Tourism and Leisure

The emergent nature of knowledge on tourism and leisure highlights the need to strengthen it as a field of research. This requirement is identified in the National Plan for Research and Innovation of Catalonia, which states that the area of "Consumption of emotions and experiences" is a crucial sector that must be strengthened through the inclusion of highly qualified R&D staff for the industrial fabric of Catalonia. Furthermore, the current draft of the Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation for the period 2013-2020 states that it is necessary to "promote research that can be used by the productive sector in the short and medium term" and that R&D initiatives should be identified and fostered in strategic areas such as tourism.

Career opportunities

Students who successfully complete the doctoral programme will be able to work in the following areas:

• Research and teaching in universities, research centres and R&D organisations.
• Research in tourist consulting firms, intelligence centres of large companies and official government tourism organisations.
• Research in professional organisations, technology centres and innovative business groups in the sector of tourism and leisure.
• Analysis and management of information systems for tourism and leisure corporations and destinations.
• Product management in innovative tourism and leisure companies and destinations.
• Innovation and development in tourism and leisure corporations and destinations.
• Tourism and leisure projects in research, innovation and technological development companies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Branding and Tourism Communication
• Consumption, Leisure and Tourist Experience
• Sustainable Development and Impacts of Tourism
• Mobility, Destinations and Tourism Governance

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

• A letter of motivation to the programme coordinator (antonio.russo@urv.cat), expressing the reasons why the applicant wishes to pursue this doctoral programme and their interests in carrying out the doctoral thesis.
• A letter/letters of recommendation or reference from research personnel who endorse the merits of the applicant for the doctoral programme in Tourism and Leisure.
• If it sees fit, the admission body for the doctoral degree may assess an application through an interview in person or online.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International

Applies to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees.

Non-residents: 1,235 AUD / year (≈ 766 EUR / year)

EU/EEA

European Economic Area tuition fee is applicable to the students from EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

EU/EEA Nationals: 883 AUD / year (≈ 548 EUR / year)

Additional Details

Second and successive academic year: 548€

Living costs

Tarragona, Spain: 935-1,547 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

One of the aims of the university is to facilitate access to higher education and to prevent exclusion for financial reasons. Every year, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili offers three kind of scholarships: URV Master's Grants, URV Master's AUIP Grants and Grants for initiation in teaching and research URV -BIDI. Application period opens in April and closes in June.