M.Sc. Sporttourismus und Destinationsmanagement

M.Sc. Sporttourismus und Destinationsmanagement is a Masters program taught at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Germany. Intake: Wintersemester. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 semesters) options.

The M.Sc. Sporttourismus und Destinationsmanagement at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln is a full-time master for graduates with initial knowledge in the tourism, sport, or leisure area. It focuses on a movement-oriented approach to tourism and on developing offers for different spaces, including alpine regions, coastlines, and urban local recreation areas. The program combines economic, ecological, and societal perspectives.

The study is modular and lasts four semesters, with academic and practice-oriented components. In the first three semesters, students deepen their knowledge in areas such as tourism economics, destination development, sustainable sport area planning, health and society, plus research methods, resources management, and legal framework conditions. The program includes excursions, project work, and exercises, and it has a compulsory internship. The fourth semester is for the master’s thesis.

Graduates are prepared for strategic and operational tasks in sport tourism and destination management, including roles in tourism organizations, sport tourism companies, consulting agencies, and the public sector (for example, ministries and authorities). The master also qualifies graduates for research and teaching and for subsequent doctoral studies.

The minimum requirements for admission in M.Sc. Sporttourismus und Destinationsmanagement at Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln as pre-requiste for admission in M.Sc. Sporttourismus und Destinationsmanagement.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Access requirements for this master include a successfully completed Bachelor’s degree with at least 180 performance points acquired according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), or an equivalent successfully completed degree. In addition, admission to the study program requires the following:

• Bachelor’s degree with a predominantly (i.e., at least 90 performance points) main focus in either sport science, tourism science, natural sciences, geography, business studies, or life sciences.
• Proof of study content in statistics/method competence in a relevant scope (as a rule at least 10 performance points).
• If the university degree was not obtained in a German-speaking country: proof of sufficient German language skills.
• For participation in sports practical components in modules TDM1 and TDM9: during the course of the first academic semester, proof must be provided of a sport medical preventive examination.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.dshs-koeln.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/masterstudium/sporttourismus-und-destinationsmanagement

• Tourism organizations
• Sport tourism companies
• Consulting agencies
• Public sector, for example ministries and authorities
• Travel organizers
• Nature and protected areas
• Event organizations
• Research and teaching
• Promotionsstudium
• Self-employment in developing tourism offers

72 fully funded scholarships are listed for Germany. See Germany scholarships.