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. The programme’s courses also include a 3-day study trip around Athens, scheduled for April 2024. This trip offers students the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have acquired during the Master courses through visits and meetings with tourism and heritage professionals.
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