Description
The Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Management is offered by the Department of Tourism Management of the School of Economics and Business at the University of Patras. It is a study program focusing on the management of tourism organizations and enterprises, as well as on the sustainable development of the tourism sector. Students acquire knowledge in tourism marketing, hospitality management, tourism economics, and cultural management, as well as skills in planning and organizing tourism services. The program contributes to the development of graduates with modern professional training in the field of tourism.
Relation to Employment
The program aims at skills enabling careers in tourism, hospitality, tourism management, and cultural management. It includes internship opportunities and links with tourism enterprises, preparing graduates for hotel units, tourism organizations, travel agencies, cultural institutions, and hospitality businesses.
Access Requirements / Progression Opportunities
Admission to the program requires a secondary school leaving certificate and successful participation in national-level examinations or placement examinations.
Knowledge
The Undergraduate Program of the Department of Tourism Management aims to educate scientists with knowledge in tourism, hospitality management, tourism marketing, tourism business management, and cultural development. Students develop skills in planning and organizing tourism services, managing tourism units, and applying modern practices in the tourism sector.
Skills
The program equips students with skills in tourism business management, planning of tourism services, hospitality management, and development of tourism activities. It includes tourism marketing, hospitality management, cultural management, and tourism economics, with primary training taking place in tourism and hospitality organizations.
Competences
The department’s program provides knowledge in tourism and hospitality management, developing students’ abilities in tourism business management, planning of tourism services, and development of tourism activities. Graduates gain capabilities in the scientific and professional approach to issues of tourism, cultural development, and hospitality.