Tourism and Leisure Management
Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Tourism and Leisure Management, single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem or psychometric score](our wording)
- Sekhem: 500
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 500
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Tourism and Leisure Management, single major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 80
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
Regular track
Tourism and Leisure Management, double major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem or psychometric score](our wording)
- Sekhem: 500
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 500
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Tourism and Leisure Management, double major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 80
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.
For every track
- 26.05.2026 – Review of exceptional cases begins in the Department of Tourism and Leisure Management.
- Policy for review of exceptional cases: Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred for review by the department according to the details below: Admission based on the psychometric exam/sekhem: applicants with a psychometric exam score or sekhem score up to 20 points below the required score. Admission based on bagrut: a bagrut average up to 1 point below the required average and/or up to 2 points below the required grades in bagrut subjects.
- Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
- Applicants with an academic background who do not meet the admission cutoff will be referred for review by the department after submitting an up-to-date transcript.
The Hebrew terms
single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותdouble majorדו-חוגי
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- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
Business activity in the tourism and leisure industries is growing rapidly in Israel and around the world. As a result, demand is rising for managers with up-to-date knowledge and practical experience.
The degree includes courses in business administration, hotel management, and tourism management, and provides in-depth knowledge and understanding of the global and Israeli tourism and leisure industry, as well as practical experience, to prepare graduates for key roles in the tourism industry. At some institutions, the program focuses on tourism studies, without an emphasis on hotel management. Courses in the degree include: introduction to the tourism industry, introduction to economics for tourism, accounting fundamentals, heritage conservation, planning and developing tourist sites, tourism and hotel law, introduction to statistics, management fundamentals in tourism, tourism geography, tourism, society, and the environment, introduction to hotel management, introduction to microeconomics, service quality management, marketing management, tourism planning and development, and more.
- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Sales and Marketing ManagementPlanning, directing, and coordinating marketing and sales work within or for a company or organization.
- Travel Agency and Travel ClerkProviding information about travel destinations, preparing travel itineraries, booking travel and accommodation, and registering passengers.
- Sales AgencyRepresenting companies to sell their goods and services and providing specialized information about these products.
Which industries they work in
- Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services15%
- Hospitality Services11%
- Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles8%
Employment rate above average: 89% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies
Graduates' salaries are similar to the average: ₪15,900 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/538checked 2 Oct 2026
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 90 points
- Average psychometric score: 460 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Money
How the institution is funded
Budgeted institutions
Tuition2026/27
Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.
Periphery 44 grant
only for programs at the Eilat campus
Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.
per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026
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