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Academic year 2015/2016
Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on TOURISM STUDIES
TOURISM SCIENCES

Coordinator Prof. Gioacchino Fazio
Class of Bachelor's Degree (BSc) on Tourism (L-15)
3 years
PALERMO
Number of seats in local planning: 230
Department of Economics and statistical Sciences
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 language, 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 by the University. 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 testing, 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.
Graduates of this course may work as: - Advertising agents, in public institutions, regional public institutions, advertising companies, etc… - Hotel technicians and the like, in public institutions, regional public institutions, hotel companies, etc. - Organizers of trade fairs, exhibitions and cultural events, in regional public authorities, private facilities; - Receptionists and information in companies and public institutions; - Organizers of Conferences and banquets, in companies and public bodies as receptionists and information, conference staff; - Travel Agents, in Travel agencies, networks (groups of associates travel agencies), Olta (On line travel agency), Tourism associations; - Guides, in travel agencies, tour operator companies, tourism institutions at large
As per article 29, paragraph 2 of the University Educational Regulations, students must take a final examination, to obtain the degree. The final examination aims at ascertaining students’ competences about a topic related to one of the subject of the course, and consists of the presentation and discussion of a short paper. The paper, or part of it, may be also prepared at other Italian or foreign, public or private, institutions and companies, credited by the University of Palermo. The supervisor of the paper must be a professor, of the scientific sector related to the topic of the paper.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04677 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE Details PAGANO (PC) 12.0 1 V A L-LIN/12
10987 - MATHEMATICS AND ELEMENTS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Details PECORELLA (PA) 6.0 1 V C SECS-S/06
04047 - ELEMENTS OF ECONOMICS Details BALLETTA (RU) 9.0 2 V B SECS-P/01
11254 - ELEMENTS OF LAW - INTEGRATED COURSE Details PIRAINO (PO) 12.0 2 V
PRIVATE LAW PIRAINO (PO) 6.0 A IUS/01
PUBLIC LAW PENSABENE LIONTI (PQ) 6.0 A IUS/09
15469 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS/ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING - INTEGRATED COURSE Details RUISI (PO) 12.0 2 V
ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING OF TOURISM COMPANIES PICCIOTTO (RU) 6.0 B SECS-P/07
BUSINESS ECONOMICS RUISI (PO) 6.0 A SECS-P/07
18023 - HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND FACTS Details LI DONNI (PQ) 6.0 2 V C SECS-P/04
Optional subjects II 16.0 B
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
06644 - STATISTICS Details BALSAMO (PQ) 6.0 1 V A SECS-S/01
11261 - TRANSPORT AND TOURISM LAW Details BEVILACQUA (RU) 6.0 1 V B IUS/06
02718 - TOURISM ECONOMICS Details PURPURA (PQ) 9.0 2 V C SECS-P/06
03604 - GEOGRAPHY Details CUSIMANO (PQ) 8.0 2 V A M-GGR/01
06664 - TOURISM STATISTICS Details DE CANTIS (PO) 6.0 2 V B SECS-S/05
06672 - ECONOMIC STATISTICS Details CUFFARO (PQ) 6.0 2 V B SECS-S/03
18024 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF TOURISM AND IMMATERIAL HERITAGE Details BUTTITTA (PO) 8.0 2 V B M-DEA/01
Optional subjects 7.0 A
Teachings third year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04869 - TOURIST MARKETING Details LEVANTI (PA) 6.0 1 V A SECS-P/08
14184 - INTERNSHIP 12.0 1 G F
05419 - BUSINESS ORGANISATION Details INGRASSIA (PO) 6.0 2 V B SECS-P/10
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 3.0 2 G E
Optional subjects IV 6.0 B
Optional subjects V 6.0 C
Free subjects (suggested) 12.0 D
Elective activities
Optional subjects V credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
15483 - TOURISM CONSUMPTION SURVEY AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES Details MILITO (PQ) 6.0 1 V C SECS-S/05
17902 - STATISTICS FOR TOURISM COMPANIES Details CRACOLICI (PO) 6.0 2 V C SECS-S/03
Optional subjects II credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
00932 - HISTORY OF MODERN ART Details MAZZOLA (IE) 8.0 1 V B L-ART/02
07079 - MODERN HISTORY Details GIUFFRIDA (PQ) 8.0 1 V B M-STO/02
17942 - MUSEOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF MUSEUM ASSETS BONACASA (PC) 8.0 2 V B L-ART/04
Optional subjects credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04664 - FRENCH LANGUAGE Details GALLINA (PC) 7.0 1 V A L-LIN/04
04718 - SPANISH LANGUAGE Details RESTIVO (PC) 7.0 1 V A L-LIN/07
Optional subjects IV credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
17904 - TOURISM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Details LEVANTI (PA) 6.0 1 V B SECS-P/08
05718 - ECONOMIC POLICY Details AGNELLO (PO) 6.0 2 V B SECS-P/02
Free subjects (suggested) credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
06318 - SCIENCE OF FINANCE Details BERRITTELLA (PA) 6.0 1 V D SECS-P/03
18029 - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS OF TOURISM COMPANIES Details DONIA (PA) 6.0 2 V D AGR/01
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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