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THE BASICS
In compliance with the decision of the Minister of National Education
No DSW-1-0145-424/TBM/2001, the HSTHI was issued a license for running
Master's programmes in the field of Tourism and Recreation.
THE AIM
The Master's programmes prepare prospective graduates theoretically and
practically for organizing and managing economic units specializing in
producing and providing basic tourist services and for programming and
forecasting tourism development in local government structures.
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND DURATION
- Part-time, 2 years (sessions are scheduled every second weekend).
- Full-time, 2 years (classes are scheduled from Monday to Friday).
Classes are led by highly qualified and experienced academic staff.
LANGUAGE COURSES
Full-time and part-time students take part in one advanced foreign
language course (English or German). The course takes 3 semesters
(total 40 hours - i.e. 16/12/12 hours).
GRADUATES
Master's programmes' graduates receive Master's degree. On request, the
HSTHI also issues diplomas in English or German.
Master's programmes' graduates of the HSTHI possess:
- general knowledge about Poland and about Europe, reality of social
and economic life, and a knowledge of premises and market mechanisms of
tourism industry,
- humanistic knowledge, which is the knowledge of human needs and the
ability to understand social relations and processes reflected in
tourism,
- natural knowledge, giving the basics to understand the functioning of
a human in natural environment,
- the ability of independent assessment and evaluation of social and
political phenomena, particularly in relation to the European
environment,
- knowledge of the basics of modern management,
- the ability of building strategies and policies of tourism
development in local government structures,
- the ability to assess the opportunities and threats of tourism
development in tourist regions,
- competence in assessing the position of tourism in the overall system
of local and regional economies,
- ability of critical assessment of acquired knowledge, awareness of
the need of self-development,
- ability to organize and execute tourism events and recreational
activities,
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