Program Overview

Degree in Tourism

The Degree in Tourism is designed to meet the needs of a society where tourism is one of the most productive activities in the service sector. This degree provides an education that anticipates the requirement for management and administration of tourism companies, the need for destination planning, and the call for the valorization of tourism products related to cultural, natural, and sports resources.

Program Details

• Knowledge Branch: Social and Legal Sciences
• Field of Study: Economics, business administration and management, marketing, commerce, accounting, and tourism
• Centre: Facultat d'Economia
• Degree Code: 1317
• Credits: 240
  • Basic Training: 60
  • Compulsory: 126
  • Elective: 30
  • Work Placement/Internship: 18
  • Final Project: 6
• Years: 4
• Places Available: 150
• Classes: Face-to-face
• Language Teaching: Spanish, Valencian
• First Enrolment Credit Fee: 14.03
• First Enrolment Credit Fee for Non-EU and Non-Communicating Students from Abroad: 28.06

Academic Team

• Degree Academic Committee President (CAT): Dolores Forés Conchell
• Degree Coordinator: Ruben Arnandís i Agramunt
• Work Placement/Internship Coordinator: Paz Rico Belda
• International Coordinator: Vicent Caballer Tarazona

Academic, Scientific, or Professional Interest

The Degree in Tourism prepares professionals for the development of tourism-related companies and for the promotion of the sector by public administrations. It provides training in management and planning, anticipating the needs of the tourism sector.

Worth Noting

• Three subjects are taken in a second foreign language (French, German, or Italian), with the requirement to choose the same language for these subjects.
• In the last academic year, students must choose from one of the academic training pathways to gain a deeper understanding of specific skills in one of the fields of work relevant to the degree.
• This degree has transferable (shared) credits with the rest of the degrees offered at the Faculty of Economics.
• It is possible to study a part of this degree in English.