Department of Tourism and Hospitality

Study Programs

  • BBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management full-time
    Enhance Innovation for a Global Tourism Market

    The BBA program in Tourism and Hospitality Management is designed for students from all over the world who want to lay a solid foundation for their careers in the tourism and leisure industry.

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  • MBA with a major in Tourism Management part-time
    Reinforce Excellence in Tourism Management

    MODUL University Vienna provides leading tourism education in Austria. The MBA in Tourism Management is offered in cooperation with the Executive Academy of the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

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  • MSc in International Tourism Management full-time
    Study in a Unique Multidisciplinary Environment

    The MSc program in International Tourism Management prepares students for leadership positions in the tourism and hospitality industry and empowers them with management skills to implement sustainable tourism strategies and corporate social responsibility.

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Welcome

Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, which is in charge of three study programs. All programs are designed to develop students' academic, professional and personal skills and to prepare them for leadership positions in the international tourism and hospitality industry.

Research and teaching at MODUL University is based on a unique multidisciplinary approach which provides an inter-cultural, research based learning experience for MU students. Our faculty includes leading Austrian and international research and teaching staff who actively participate in international scholarly and professional networks and are at the forefront of their field.

Prof. Dr. Dagmar Lund-Durlacher, Department Head

Educational Goals

Educational Goals

MODUL University has adopted the educational goals of a values-based education developed by the Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI), an international consortium of leading universities in the field of tourism education. These fundamental values are:

  • Stewardship: service to the community, sustainability, responsibility
  • Knowledge: cirtical thinking, innovation, creativity, networking
  • Professionalism: leadership, services, relevance, timeliness, reflexivity, teamwork, pro-activity
  • Ethics: honesty, transparency, authenticity
  • Mutuality: diversity, inclusion, equity, humility, collaboration

Research Focus

At present, the following broad areas represent the research focus of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management:

  • travel flows and competitor analyses,
  • tourism information systems,
  • media analyses and semantic technologies,
  • empirical behavioral research in travel and leisure, and
  • sustainable tourism
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Faculty

Dagmar Lund-DurlacherKarl WöberJosef MazanecEgon SmeralAndreas ZinsAstrid DickingerIrem ArsalUlrike BauernfeindUrsula Christine LoischFlorian AubkeAnja HergesellClemens KöltringerXavier MatteucciTina Roenhovde TillerBozana ZekanDaniel R. Fesenmaier

Information about the faculty of the Department: contact, office hours, room number, courses and short bio. More

Advisory Board

Current members of the Tourism and Hospitality Management Advisory Board of MODUL University Vienna. More

contact

Department Head, Dean, BBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Prof. Dr. Dagmar Lund-Durlacher
T: +43-1-3203555-400
F: +43-1-3203555-903
M: dagmar.lund-durlacher[AT]modul.ac.at

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