Master Thesis
During the final semester, as a USI Master in International Tourism student, you'll have to choose research and write a Master thesis on a tourism-related topic of your choice.
USI Master in International Tourism students benefit from Master thesis research project support given by Postdoctoral researchers and PhD students affiliated with our Academic Partners:
- Tourism Observatory (O-Tur) Canton of Ticino (USI Lugano)
We encourage academic publications and industry articles from Master theses.
Below you will find a list of thematic categories reflecting the wide range of research areas explored by students in our Master’s programme. This overview highlights the diversity of research areas explored by our students, ranging from destination management and cultural tourism to digital communication, event management, and sustainable tourism. In particular, our students wrote thesis about:
- Destination Management & Governance
- Online Communication, Web Usability & Social Media
- Event Management
- Ecotourism, Sustainability & Nature-Based Tourism
- Cultural Heritage & Cultural Tourism
- Wine & Food Tourism
- Religious Tourism
- Mobile Applications & eTourism
- Health & Wellness Tourism
- Second Home, Residential & Community Tourism
- Transport & Aviation
- Luxury & Niche Tourism
- Business Travel
- Marketing & Branding
- Crisis Management & Risk
For further inspiration and to personally consult the theses, we invite you to visit the University Library Lugano website, where the theses awarded with distinction are archived and available for consultation.