Master in Sports and Adventure Tourism

The aim of the program is to train professionals in tourism and sports and adventure leisure activities, in a wide range of professions and sports practices. The program is distinguished by its combination of courses taught by recognized academics and professionals from the sports tourism sector. It is organized into skills units, designed to enable students to :

• understand the socio-spatial issues involved in sports and adventure tourism (trends in tourism and sports practices, sociology of sports enthusiasts, public sports policies, equine institutions and prospects, players in outdoor activities, outdoor accommodation and sports leisure, knowledge of international sports institutions, etc.);
• communicate in a professional context (English, reinforced English or second language, intercultural communication, public speaking, meeting facilitation, digital communication, etc.);
• management (HRM, management of companies in the sector, creation of tourism and sports products, marketing and communication, distribution of adventure tourism products, management of a golf complex, creation of sports events, event marketing, etc.). ) ;
• protect and regulate (sustainable development, CSR, law, quality approach, accessibility and ethics, sports facility regulations, etc.).

  But also :

• develop a two-year research project (research methodology, seminar, statistics and data processing, dissertation follow-up);
• build a professional project (CV building, strategic intelligence, professional conferences).

  This multi-disciplinary Master's degree provides training in the diversity of sports and adventure tourism professions and practices. It is open to the international scene, with study semesters abroad offered as a gap year between M1 and M2 in one of ESTHUA's 150 partner universities around the world. The program also offers strong professional integration thanks to two long internships - 4 to 5 months in M1; 6 months in M2.