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Academic year 2011/2012
Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on SCIENCE OF TOURISM
TOURISM SCIENCES

Coordinator Prof. Gioacchino Fazio
Class of Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on Tourism (L-15)
3 years

Number of seats in local planning: 230
Course Code
2112

Course info
Graduates of the degree course in "Tourism science" possess competences in the fields of economics, business, statistics-mathematics, law. Geography, history, archaeology, art history and demo-ethno-anthropology. These competences will be more oriented to specific subject areas, in accordance to the selected curriculum. The course provides for some elective "alternatives" enabling them to orient their curriculum. Graduates of this course are prepared for an integrated interpretation of the various disciplines of the course, since tourism is characterized by a remarkable and dynamic interdisciplinary. Therefore they are capable to prepare an integrated supply system from a set of goods and services, since they have interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities, aiming at increasing cohesion among stakeholders and at pursuing coherent development objectives. With respect to demand, the area of study therefore includes: the motivations to travel, the process driving to the choice of a service, the consumer behaviours, the de-standardisation of tourism, the demand for tourism workers(in and cultural professional terms), the users' cultural models, the social evolution of lifestyles. With respect to the supply: the exploitation of natural, environmental, historical and cultural resources, the organization and management of hotel areas and of the attractions of the resort, the local cultural production, market segmentation and the different types of tourism, the quality of service, the use of new technologies. In addition to Italian, graduates of this course use effectively written and spoken English language; they are also capable of communicating in another European Union language , chosen among French, Spanish and German. Finally, they know how to use effectively the computer tools which are useful for the use and management of content and statistical data related to the tourism sector. These skills are acquired through an educational programme including lectures, exercises, language laboratories, as well as the participation in conferences and seminars, organized by the Degree Course. Students must also pass written and oral tests for most core and class-specific disciplines. The Board of the degree course also pays particular attention to the organization and management of the stage period, considered as an experience providing graduates not only with a knowledge of the labour market, but also with the possibility of practicing what they learned in university classrooms: learning by doing is considered fundamental. Admission test for the verification of access requirements will be provided at University level. Admission testing will be based on specific skills in mathematics, computer science and English, on the basis of ministerial high school syllabuses. The admission test might bring to the attribution, to individual students, of additional educational duties. The attendance to remedial courses, with possible further test, will attest the fulfilment of the additional educational duties. A second level of verification of specific knowledge and skills, is provided by the Academic Regulations of the Programme, which will govern content and method of verification of these requirements. The teaching method pursued in the course is: - descriptive, with the analysis of the various phenomena as they appear in the world of tourism; - inductive, with the research about the causes and development of the phenomena themselves; - deductive, with the study of the consequences produced by the occurrence of phenomena; - Comparative, with the comparison between the solutions and the operational decisions made. The course material also uses the results of research conducted by teachers on specific topics, in order to transfer to learners not only the principles and the most advanced tools from the theoretical point of view, but also the most innovative experiences of successful companies.
The course aims at training graduates with sound basic polyvalent groundings, which might find professional opportunities in various areas of the public and private tourism sector. Graduates may carry out the following professional activities: - tourist entrepreneur; - Expert in the organization and management of tourism companies: business area manager in tourism companies; responsible for statistical analysis and data collection; - Expert in tourist events planning; - Expert in tourism communication; - Expert of services for tourism companies; - Expert in sustainable tourism; - Consultant of tourism businesses.
At the end of the course, students must prepare a final dissertation, which will be presented and discussed in front of an examining Board, related to one or more teachings, or a report on mono - or interdisciplinary empirical or experimental research, or a report about the stage activity, The evaluation of this final examination takes into account the topic, with respect to the educational programme.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04677 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE BACCARELLA (II) 12.0 1 V A L-LIN/12
10987 - MATHEMATICS AND ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE CHIANCONE (II) 8.0 1 V C SECS-S/06
15469 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS/ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING - INTEGRATED COURSE RUISI (PO) 12.0 1 V
ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING RUISI (PO) 6.0 B SECS-P/07
BUSINESS ECONOMICS RUISI (PO) 6.0 A SECS-P/07
11254 - ELEMENTS OF LAW - INTEGRATED COURSE LIOTTA (PQ) 12.0 2 V
PRIVATE LAW LIOTTA (PQ) 6.0 A IUS/01
PUBLIC LAW ANSELMO (PQ) 6.0 A IUS/09
03604 - GEOGRAPHY CUSIMANO (PQ) 8.0 3 V A M-GGR/01
Optional subjects 8.0 B
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04047 - ELEMENTS OF ECONOMICS IMPERATO (PQ) 8.0 1 V B SECS-P/01
06644 - STATISTICS SCIACCHITANO (RU) 6.0 1 V A SECS-S/01
02718 - TOURISM ECONOMICS PURPURA (PQ) 8.0 2 V C SECS-P/06
06672 - ECONOMIC STATISTICS PIACENTINO (PO) 6.0 2 V B SECS-S/03
06664 - TOURISM STATISTICS VACCINA (PQ) 6.0 3 V B SECS-S/05
Optional subjects II 10.0 A
Optional subjects III 8.0 B
Teachings third year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
02742 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT LUPO (PQ) 6.0 1 V B SECS-P/08
11261 - TRANSPORT AND TOURISM LAW BEVILACQUA (RU) 6.0 1 V B IUS/06
14184 - INTERNSHIP 10.0 1 G F
14314 - OTHER LANGUAGE SKILLS 4.0 1 G F
05419 - BUSINESS ORGANISATION MODICA (CU) 6.0 2 V B SECS-P/10
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 4.0 3 G E
Optional subjects IV 8.0 B
Optional subjects V 6.0 C
Optional subjects VI 6.0 B
Free subjects 12.0 D
Elective activities
Optional subjects VI credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
05718 - ECONOMIC POLICY GENNA (PQ)GENNA GIACOMO 6.0 1 V B SECS-P/02
06318 - SCIENCE OF FINANCE BERRITTELLA (PA)BERRITTELLA MARIA 6.0 1 V B SECS-P/03
Optional subjects V credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04892 - FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS CHIANCONE (II)CHIANCONE PASQUALE 6.0 2 V C SECS-S/06
15483 - TOURISM CONSUMPTION SURVEY AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FERRANTE (PA)FERRANTE MAURO 6.0 2 V C SECS-S/05
Optional subjects III credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
07068 - MEDIEVAL HISTORY 8.0 1 V B M-STO/01
00932 - HISTORY OF MODERN ART 8.0 2 V B L-ART/02
Optional subjects II credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04664 - FRENCH LANGUAGE 10.0 3 V A L-LIN/04
04718 - SPANISH LANGUAGE 10.0 3 V A L-LIN/07
04736 - GERMAN LANGUAGE 10.0 3 V A L-LIN/14
Optional subjects credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
06538 - SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES 8.0 3 V B SPS/08
07015 - HISTORY OF FOLKLORE SCIACCA (RU) 8.0 3 V B M-DEA/01
Optional subjects IV credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
05306 - MUSEOLOGY AND ART RESTORATION CRITICISM BONACASA (PC) 8.0 1 V B L-ART/04
07043 - ECONOMIC HISTORY LI DONNI (PQ) 8.0 2 V B SECS-P/12
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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