Tourism

Basic Study Courses Module – Includes 36 credits which students are undergoing during four semesters. The module includes both obligatory (24 credits) and optional (12 credits) study courses. The main goal of study courses is to introduce the main directions and concepts of social sciences, as well as enhancement of erudition and development of transferring (general) skills, (Communication, learning skills, values, analysis and synthesis, ability to conclude), Which will provide students with a proper base for mastering the specialty module.

Tourism

Academic Level:

Bachelor's Degree

Qualification Level:

Qualification to be awarded:

Bachelor of Business Administration in Tourism

Teaching Language:

Georgian

Program Code:

Tourism 1430106

Program Size (ECTS) :

180 ECTS Credits, 6 Semesters

Head Of The Program:

Sofiko Tevdoradze - Professor

Program Cost:

2250 GEL

143 Tourism

Exams to be taken at the unified national exams:

Mathematics
History
Geography

Program Overview

The educational program consists of four modules:

Foreign Language Module – within the framework of the Bachelor’s Program Students will learn foreign language in 4 semesters, which is intetded for 24 credits. The student, who passed another foreign language on the national examinations has the opportunity to study English language from (Beginner and Elementary) levels (6 credits) from Free Credits Module.

Specialty Study Course Module : this module is provided for 126 credits and consists of: compulsory (96 credits) and optional (30 credits) study courses. The module is composed from the consistent and logically related courses based on modern scientific perspectives and practical experience. Module training courses are selected for the national and international standards and experience of tourism. Provides students with basic competencies of business administration and broad knowledge of tourism sphere and compulsory practical skills for future professional work. The completion of the module of specialty envisages professional practice and preparation and defense of bachelor’s work.

Practice:12 credits are intended for professional practices, which will enable students to practice in the state and / or private organizations operating in Georgia with which the university has signed a contract on mutual cooperation; Or organization with which the university does not have a contract of mutual cooperation and which is officially confirming the readiness to enroll a particular student. GTUNI offers students a chance to practice three options and a choice: practice in the tour operator, practice in the hotel and research field practice. From 2018-2019, it is planned that students will undergo practice in GIS using modeling and management, in the Center for Training and Consulting GTUNI base, using social media in tour advertising techniques and exploring the booking program (AMADEUS).

The content of the practice is determined in accordance with the goals of the practice and depends on the object profile. Practice helps the student to get acquainted with the “real” sector of tourism business and realize what the area he has chosen to be employed. Find out how to achieve success in tourism business and how to use competences generated in the learning process.

Bachelor’s Thesis. The program completes with the relevant research component for undergraduate level, with a bachelor’s work which is intended for 12 credits. The bachelor chooses the topic and the supervisor at the end of the seventh semester and at the end of the 8th semester defense the bachelor’s work in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the GTUNI.

Free Credits Module This module allows the student to make a choice and gain a different course from any academic program applicable at the university with 30 credits. A free credit module can be created by a student based on his own and / or tutor’s recommendations.

Study Outcomes

Depending on the program’s objectives the learning outcomes of the program were developed, defined by the current National Qualification Framework (Order No. 120 / N 10 December 2010) on the basis of the first level of qualification of higher education (Article 3.), Consequences of learning are established as an application of knowledge (knowledge and awareness) that should be able to do (the use of knowledge, conclusion, communication and learning skills) and what values the student should have after completing the program; Learning outcomes of the program defines a satisfactory standard, module or course and to overcome the requirements for obtaining a credit. Learning outcomes, as a student’s desire and learning, give them an opportunity to monitor and measure their measurement; The program’s learning outcomes are based on international experience, including the use of Bloom’s taxonomies. Based on the above, the learning outcomes describe the specific functional areas of the business and the field of tourism, as well as general competences, which will have a bachelor after completing the program. Additionally, the program equips students with the necessary skills to contribute to the growth of tourism in Georgia, fostering sustainable development and cultural appreciation.

Field Competences

Knowledge and Awareness