Structure
The Master’s Programme is a full-time programme made up of two (2) academic semesters (12 months). Lectures are held by professors of Harokopio University of Athens, of the University of the Aegean and of IREST- Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, as well as by invited speakers who may be academics, researchers or professionals. All courses are taught in English and they are offered two to three afternoons a week at Harokopio University of Athens.
Curriculum
No | 1st Semester | ECTS Credits |
1 | Geography of Tourism | 5 |
2 | Economics of Tourism | 5 |
3 | Research Methods | 5 |
4 | Sustainable Tourism | 5 |
5 | Heritage Management | 5 |
6 | Heritage Marketing | 5 |
Total of ECTS Credits 1st Semester | 30 ECTS | |
No | 2nd Semester | ECTS Credits |
1 | Tourism Development Plans | 5 |
2 | Destination Management | 5 |
3 | Heritage and Cultural Tourism | 5 |
4 | Internship/ Empirical Project | 5 |
5 | Thesis | 10 |
Total of ECTS Credits 2nd Semester | 30 ECTS |
Master’s Thesis Information
Regulation of Studies
Target Groups of applicants
Access to the Master’s Programme is reserved to students who hold:
– a Greek national diploma conferring the degree of Bachelor in a subject area compatible with that of the Master’s Degree, and in particular but not exclusively: tourism studies, geography, sociology, economics, management, environmental studies, cultural studies, human and social sciences, engineering and law;
-a French national diploma conferring the grade of Master 1 in a subject area compatible with that of the Master’s degree, in particular but not exclusively: tourism studies, geography, sociology, economics, management, environmental studies, cultural studies, human and social sciences, engineering and law.
Graduates holding a national degree from a university in a country other than Greece and France must obtain validation in accordance with the provisions of Greek law.
Maximum number of admissions: 60
Academic Staff

Sébastien Jacquot, Associate Professor
University of Paris 1 Panthéon – Sorbonne, IREST