document submitted in a foreign language. Such translation may be produced in your country or in Italy by local courthouses or by official or courthouse translators. Translations must then be certified by the relevant Italian Consulate, unless there are special agreements to the contrary. If your certificates are in English and the course of your choice is delivered in English, you do not have to provide certificates translated into Italian.

Further details are specified within the Admission and enrollment procedures section of the UniMC website.

You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE, CAE or CPE, IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 90+ English proficiency All students must satisfy the following requirements: adequate English language competences at a minimum B2-level of the CEFR (Cambridge B2, TOEFL 87, IELTS 6.5, BULATS 75, Unicert level II, CLES 2, CET4 and so on) or being English native speakers or being graduated in Bachelor’s degrees whose courses are taught in English. Those who possess a level of English which is lower than B2, or those who does not possess any language certificate, must participate to an interview according to what has been established in the Regulations of the Course of Study. *For details, please consult attentively the paragraph Language skills* at this webpage* Italian language proficiency Proficiency in Italian language is not required for all non-EU candidates residing abroad who enroll in a course taught in English and they are exempted from the entry test.

Language requirements

English
Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE, CAE or CPE, IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 90+

English proficiency
All students must satisfy the following requirements:

adequate English language competences at a minimum B2-level of the CEFR (Cambridge B2, TOEFL 87, IELTS 6.5, BULATS 75, Unicert level II, CLES 2, CET4 and so on)
or
being English native speakers
or
being graduated in Bachelor’s degrees whose courses are taught in English.

Those who possess a level of English which is lower than B2, or those who does not possess any language certificate, must participate to an interview according to what has been established in the Regulations of the Course of Study.

For details, please consult attentively the paragraph Language skills at *this webpage

Italian language proficiency
Proficiency in Italian language is not required for all non-EU candidates residing abroad who enroll in a course taught in English and they are exempted from the entry test.

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. Within the motivation letter, candidates must specify: the reasons that led to applying for that course of study offered by the University of Macerata rather than for another one; the goals set for the desired course of study, in response to the following questions: what is expected during and after the course of study? On what basis do you think you can reach this goal? their own qualities and strengths that make them ideal candidates for admission to the course of study of interest. The motivation letter must be original (plagiarism will affect the evaluation), concise and effective. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Pre-enrollment on UNIVERSITALY for a study visa application Candidates requiring a visa for study purposes who have been positively evaluated (pre-admitted to a study programme) must apply for the pre-enrollment in the specific academic year through the portal UNIVERSITALY, in order to proceed with the subsequent application for a visa for study purposes. Within the UNIVERSITALY portal, detailed information to complete properly and effectively the pre-enrollment application is provided. The subsequent step of visa application must be processed and finalised at the relevant Italian Diplomatic authority. For general information on the admission and enrollment procedures at the Italian HEI, please visit the Study in Italy portal For information on the annual procedures for entry, residency and enrollment of international students and the respective recognition of qualifications for HE courses in Italy, please consult the *relative document (so-called, Circolare) published in the website of the Italian Ministry of University and Research** (available in Italian and English). For information on admission and enrollment procedures established by UniMC for international students, please consult attentively the website

Other requirements

At least 2 reference(s) must be provided.

A motivation letter must be added to your application.

Within the motivation letter, candidates must specify:

the reasons that led to applying for that course of study offered by the University of Macerata rather than for another one;
the goals set for the desired course of study, in response to the following questions: what is expected during and after the course of study? On what basis do you think you can reach this goal?
their own qualities and strengths that make them ideal candidates for admission to the course of study of interest.

The motivation letter must be original (plagiarism will affect the evaluation), concise and effective.

Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants:

Pre-enrollment on UNIVERSITALY for a study visa application
Candidates requiring a visa for study purposes who have been positively evaluated (pre-admitted to a study programme) must apply for the pre-enrollment in the specific academic year through the portal UNIVERSITALY, in order to proceed with the subsequent application for a visa for study purposes.

Within the UNIVERSITALY portal, detailed information to complete properly and effectively the pre-enrollment application is provided.

The subsequent step of visa application must be processed and finalised at the relevant Italian Diplomatic authority.

For general information on the admission and enrollment procedures at the Italian HEI, please visit the Study in Italy portal

For information on the annual procedures for entry, residency and enrollment of international students and the respective recognition of qualifications for HE courses in Italy, please consult the relative document (so-called, Circolare) published in the *website of the Italian Ministry of University and Research (available in Italian and English).

For information on admission and enrollment procedures established by UniMC for international students, please consult attentively the website

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Offered by the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism of the University of Macerata, the master degree programme in International Tourism and Destination Management – ITourDeM at the University of Macerata is a two-year postgraduate degree which is equivalent to an M.A./M.Sc.
It aims to prepare managers and professionals able to tackle the global challenges of present tourism, being key-players of sustainable development, and cultural heritage promoters.

ITourDeM focuses on a professional figure with theoretical and practical skills, stresses on socio-economical methodologies as well as on historical and geographical knowledge. This professional figure has competences in designing and implementing advanced tourism operational infrastructures, in building and managing tourist destinations through the sustainable enhancement of natural and cultural resources, in developing natural and landscape tourism projects, in qualifying a tourism approach to environment and food goods.

The MA in International Tourism and Destination Management – ITourDeM is taught entirely in English.

Degree class: LM-49 – Second cycle degree in Design and Management of Tourist Systems
Duration in years: 2
Credits: 120 CFU

Further details at this webpage

The ITourDeM Master’s degree offers vocational education for professionals in receptive tourism and hotel management companies, high responsibility positions in enterprises designing, planning and marketing travel and tourism connected products, in cooperatives and consortia of integrated tourism. Other career positions deal with the organization of cultural events and exhibitions, the management of services to the public, government, public and private institutions, in the fields of tourism, culture, environment, heritage and local development.

Key professional skills: