Tourism

heohrafichnyi fakultet

Name
Tourism
Program code
23898
Qualification awarded
Master's degree in tourism, educational program "Tourism" / 2481.2 Tourism expert, 2481.1 Junior researcher (tourism) / 2310.2 University teacher
Length of programme
2 years
Number of credits
120
level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework
8
Qualification level
Second (Master)
Discipline
Service sector
Speciality
KnowledgeField EN
Specific admission requirements
The first level of higher education
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
Programme learning outcomes
Cognitive (cognitive sphere) PLO1) Knowledge of advanced concepts, methods of scientific research and professional activity at the border of the subject areas of tourism and recreation PLO2) Ability to understand and apply in practice theories and methodology of academic fields related to tourism PLO3) Ability to use informational and innovative methods and technologies in the field of tourism PLO4) Knowledge of laws, principles and mechanisms of functioning of the tourist market PLO5) Ability to assess the situation of the tourist market, interpret the results of research and forecast directions of market and its participants development PLO6) Ability to manage a tourist and/or recreation enterprise PLO7) Ability to develop and implement projects in in the field of recreation, tourism, and hospitality PLO8) Ability to solve scientific and applied problems in the field of recreation and tourism PLO9) Knowledge of basics and principles of university teaching PLO10) Ability to achieve teaching goals in the field of professional tourism education. Affective (emotional) sphere PLO11) Fluency in Ukrainian language sufficient for professional activities PLO12) Fluency in foreign languages (languages) in professional activity PLO13) Act in a multicultural environment PLO14) Use communication skills and technologies, initiate introduction of communicative management in tourism business entities PLO15) Ability to maintain a dialogue with a wider academic community and the public in the field of tourism and recreation. Psychomotor sphere PLO16) Demonstrate social responsibility for results of strategic decision-making PLO17) To be able to make decisions in complex and unforeseen conditions, where new approaches and forecasting methods are. PLO18) To be responsible for development of professional knowledge and practices, assessment of strategic team development, effective personnel policy PLO19) Demonstrate the ability for life-long professional development. PLO20) Initiate innovative complex projects, show leadership during their implementation. Additionally, by specialization in "International tourism" PLO21) Mastering of professional terminology and the latest research methods for obtaining new knowledge in in the field of international tourism PLO22) Ability to argue and defend own opinion in a professional setting.
Form of study
Full-time form
Examination regulations and grading scale
Written and oral exams, assessments, differentiated assessments, current control, oral presentations, defense of practice reports, comprehensive qualification exam, defense of master's qualification work (by professional direction)
Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
National credit mobility based on agreements between Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and higher education institutions of Ukraine, which are accredited at the second (master’s) level of higher education in the field 242 "Tourism" on conditions of competition. International credit mobility based on agreements on international academic mobility between Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and foreign partners on conditions of competition. Enrollment of foreign students on general terms
Work placement
Internships in the amount of at least 10% of the total volume of the educational program. Participation in national and international congresses, conferences, symposia, competitions, etc.
Work-based learning
Director of the course
Olga Oleksandrivna Liubitseva
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Occupational profiles of graduates
The level of special training of the graduates of this program allows them to be employed in positions of staff management at enterprises and institutions of the tourism industry, other subjects of the tourism market, institutions of state and regional authorities, local government, in the positions of junior researchers and managers of international tourism projects and programs in research institutes. Graduates can also improve their academic level in postgraduate and doctoral studies and higher educational institutions and scientific institutions in Ukraine and abroad. Jobs in international and national governmental and non-governmental structures, state and regional authorities for tourism management, tourist (tour operator) companies, small enterprises (travel agencies, excursion bureaus, commercial centers), resort farms, other enterprises of tourism and recreation industry, teachers of special disciplines of higher education institutions of the I-III level of accreditation.
Access to further studies
Have the right to continue studying at the third educational and scientific level of higher education; for postgraduate education, advanced training, academic mobility.