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Masters Sport Tourism Management and Organization

HTL International School

HTL International School

Business, tourism, and hospitality are the highest employment generators but they also demand quality man power. With this in mind, HTL International School of Hospitality, Tourism and Languages offers a series of study programs of Business, Tourism and Hospitality Industry. Among the objectives of the school are: • To produce high-quality research, emphasizing both societal and industry needs. • To develop and offer post-graduate, bachelor’s degree, diploma and certificate programs independently and in collaboration with national and international institutions/organizations/industry. • To offer capacity-building training programs, on-the-job training programs, entrepreneurial development programs and management development programs for various levels, independently and in collaboration with national and international institutions/ organizations/ industry. All our programs were developed in consultation with experts from the tourism industry, industry associations, and academicians. All faculty members of the School are fully qualified and experienced in several businesses, marketing and tourism-related areas like business administration, digital marketing, hotel management, F&B, travel agent, tour operators, DMC, events production or sales and marketing. The school has four campuses: one of them is located in Barcelona, the second one in Valencia and the third one in Madrid city centers and the last one is Online. Madrid is the city of business tourism and new trends, Barcelona is the city of technology and digital innovation, Valencia is the most popular tourist destination for youth and family tourism. Our Online campus is open 365/24 is available for students all over the world allowing to choose your own intensity of study and do paid internships worldwide.


Masters Sport Tourism Management and Organization


This 1 academic year intensive training program is designed to produce professionals in the field of Sport Tourism Management and Organization. Sport and animation management in tourism is an industry, growing nowadays. It is a significant economic sector in the world and one where much of the activity can be classified as animation travel. Tourism is also a key source of business and opportunity for both animation and sports operators. Animation facilities, sporting events, and cultural festivals all attract tourists, as well as local residents and day visitors. In addition, the synergies between tourism, animation, and sport can be seen in the development of new products such as sports tourism. It is therefore important to understand the operation of animation and sport management in tourism and the opportunities it presents internationally, in order to better manage the businesses and to gain a competitive edge.
The main teaching language is English. This program will provide you theoretical, linguistic, and practical skills.
The study plan includes intensive foreign language study modules. Spanish is obligatory for non-Spanish speakers. If Spanish is your native language or you have a C1 level of it, you can choose to study French or Russian instead. After completion of the Language module, you have the possibility to take one of the official state exams of Spanish for Foreigners, DELE or SIELE, (or correspondent French or Russian state exams) of A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 levels. HTL International School is an accredited SIELE examination center of the Instituto Cervantes
The specialization modules, that go separately from the Language module, are focused on providing the special, based on real-life experience knowledge. That gives students the possibility to start working in the chosen sphere right after finishing the Master’s degree, without the necessity of getting special training additionally. The marks of the module will be given based on continuous evaluation and Final business project presentation.

Module I: Sport & Animation management concept and trends
• Key definitions and principals
• People´s need and demands
• General trends, demographic and socio-economic trends
• The commercial sector
• Government and Sport & Animation
• Benefits of volunteering and problems for volunteers in Sport & Animation
Module II. Sport & Animation products and services
• Sports recreation and international tourism
• Sport & animation in a natural environment
• Arts, sport and play service for children
Module III. Adventure tourism organization
• Adventure tours planning, structure, pricing
• Sport´s event organization
• Water and surface water sports organization (Sailing, Yacht racing, boat racing, scuba diving, water polo, etc)
• Land sports organization (football, tennis, golf, MotoGP, Formula 1, etc)
• Mountain sports organization (climbing, hiking, mountain biking, hang gliding, trekking, etc)
• Summer sports (athletics, beach volleyball, handball, gymnastics, etc)
• Winter sports (skiing, biathlon, figure skating, ice hockey, etc)
• Major competition organization (Olympic games, World championship, etc)
• Family adventure tourism organization ( safari trips, camping, rafting, etc)
Module IV. Techniques for Sport & Animation management
• Human Resources in Sport& Animation
• Planning for Sport & Animation
• Marketing of Sport & Animation
• Quality and performance management
• Financial management
• Law and Sport & Animation management
• Enterprise and entrepreneurship in Sport & Animation
Module V. Strategic Marketing
• Essence of Marketing
• The strategic marketing planning process
• Mission, value strategies, and market definition
• Internal analysis
• Customer analysis
• Industry analysis
• Competitors analysis
• SWOT analysis
• Corporate objectives and corporate strategies
• Marketing objectives and marketing strategies
• Product, price, place
• Marketing communication
• Organization and implementation of marketing
Module VI. Foreign Language Intensive Course (Spanish, French or Russian)
• Official DIELE/SIELE exam of Spanish for Foreigners preparation module
• General French or Russian Language test according to the initial entrance level
Module VII. Spanish/French/Russian Language for the Tourism Sector Module
Module VIII. Final Project
· Project design
· Research tools
· Personal reflection
· Appropriate questionnaire designs
· Conducting academic research, literature search, and review
· Developing a research question, hypothesis and methodology
· Managing a research project
Module IX: Internship
Exams
• Continuous Evaluation
• Official Exam of Spanish Language for Foreigners DELE or SIELE
• French/Russian language exam

• Online application form
• Passport copy
• Study transcripts
• Study certificate
• English level certificate or online English placement test.
• Admissions Interview
• Motivational letter
• Reference Letter

Requirements to get a Spanish student visa?
Before you schedule an appointment at the Spanish Embassy in your country there are a few documents you need to have ready. These visa preparation documents highly vary per nationality and sometimes even per state department of your country. See here a list of requirements that usually need to be presented.
• National visa application form
• Biometric pictures
• Passport with expiry date at least 6 months past the date you are applying for
• Health Insurance Letter from Spanish provider
• Medical Examination, following the current requirements of the Spanish Health Association
• Accommodation Letter
• Bank statement, showing that you can financially sustain yourself during your whole stay in Spain (this amount varies every year, contact us for the up-to-date requirements)
• Invitation and offer letter from a Spanish academic institution
• Visa fees paid
• Most of these documents need to be translated into Spanish by a sworn translator and legalized by the notary or Spanish authorities, depending on your country of origin.

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Course Preview
  • Degree type: Masters
  • Duration: 1 year
  • ECT's: 72
  • Language: English
  • Start date: Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
  • Study type: Full-Time
  • Tution fee: 4.200 €/year
  • Delivery mode: On-Campus
  • Ranking: SIELE, UEMC, Erasmus+
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