You have a state-recognized degree:

• A vocational secondary school (BHS) in Austria or a commercial academy or
• a secondary school for business or tourism professions in Austria
• as a business economist in Germany

The degree can be credited with up to 60 ECTS points.

The part-time Bachelor’s degree program in Tourism Management is designed for professionals in a professional occupation who have successfully completed training in the fields of tourism, business, or commerce and wish to qualify for leadership roles.

You should be interested in taking a holistic view of tourism processes and possess an understanding of employees as well as a high level of perseverance. In addition, you should be willing to actively incorporate the course material into your daily work and bring your practical experience into the classroom.

Lectures in the Corporate Management program are generally held in person in Vienna, but are simultaneously streamed online and recorded.

In our Tourism Management program, we place a targeted and forward-looking emphasis on the following areas:

• International Affairs
• Destination Management
• Sustainability in the tourism sector
• Digitalization of the tourism industry

The curriculum ranges from tourism economics to information and communication technologies in tourism and fundamental management methods. All lectures highlight connections to other fields and create synergies. Among others, you can expect the following modules:

• Destination Management
• Futurism in Tourism
• Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism
• Empirical Social Research / Statistics
• Event Management
  
• Fundamentals of Finance
• Tourism Economics
• Hotel Management
  
• Investment & Finance
• Tourism Case Studies
• communication psychology
• Management

• 1st through 3rd semesters: Foundational studies
• 4th semester: Tourism Marketing, Destination Management, Future Studies in Tourism
• 5th semester: Tourism Economics, Fundamentals of Finance, Tourism Case Studies
• 6th semester: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Sustainable Tourism, Law/Travel Contract Law
• 7th semester: Investment/Financing, Management, Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism
• 8th semester: Tour Operator and MICE Management, Research Seminar, Bachelor thesis and Defense

The degree programme is designed to train professionals for careers in tourism. It is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach to skill development and instruction.

This gives students the opportunity to:

• gain academic-level qualifications while working,
• acquire broad-based knowledge for managing tourism businesses, and
• further develop their methodological, communicative, and interpersonal skills alongside their expertise in Business Administration

The following options are available for paying tuition (for a maximum of 60 ECTS credits of recognition):

• 30 monthly installments of 278 euros each
• 18 monthly installments of 460 euros each
• 3 installments of 2,670 euros each
• A one-time payment of 7,999 euros

In addition, there is a one-time registration fee of 499 euros and an exam fee of 500 euros for the bachelor’s thesis defense.

The costs include: the registration fee, access to the online learning platform, digital course materials, the exam fee, and evaluation of the Bachelor thesis. There are no additional expenses throughout the course of study.

Career Prospects After Graduation:

You’ll graduate with a “Bachelor of Arts” degree (180 ECTS credits) in tourism. Thanks to the comprehensive training, you’ll be well-prepared for any sector of the tourism industry upon graduation. You can launch your career in the following areas, among others:

• Meeting & Event Management
• Tourism association or destination management
• Management positions in the hospitality industry
• Tour operators
• Management positions in the hospitality industry

The degree programs underwent a notification process by AQ Austria in accordance with Section 4(2) of the § 27 Notification Regulation 2019. You can download the positive notification decision for all degree programs here or view it on the AQ Austria website .
In the event that the AQ Austria Board revokes the accreditation decision, the degree programs may no longer be offered in Austria. The accreditation of the degree programs is valid until November 24, 2027.

The decision to recognize these degree programs does not imply a determination of equivalence with Austrian degree programs or corresponding Austrian (academic) degrees. The degree programs and (academic) degrees are considered to be those of the country of origin or the country where the institution is based (Germany).
Equivalence in higher education between Germany and Austria was already established in 2003 through a bilateral agreement.

The international standing of our degrees is also evident in the fact that our graduates are welcomed with open arms at many renowned universities abroad. Even at the elite University of Oxford, we have an IBS graduate who is pursuing a Ph.D. program at Oxford Brookes University and is already working there as a lecturer. Former IBS students can also be found at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, which ranks among the world’s best universities in the field of politics and international studies according to the World University Rankings, and at the University of St. Gallen, one of Europe’s leading business schools.