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Tourism - Blended

Branch of knowledge: Social and Legal Sciences
Responsible Center: Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences
Teaching modality and Campus:
Blended:  Madrid-Vicalvaro
Credits: 240. Credits year: 60. Duration: 4 years. Implantation: progressive, first year 2010-2011
Academic Calendar    Schedule   Exams   Teaching Guides   Faculty 
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. D. Alberto Azuara Grande.     

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Basic Information

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

The knowledge acquired by the student is both disciplinary (to know) and professional (to know how to do).

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

In the different fields of work in tourism with an intermediate-high professional profile (operations management and intermediate positions. For corporate and institutional senior management, a Master's Degree in Tourism must be completed

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the blended modality the first course in the academic year 2016-17.

The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

Favorable report third modification

Favorable report fourth modification

Favorable report fifth modification

Favorable report sixth modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

The main fields of study of the degree are:

  • Human geography
  • Economy
  • Business Organization
  • Marketing and Market Research
  • Financial Economics and Accounting
  • Philology
  • History
  • History of art
  • Sociology
  • Right

Recommended Income Profile

For access to the Bachelor's Degree, no restrictions other than those established by law are placed, and on the other hand, given the multidisciplinary nature of the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism, it is complex to design a specific and suitable entry profile. Although it would be desirable for the student of this degree to have a series of characteristics and skills, such as:

  • Sociable and outgoing character
  • Interest in the different cultures of the world
  • Sensitivity for social issues.
  • Interest in recreational activities
  • Capacity for personal relationships
  • business skills
  • Capacity for teamwork
  • Capacity for action and initiative
  • Ease of communication
  • Ease for languages, it being advisable that they access the degree with an acceptable level of at least one language.

Objectives 

The objectives of the Degree in Tourism are defined taking into account the characteristics and evolution of the tourist activity developed in a context of rapid transformation and demands for quality, competitiveness and sustainability and a growing internationalization. It seems important to us to highlight the following educational objectives of the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism.

  • Respond to existing training needs, facilitating knowledge of useful instruments for decision-making in the current context of tourism.
  • Offer a basic training corpus of a higher nature that allows technical specialization and management of tourism companies and institutions.
  • Address essential aspects for the development of competitive advantages in relation to tourist products and destinations.
  • Generate specialization profiles that take into account both the needs of business management and the management of collective aspects and, in particular, the tourist use of natural and cultural resources.
  • Homogenize the transmission of knowledge in the field of tourism, avoiding the fragmentation of the contents to be taught due to excessive areas of knowledge.
  • Create the conditions for the development of multidisciplinary lines of research.

In addition to the above training objectives, a common objective for all URJC degrees is to promote mobility, especially international mobility.

Competences 

In the Study Plan of the Degree in Tourism, the definition of the training objectives in the form of academic and professional competences, in which the student must be trained and how to achieve them, has been taken into account. The defined competences will be worked on by the whole degree, for this, a detailed analysis of the competences in all the subjects of the Degree has been carried out.

In the White Book of the Degree in Tourism (Aneca, 2004) 23 generic competences and 32 specific competences are defined, defined as the set of knowledge and scientific, technical and cultural resources that are required to train the student in the different areas of tourism-related work. Among these competencies are:

  • Know and value the economic dimension of tourism.
  • Analyze the impacts generated by tourism.
  • Use information and communication technologies in the different areas of tourism.
  • Analyze, synthesize and critically summarize the economic-patrimonial information of tourist organizations.
  • Understand the dynamic and evolving nature of tourism and the new leisure society
  • Understand the functioning of destinations, tourist structures and their business sectors worldwide.
  • Understand the principles of tourism: its spatial, social, cultural, legal, political, labor and economic dimensions.
  • Communicate orally and in writing in foreign languages.
  • Understand the legal framework that regulates tourist activities.
  • Know the operating procedure in the field of accommodation, restaurants and distribution and intermediation companies.
  • Manage the different types of tourist organizations.
  • Manage the financial resources of a tourism company.
  • Detect needs for technical planning of tourist infrastructures and facilities.
  • Manage the tourist territory in accordance with the principles of sustainability.
  • Identify and manage spaces and tourist destinations

 

Minimum stay requirements 

  • The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
  • In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
  • Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
  • Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

COURSE MINIMUM  MAXIMUM 
1º Course 48 ECTS 78 ECTS
Other courses 48 ECTS 78 ECTS

 

Part-time students:

COURSE MINIMUM  MAXIMUM 
1º Course 24 ECTS 47 ECTS
Other courses 24 ECTS  47 ECTS

 

Access and registration

Log in

Access to the official teachings of Degree will require to be in possession of the bachelor's degree or equivalent and the passing of the test referred to in article 42 of the Organic Law 6/2001, of Universities, modified by Law 4/2007, of April 12, without prejudice to the other access mechanisms provided for by current regulations.

The number of places offered for new admission are:

Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro): 55 places (including transfer admission places)

 

Double Degrees

 Aranjuez Campus Fine Arts - Tourism (Blended) 10 places 

 

Matriculation year

The enrollment process at the Rey Juan Carlos University is done through the Internet. You can carry out the procedures on the computers installed on campus or through any computer with network access. You can check the deadlines at registration , as well as the different requirements and necessary documents.

Training itinerary

ACCESS THE COURSE GUIDES OF THE DEGREE

FBC: Common Basic Training, they are validated with their counterparts of all grades
FBR: Basic Branch Training, they can be validated with their branch counterparts, taking into account the adequacy between the skills and knowledge acquired.
OB: Compulsory
OP: Optional

1st COURSE

Semester

Subject

Character

Credits

1 º

Statistics Applied to Tourism

OB

6

1 º

History of Travel and Tourism

FBR

6

1 º

First Foreign Language I (English)

OB

6

1 º

Basic Legal Principles of Tourism Application

FBC

6

1 º

Tourist Territorial Resources of Spain

OB

6

2 º

Applied Microeconomics

FBR

6

2 º

Cultural heritage

FBC

6

2 º

First Foreign Language II (English)

OB

6

2 º

Social Psychology of Tourism

OB

6

2 º

Tourist Territorial Resources of the World

OB

6

Total credits to study: 60

 

2st COURSE

Semester

Subject

Character

Credits

1 º

Tourism Market Analysis

OB

6

1 º

Law and Legislation

FBR

6

Annual

Modern Language

FBC

6

1 º

Applied Macroeconomics

OB

6

1 º

Turistic marketing

OB

6

2 º

Tourism Commercial Communication

FBR

6

2 º

Computing Applied to Tourism Management

FBC

6

2 º

Organization of Tourist Companies

FBR

6

2 º

Second Foreign Language I (French or German)

OB

6

2 º

Sociology of Tourism and Leisure

FB

6

Total credits to study: 60

 

3st COURSE

Semester

Subject

Character

Credits

1 º

World Tourist Routes and Tourist Information

OB

6

1 º

Tourism Administrative Law

OB

6

1 º

Second Foreign Language II (French or German)

OB

6

1 º

Tourist Transport

OB

6

1 º

Financial Accounting for Tourism Companies

OB

6

2 º

Second Foreign Language III (French or German)

OB

6

2 º

Organization and Management of Human Resources

OB

6

2 º

Accommodation and Restoration Companies

OB

6

2 º

Tour Operators and Travel Agencies

OB

6

2 º

Cost Accounting for Tourism Companies

OB

6

Total credits to study: 60

 

4st COURSE

Semester

Subject

Character

Credits

1 º

Analysis of Financial Statements of the Tourism Company

OB

6

1 º

Optional 1

OP

6

1 º

Optional 2

OP

6

1 º

Optional 3

OP

6

1 º

Academic Recognition of Credits

OB

6

Annual

External Internships

OB

24

Annual

Final Degree Project

OB

6

Total credits to study: 60

 

 OPTIONAL   
 Semester Subject Character Credits
 1 º  English Oral Expression OP 6
 1 º  Tourism Product Marketing OP 6
 1 º  Resources and tourism development of the Community of Madrid OP 6
 1 º  Tourism and Ancient Civilizations OP 6

External Internships

The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the Degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.

Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.

The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:

  • Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
  • Elaboration of the memory

Documentation:

Degree Training Project

For more information:  External Internship Unit

Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024

Mobility programs

ERASMUS

The Erasmus program makes it easy for URJC students -both undergraduate and postgraduate- to study one or several semesters at one of the European universities with which the URJC has agreements.

These exchanges traditionally have an economic endowment thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

ERASMUS (intranet)


WORLD

The Munde program manages mobility with universities from countries not included in the Erasmus Program.

The possibility of obtaining a scholarship or economic endowment and its amount depends, in each case, on the agreements with the universities, countries or entities that sign it.

WORLD (intranet)


For more information:

URJC Mobility


SICK

SICUE is a national mobility program for GRADOS university students that allows them to carry out part of their studies at another Spanish university with guarantees of academic recognition, use and adaptation to their curricular profile.

SICUE Mobility

Student support programs

Orientation to future students. The University offers various orientation programs for future students: we carry out visits to high schools and secondary schools, we organize guided visits to the Campuses, we are present in the Classroom and, at the beginning of each course, we carry out welcome days to guide students new students.

academic tutorials. Each teacher carries out, within their teaching planning, academic tutorials on their subject.

Coordinator of the degree. It works to promote coherence and balance between the subjects and the workloads of the students.

mentoring program. The URJC has this program, peer tutoring, in which the students of the last years act as mentors with the first year students.

Students with disabilities. The Support Office for Persons with Disabilities offers guidance and assistance to students with special needs.

Scholarships . The Rey Juan Carlos University manages the main scholarships and annual grants, both its own and from other official bodies: Ministries, Community of Madrid, International Organizations and other entities. It also publishes and disseminates those scholarships and grants of interest to its students and graduates. Throughout the course, students receive information about them through the different communication channels established.

Job placement program. The Rey Juan Carlos University, through the External Internship Unit and the Graduates Office, organizes conferences, workshops and various actions aimed at supporting and guiding students in their job search, to improve their employability and promote job placement . The University has a Job Exchange -a platform available to companies and graduates- where institutions can carry out their selection processes.

Regulation

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

REGISTRATION

*The rates corresponding to double degrees with different degrees of experimentality will be applied as established in the new Decree 43/2022, of June 29, of the Government Council, which establishes the public prices for university studies leading to official degrees and services of an academic nature in the public universities of the Community of Madrid*

TRAINING PROCESS 

REVIEWS AND REVIEWS

Validation, adaptation of studies, recognition of credits and homologation of foreign qualifications

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

VISITING STUDENTS AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY

COEXISTENCE REGIME

SCHOOL INSURANCE

ASSOCIATIONS

Quality guarantee

External monitoring report

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

General information collection plan

Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:

- New students

- Teacher evaluation

- Student satisfaction

- Satisfaction of the graduates

- Labor insertion

- Causes of abandonment

- Career path:

  • Second year after graduation
  • Third year after graduation
  • Fourth year after graduation

- Degree of satisfaction:

  • Faculty with the campus and university
  • Teacher with degree
  • of the evaluators
  • Incoming student mobility program
  • Outgoing Student Mobility Program
  • Administration and services staff with the university

- External internships:

  • Student satisfaction
  • External tutor satisfaction
  • Evaluator satisfaction

Survey results:

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”