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Master Program

The rapidly expanding leisure industries require a better understanding of the role of leisure organizations and of leisure consumers and the increasingly diverse leisure activities undertaken in the contemporary network society.

The focal point of the one-year Master’s program in Leisure Studies is the academic study of leisure from an integrated perspective. Leisure practices in the fields of sport, tourism, culture and media and the ways in which different actors (e.g. tourists, managers, policymakers, consumers, sports participants) interact in these fields is a central focus of the Master’s program. In leisure practices, aspects of demand (including the need for social cohesion and the shaping of identity) and supply (marketing, policy and organization) come together. Particular attention is paid to the transformation of leisure through trends such as internationalization, commercialization, individualization and digitalization, and how leisure organizations can deal with these changes. This broad approach to the dynamic field of leisure is based on a multidisciplinary perspective.

From 2013-2014 onwards, the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences will no longer offer a Master’s progam in Leisure Studies. 2012-2013 will be the final year that the Master’s program in Leisure Studies will be taught. Students who will start their Master’s program at the start of September 2012, will be offered the opportunity to finish their program. It is foreseen that the Academy for Leisure at the NHTV in Breda will offer the Master’s program in Leisure Studies from 2013-2014 onwards. For more information, please contact Adriaan van Liempt (NHTV).

Students Master Leisure Studies

The Master’s program in Leisure Studies is designed for students who have completed the pre-Master’s program in Leisure Studies and for those with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the areas of leisure studies, tourism, economics, political science, management, sociology and psychology. The Master’s program is aimed at students seeking an advanced level of leisure theory, a higher level of mastery of research skills and a deeper level of understanding of developments in national and international leisure markets.

Factsheet Master's program in Leisure Studies

Name	Leisure Studies
Croho*	60078
Duration	1 year
Type	Full time
Degree awarded	Master of Science (MSc)
Education	On-campus only (no distance learning), lectures, seminars and group work
Language	English
Exams	Written exams, papers, presentations
Best preparatory studies	Premaster Leisure Studies, Sport Studies, Tourism Studies, Organization Studies, Sociology, Human Resource Management, Business Studies, Social Geography
Core Courses	Contemporary Themes in Sport, Tourism and Culture; Dynamics in the Leisure Industries; Leisure and Space in the Information Society; Experience Marketing; Innovating Leisure Organizations and Networks; Seminar Leisure Studies; Master Thesis Leisure Studies
Career paths	Strategic functions (advisor, consultant, policy maker) and research and teaching functions in government agencies, educational and research institutions, consultancy agencies and non-profit organizations in the leisure sector
Start date	End of August
Information Day	May 9, 2012