Master in Tourism part 2

Master proof

The master proof counts for 15 credits according to the European credit system.
This corresponds with ¼ work load of an academic year.

The student can

- choose a master thesis subject from a list
- indicate a particular subfield (strategic management, tourism-policy, heritage & cultural tourism, eco-tourism, marketing & branding, transports, etc.) and/or a particular spatial research area (region of Flanders, country of Belgium, European Union). In that case, a tutor will formulate some suggestions.
- suggest of a personal title. Therefore a proposal has to be send to the programme responsible; all master thesis subjects (need to) imply a theoretical framework and an empirical study with field work in Flanders/Belgium/European Union that can be combined with the seminar of the integrated cases.

The master thesis is elaborated on an individual basis, coached by one tutor (in some cases two). In exceptional cases one subject can be attributed to two different students, studying the same topic from different angles.

The tutor comments on the structure and content of the thesis, reviews texts and helps the student with practical issues. The evaluation is based on a report of about 120 pages.