Tourism management

Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the business world. Maria Curie-Sklodowska University offers a solid world-class education that is rich in both theory and practice. The UMCS BA Tourism Management is attractive due to various career prospects it offers. In general, it aims at preparation of graduates for services in tourism sector which is one of the most rapidly developing branches in the world economy. The programme is designed to provide students with understanding of the diverse conditions of tourist phenomena in the varied natural and cultural environments. It also enables them to acquire skills in planning and organizing different tourist activities as well as providing services related to tourism traffic.

The programme consists of two compulsory modules, which enable students to learn the mechanisms of functioning of tourism industry and frame their organizational skills in the tourism domain. Apart from that, the programme offers elective modules targeted at the individual interests of students.

The programme, which draws on both natural and social sciences, can be described as multidisciplinary (diverse classes provide students with knowledge and abilities necessary for multidimensional perception of tourism phenomena and organizing of tourist activities in varied circumstances), flexible (enabling individual ways of development) and covering the broad cultural context.

The programme’s completion enables further participation in Master’s degree programmes in the field of tourism and other fields of social studies, as well as non-degree postgraduate programmes within the field of tourism and hotel industry. The studies also prepare students for work in tourism sector and independent organization of diverse tourist activities.

Key issues and competences:

• Tour operating
• Hotel management
• Hotel marketing
• Country and regional marketing
• Ecotourism

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Qualification rules

1. Admission is open to both Polish citizens and international students.
2. The programme is offered on a tuition fee-paying basis (TERMS OF ADMISSION HERE) to candidates holding a high school diploma or any other equivalent degree which entitles them to undertake the Bachelor’s degree programme in the country where the documents were issued.
   NB: Polish and EU citizens as well as other candidates following the regulations pertaining to Polish citizens can study free of charge within the set limit of available places. There are 2 places offered without the tuition fee for such candidates. Admission will  be granted on a "first come, first served" basis until available places have been filled. Recruitment timetable for studies without the tuition fee will be updated soon.

Submission of documents: July 17-19, 22, 2024, building of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, al. Kraśnicka 2D, room 2D

1. A candidate must submit a complete set of application documents (visit Application procedure Tab), including the certificate proving the applicant’s English language skills (list of recognized certificates: https://rekrutacja.umcs.pl/en/language-proficiency-certifications/ ) or a document confirming that the Education was fully conducted in English (issued by the school/University) and/or based on an interview in English.
2. Registration is open within the admission period or until all the vacancies are filled.
3. Academic documents should be translated into Polish. Visit the database of recognized sworn translators in Poland HERE.
4. Recognition certificate issued by the Board of Education in Poland (pl Kuratorium Oświaty)
   NB: Please contact the Admissions Office for further guidance.

The required registration fee payment is PLN 85. Please check the instructions on how to make a payment in the system.

Candidates applying to study on a fee-paying basis: 

1st year € 2200

2nd year € 2000

3rd year € 2000

Enquiries about course content, structure and syllabus: milena.miciula@poczta.umcs.lublin.pl

Admission enquiries: studyinenglish@umcs.pl