Tourism and Recreation for Regional Development and Modern Travel Industry

The programme combines training in tourism, recreation and destination management with a focus on the recovery of the Kherson region, development of domestic tourism, event tourism and sustainable leisure practices. Full trajectory: bachelor → master.

The educational programme combines tourism studies, recreation, tourism geography and travel management with practical cases from the Kherson region, domestic tourism in Ukraine and international trends.

Students learn how to develop tourism products, routes, events and recreation programmes, how the tourism business works and how tourism can contribute to community recovery.

The learning process includes:

• working with maps, routes and tourism destinations;
• digital tools for booking, promotion and analysis of tourist flows;
• practical tasks on designing tours, excursions and recreation programmes;
• participation in initiatives related to the recovery of the Kherson region.

• Focus on the de-occupied region and the tourism potential of the Kherson area.
• Integration of tourism, recreation and sustainable territorial development.
• Real cases of local communities, businesses and tourism locations.
• Field trips, excursions and participation in festivals and events.

• Use of digital tools (online booking services, maps, tourism flow analytics).
• Partnerships with tourism businesses, local authorities and recovery projects.
• Opportunity to continue studies in the master’s programme in tourism and recreation.

Bachelor in Tourism and Recreation

The starting level for those who want to work in tourism businesses, tour operators and travel agencies, hospitality, recreation complexes and regional development projects.

Duration of study: 3 years 10 months (bachelor)
Modes of study: full-time / part-time (according to KSU Admission Rules).

• educational and industrial placements in tourism companies, hospitality venues and local authorities;
• participation in organising excursions, events and thematic tours;
• first individual tourism and recreation mini-projects.

Master in Tourism and Recreation

Continuation of training for those who want to move towards managing tourism destinations, recreation infrastructure and tourism development projects at the level of communities, regions and businesses.

Duration of study: 1 year 4 months (master)
Admission: based on a bachelor’s degree (tourism, recreation or related fields) according to the Admission Rules.

• participation in projects for the recovery and promotion of the Kherson region;
• cooperation with local authorities, tourism clusters and businesses;
• preparation for further research activity or management positions in tourism.

• tourism and recreation specialist;
• tourism manager in tour operator and travel agency companies;
• tour and excursion organiser;
• specialist in domestic and regional tourism;
• manager of a tourism information centre.

• project coordinator in community and tourism development;
• recreation and leisure manager in health/sports complexes;
• local government specialist in tourism and recreation;
• teacher, researcher (with a master’s degree and further academic training).