Thesis

The postgraduate student submits an application indicating their preferred research area, the proposed Master's Thesis Supervisor, and the two proposed members of the Thesis Examination Committee. Each three-member examination committee must include at least one faculty member from each of the two departments participating in the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme.

• Understanding the transformation of tourism and the emerging concept of Tourism 4.0
• Understanding the opportunities and challenges arising from the digital era in the tourism sector
• Ability to conduct a structured and valid literature review
• Ability to carry out independent and comprehensive primary research
• Ability to present, analyze, and interpret research results
• Development of critical thinking
• Decision-making ability
• Ability to generate innovative ideas and creative thinking
• Ability to communicate research work

The Master's Thesis focuses on the practical application of the knowledge and skills acquired by the student throughout the postgraduate programme in a real-world context.

Examples of Master's Thesis projects include case studies, literature reviews, original research studies or experimental work, system evaluations, data analysis projects, and the development of applications using appropriate software tools and technologies.

Students are required to complete the writing of their Master’s thesis within a specified timeframe, under the supervision of a faculty member whom they select and who is formally assigned to them. Students will conduct their research in accordance with the knowledge and methods taught in the course of the same semester titled “Research Methodology”