The Doctoral Program of Tourism Management is comprised of total 240 ECTS (60 ECTS credits, 8 courses (24 national credits), seminar course, proficiency exam, dissertation proposal, specialized field topics and dissertation study) for those holding postgraduate (masters with thesis) diploma and 300 ECTS (14 courses (42 national credits), seminar course, proficiency exam, dissertation proposal, specialized field topics and dissertation study) for those holding bachelor's degree. Seminar courses, special fields of topics and dissertation study are non- credit and they are evaluated as "successful" and "unsuccessful". Doctoral students may choose three of the courses at most from postgraduate level provided that they have not taken during their graduate education.