As a Master's student in Tourism, your work will take a down-to-earth and practical approach to real-world issues. The programme works in close collaboration with companies and decision-makers, and you will experience guest lectures from representatives from the business community and various NGOs. During the programme, you will get the opportunity to meet local and external organisations that you and your study group can collaborate with on your projects. 
 
During your third semester, you can choose to study at a university abroad. You can also choose a project-oriented course (internship) and gain experience in a tourism organisation, which will benefit your career post-graduation.

In the Master's in Tourism, you work with theory and method from both the social sciences and the humanities, which gives you a unique combination of competences and knowledge. You will learn to have a critical approach to analysing problems and data in areas such as tourism, innovation, cultural meetings, marketing communications, consumption, sustainability and politics. At Aalborg University, the work style is project- and group-oriented, which lets you influence and shape your study programme by delving into the topics that interest you the most. You will also gain skills in project management and collaboration when you and your study group work on your semester projects. 

With a Master’s in Tourism, your doors are open to many different career opportunities in the public and private sectors. This Master’s gives you the skills to work with planning, development, management, project management or marketing within tourism and destination branding. Former students have been employed at a wide range of organisations as communications officers, development consultants, sales consultants or project- and event coordinators.

The first two semesters include both courses and project work. The first half of the semester comprises a number of modules which introduce relevant theories and cases. During the second half of the semester, teaching takes the form of a problem-based research project which involves students working in small groups, often with a real-life tourism problem that is addressed through the use of relevant theories and methodologies. Project work takes place in close cooperation with a supervisor.

The courses of the 1st and 2nd semesters establish a common theoretical frame of reference with regards to the study of tourism in an international context.

Internship in a tourism organisation or study at another university

During the 3rd semester, you are free to choose whether you would like to do an internship or study at another university that offers courses relevant to tourism at graduate level. The internship can be undertaken in Denmark or abroad and lasts for a minimum of 4 months.

Master's thesis

During the 4th semester you will work on your master thesis. This semester offers you the opportunity to undertake an in-depth problem-based research project on a tourism-related topic of your choice. You may work alone or in a small group, and will have the support of a supervisor. 

See the curriculum here:

Visit the Study Board for International and Cross-Cultural Studies here

AAU Career helps you on your way from student life to job life in Denmark by giving you the tools to examine your options and find out what to do.

While studying at AAU, you can participate in career and job-related events, find help on our website, and book a personal career counselling session to talk about e.g.:

• Finding your way in your career
• Danish working culture
• Application and CV the Danish way
• What you can offer an employer
• How to go about job search in Denmark – both student job, internship and full-time job

Read more about AAU Career here

Student counsellor

studievejl-ccg-tourism-aal@ikl.aau.dk

Study secretary and study board secretary Aalborg

Majken Nørgaard Jensen
Kroghstræde 3, 1. floor, room 3.249
Phone: +45 9940 2209
Email: mno@ikl.aau.dk

Are you a student at AAU? In AAU Study and Wellbeing Guidance, we can help you with, among other things, choices during your study programme, study doubts, study techniques, motivation, wellbeing, leave and study resignation or perhaps just a conversation about your thoughts regarding your study programme and wellbeing. We are happy to talk to you about anything big or small.

See opening hours and contact information