Overview

International Sustainable Tourism is offered by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Would you like to study abroad and graduate with a Swiss degree, benefiting from a curriculum developed and delivered in cooperation with UN Tourism? If so, this diverse and flexible three-year BSc programme is for you.

Key Facts

The programme aims to empower future tourism professionals with a broad range of research-based and practically oriented knowledge, raising awareness of the sustainable transformation of tourism and enabling the future-oriented direction of the sector.

Practice-oriented teaching is carried out via guest lecturers, practical projects with partners, excursions and case discussions. It is both a strength and a priority of HSLU.

International diversity is integrated in two ways: content-wise and in terms of execution. For example, we address students from all over the world to include a diversity of perspectives and work-related experiences.

We teach in Madrid, where UN Tourism’s headquarters are located, and in Lucerne at HSLU’s home campus. We can also access a more international panel of lecturers by teaching exclusively in English.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The curriculum includes a variety of UN-related modules, for instance UN Diplomacy & Tourism and Global UN Tourism Missions & Initiatives, and deliberately embeds the UN's values and global goals throughout the modules.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-02-19 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Lucerne, Switzerland

Disciplines

International Development Sustainable Development Tourism & Leisure View 4 other Bachelors in International Development in Switzerland

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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95

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Other requirements

General requirements

have a upper secondary education certificate qualifying for studies at university level in his or her country of origin.
have a minimum of one year's qualified full-time work experience in a study-related area.
provide an English certificate at C1 level or higher, if they are non-native speakers of English. Such evidence must be available by the end of July at the latest. We can accept the following exams: IELTS (min. 7.0), TOEFL-IBT (95-120), Cambridge (advanced - CAE), or TOEIC (490+ listening/455+ reading/ 200+ speaking/200+ writing).
discuss their motivation for this programme in an online interview with a representative of the programme.

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

14920 CHF / year

≈ 14920 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1600 CHF / year

≈ 1600 CHF / year

Living costs

Luzern

Switzerland

1500 - 2100 CHF / month

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

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