Master’s Degree in Tourism Management and International Development
Mise à jour le 01/07/2024
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Presentation
The ESETH Master’s in Tourism Management and International Development (TDI) is a Level 7 qualification listed on the RNCP, designed to train senior executives and leaders over two years, capable of assuming overall responsibility (strategic, financial, and operational) for a wide range of accommodation structures, from independent boutique hotels to international chains.
This programme is ideally suited to Managers responsible for promoting tourism establishments internationally, seeking creative, passionate, curious, and motivated collaborators.
The ESETH Master’s in TDI enables students to be highly operational from their first professional experience. Courses, lectures, Masterclasses, and Business Games are delivered by professionals who are experts in their fields.
Connections with our network of premium partner companies are established to support your work-study programme.
Further Studies
This Master’s programme has a professional focus and therefore leads directly to employment.
Skill block
Students entering the first year are required to validate all competency blocks.
Référent handicap
Pour toute situation de handicap veuillez contacter le référent handicap :
- Référent handicap : Stéphane NOAH
- Téléphone : 06 61 40 03 53
- Mail : Stephanenoah2019@gmail.com
This programme does not offer any equivalences or transfer pathways.
Programme objectives
The ESETH Master’s in Tourism Management and International Development (TDI) is a state-recognised Level 7 qualification aimed at achieving the following objectives:
- Design long-term development strategies for hotel chains, multinational tour operators, among others
- Master the challenges of digital transformation to optimise customer experience, Revenue Management, and operational efficiency
- Integrate the challenges of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, and geopolitical risks into international strategic decision-making
- Master the structuring of complex investment projects and the sourcing of funding from international organisations or private investment funds
- Manage multicultural teams and negotiate with international partners and suppliers, taking into account cultural specificities
- Develop skills in risk management and crisis communication directly affecting the tourism sector
- Work closely with public authorities on spatial planning, infrastructure development, and destination positioning in a global competitive environment
- Use organisational audit tools and advanced management control techniques to assess performance and propose improvement plans
Prerequisites
ENTRY REQUIREMENT LEVEL(S)
Bachelor’s degree / Licence and Bac+4
Prerequisites: The ESETH Master’s in Tourism Management and International Development (TDI) is open to holders of a Licence/Bachelor’s degree or any other Level 6 qualification, and for entry into the 2nd year of the Master’s programme, to candidates who have validated a Master’s Year 1 or obtained an exemption from the certifying body.
Admission is based on application review and, where applicable, an interview.
Duration
DURATION OF STUDIES:
- 3 years for students holding a Baccalaureate or an equivalent qualification
- Work-study programme available from the third year onwards
Admission Procedures and Deadlines
Access deadlines
- Applications for the September 2025 intake are open from 1 March to 20 September 2025.
- Applications for the deferred January 2026 intake remain open until 18 December.
Modalities
Access to our programmes may be initiated:
- By the employer,
- At the employee’s initiative, with their employer’s agreement,
- By a student or their legal guardian
- Work-study is available from the third year onwards
Upon completion of the application form, our institution undertakes to respond within 72 hours.
If the programme requires specific prerequisites, we will propose, regardless of the funding method you are considering, a knowledge assessment and/or a positioning interview (by telephone or videoconference) and/or a review of your application file.
Teaching Methods and Assessment
Assessment Methods: Case studies and/or tests and/or essays and/or text analyses and/or multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and/or oral assessments and/or research projects / Continuous assessment / Work-study and competency evaluation (written + oral) / Thesis defence / Professional evaluation in the company
Programme Summary Documents: Course materials (PDF, and/or Word, and/or PPT formats), case studies and/or audio and video resources, and any exercises to be completed during the programme
Funding
- The work-study contract: the company covers the tuition fees on behalf of the student.
- The Individual Training Leave (CIF).
- Individual Training Support (AIF), if you are a job seeker.
- Personal funding through a student job or a bank loan.
- You have the option to pay your tuition fees in several instalments.
Career Opportunities
- Hotel or Tourism Residence Director
- Hotel or Resort Director
- Regional Director / International Development Manager
- Travel Agency or Distribution Network Director
- Senior Revenue Manager or Yield Manager
- Tourism and Hospitality Consultant
- Territorial Development Project Officer
- MICE Project Manager (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Events)
- Specialist Auditor / Management Controller
- E-Tourism and Innovation Project Manager
- Hospitality and Tourism Consultant
Programme
1ST YEAR
The TDI programme in the 1st year, which aims to develop managerial skills, is structured as follows:
Semester 1:
- Business Strategy
- Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour
- Project and Innovation Management
- Managerial Geopolitics
- Corporate Finance and Treasury Management
- English
- Business Challenges in a Globalised Economy
- Business Law
Semester 2:
- Business Model & Business Plan
- Innovation Marketing
- Management of Collaborative Tools
- Globalisation and International Economics
- Intercultural and Inclusive Management
- Tourism Fundamentals
- Prospecting and Development of Commercial Partnerships
- Competitive Intelligence and Strategic Monitoring
- Business Game
- Internship (Optional)
2ND YEAR
The TDI programme in the specialisation year is organised around two (2) axes:
AXIS 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS
Semester 1:
- Agile Project Management
- E-commerce and Customer Relationship Management
- Digital Communication Strategies and Introduction to Ads
- Internationalisation of Companies
Semester 2:
- Labour Law and Ethical Obligations
- Revenue and Yield Management
- Client Needs Investigation and Reformulation
- Strategic Marketing and International Product Placement
- Business Game
- Internship (Compulsory)
- Professional Thesis Writing
AXIS 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Validation of skills blocks:
- Block 1: Create and develop a digital entrepreneurship project with AI support
- Block 2: Design a digital project using UX Design methodology adapted to AI
- Block 3: Execute a digital project using agile methodology, preparing functional specifications and technical requirements
- Block 4: Develop an e-marketing and communication strategy for a digital entrepreneurship project with AI support
- Block 5: Conduct studies and draft reports in competitive intelligence and business strategy
Tuition Fees
Information regarding the cost of this programme can be accessed by clicking on the following link : https://eseth-bs.fr/tarifs-et-financements/
