Overview
The Doctoral Programme in Tourism from Universidade de Aveiro seeks to create a new research programme, under the umbrella of the Bologna Treaty, and pursues the following objectives:
- to create critical and advanced thinking in tourism
- to contribute for the redesigning of the University of Aveiro tourism school, by re-launching the foundations of the present tourism area and help to creating a revigorated tourism school
- to contribute for the creation of a more dynamic tourism research pole, capable of articulating the theoretical and scientific knowledge produced in the UA with the needs of the tourism industry.
These objectives will be supported on the creation of an international tourism school, that will be based on top international scientific criteria.
A holder of a doctoral degree in Tourism should be able to:
- Identify problems or opportunities for improvement and propose solutions through theories, techniques and
- tools in the domain of management, economics, and planning in Tourism;
- Develop learning abilities and research skills consistent with the autonomous development of scientific work
- in Tourism with applied relevance for the sector;
- Conciliate the Tourism management and planning process with the requirements of an adequate territory
- organisation and an effective socio-economic development of destination areas;
- Promote innovation and the creation of new markets and products in Tourism;
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate the conclusions of the conducted scientific work in international
- scientific meetings, thinking ahead to the creation of, and integration in international networks.
Professional outcomes
By proposing this Doctoral Program, the UA aims to promote advanced training in Tourism, giving its students specialized skills, not only to carry out research in this field of knowledge, but also to occupy future positions in private and public organizations.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- Knowledge and Strategy in Tourism
- Marketing In Tourism
- Research Methodologies In Tourism
- Tourism And Territory
- Data Analysis
- Tourism Economics
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
The general documentation required in all calls is as follows:
- Identification Document or Citizen Card. Foreign applicants may present another identification document indicating their details, in particular their nationality.
- Qualifications certificate indicating the degree with which you are applying and respective final classification.
- The candidate holding a foreign qualification must fill out the application with an official declaration issued by the Higher Education Institution where they concluded the academic degree (final classification, evaluation scale used).
- Certificate of the courses the candidate has taken, as well as their classification and credits.
- Other documents that the candidate considers relevant to the assessment of their curricular merit.
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International
2325 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2325 EUR per year during 36 months. -
EU/EEA
2325 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2325 EUR per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Aveiro
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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