Master’s Degree in Sustainable Tourism
Mise à jour le 01/07/2024
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Presentation
The ESETH Master’s in Sustainable Tourism (ST) is a Level 7 qualification listed on the RNCP, designed to train experts over two years who are capable of reconciling tourism development with environmental preservation, social equity, and long-term economic viability.
This programme is ideally suited to Managers committed to promoting tourism and sustainability, seeking creative, passionate, curious, and motivated collaborators.
The ESETH Master’s in ST 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 Sustainable Tourism (ST) is a state-recognised Level 7 qualification aimed at achieving the following objectives:
- Master the technical characteristics and challenges of different types of tourism products in order to market them effectively
- Analyse the multidimensional impacts of tourism and international regulatory frameworks
- Conduct environmental and social audits to assess the footprint of an activity or destination
- Develop resilience strategies in response to climate change and health crises, promoting local tourism models less dependent on long-haul travel
- Identify and mobilise green financing and grants dedicated to environmentally responsible projects
- Contribute to the planning and management of sensitive areas by integrating the principles of tourism carrying capacity
- Develop transparent communication strategies and avoid greenwashing
- Master the procedures for obtaining and renewing certifications for accommodation providers and destinations
- Establish decision-making mechanisms involving local populations and indigenous communities to ensure the equitable distribution of tourism benefits
Prerequisites
ENTRY REQUIREMENT LEVEL(S)
Bachelor’s degree / Licence and Bac+4
Prerequisites: The ESETH Master’s in Sustainable Tourism (ST) 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
- Project Officer
- Sustainable Tourism / CSR Consultant
- Sustainable Development Project Officer
- Ecotourism Project Officer
- Sustainable Project Manager
- Territorial Development Manager
- Protected Areas Manager
- Eco-certified Establishment Director / Manager
- Specialist Product Manager
- Certification Auditor / Coordinator
Programme
1ST YEAR
The first year of the ST programme, focused on acquiring managerial skills, is structured as follows:
Semester 1:
- Business Strategy
- Human Resource 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
- Fundamentals of International Trade
- Fundamentals of Tourism
- Prospecting and Development of Commercial Partnerships
- Influence and Lobbying Strategies
- Business Game
- Internship (Optional)
2ND YEAR
The second year of the ST programme, focused on specialisation, is organised around two (2) pillars:
PILLAR 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS
Semester 1:
- Project Management
- Inclusive Stakeholder Governance
- Design of Sustainable Tourism Products
- Commercial Strategies and Performance Applied to Tourism
Semester 2:
- Labour Law and Constraints
- Digital Marketing
- Branding and E-reputation
- Environmental Management and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Business Game
- Internship (Compulsory)
- Preparation of the Professional Dissertation
PILLAR 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Validation of competency blocks:
- Block 1: Create and develop a digital entrepreneurship project with the support of AI
- Block 2: Design a digital project using a UX Design approach adapted to AI
- Block 3: Manage a digital project using agile methodology, developing its functional specifications and technical requirements
- Block 4: Develop an e-marketing and communication strategy for a digital entrepreneurship project with the support of AI
- Block 5: Conduct studies and draft reports in competitive intelligence and corporate 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/
