Tourism

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 first year in the academic year 2008-09.
The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

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TITLE NAME	Degree in Tourism
APPLICANT UNIVERSITY OR UNIVERSITIES	Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

ANECA, in accordance with the provisions of article 25 of RD 1393/2007, of October 29, has proceeded to evaluate the study plan that leads to the aforementioned Official Degree in accordance with the Evaluation Protocol for the verification of Official Degrees.

The evaluation of the study plan has been carried out by the Evaluation Commission of the Branch of Knowledge of Social and Legal Sciences, made up of national and international experts from the academic field, professionals with the corresponding degree, and students. Experts from outside the Commission have also participated in said evaluation and the external experts have been selected and appointed according to the procedure that is included on the website of said agency within the VERIFICA programme.

SAID Evaluation Committee, in a collegiate manner, has assessed the study plan in accordance with the criteria included in the aforementioned Evaluation Protocol for verification.

In accordance with the procedure, a proposal for a provisional report was sent to the University, which has submitted the appropriate observations. Once the period of allegations to said report has ended, the Evaluation Commission, in a new session, issues a FAVORABLE evaluation report, considering that:

File No. 10/2008
MOTIVATION:
The title project presented:

Collect a description of the study plan that is adequate and consistent with the proposed name. Likewise, said memory provides sufficient and precise information on the academic effects of the Degree and on other data that facilitate knowledge of its basic characteristics as well as the processes of enrollment and issuance of the European supplement to the Degree.
It provides different evidence that demonstrates its academic and scientific interest and relevance.
It defines some pertinent objectives with the name of the Title that are specified in competences to be achieved by the students of a Bachelor's degree in Tourism.
It proposes accessible mechanisms and procedures to regulate and clearly inform the student about the different access routes and admission to the Degree, the credit transfer and recognition systems and the guidance systems at the beginning of their studies.
It presents a planning in the form designed in coherence with the competences that are intended to be achieved, appropriate to the estimated dedication of the students and adjusted to the planned evaluation and qualification systems.
specifies the necessary academic and support staff that is appropriate to favor the achievement of competencies that are intended to be achieved.
Specifies the material resources and services necessary for the development of planned and adequate training activities to achieve the competencies that are intended to be achieved.
It establishes the expected results of the Degree in the form of performance indicators, explaining the general procedure for assessing the progress and learning outcomes of students.
It includes a quality assurance system for the collection and analysis of information on the development of the curriculum.
It identifies an adequate schedule for the implementation of the Degree and specifies the way in which students of existing studies can adapt to the new study plan, as well as the mechanism that will allow students to pass the teachings once they have expired. In the same way, it details the teachings that are extinguished with the implementation of the Title.

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
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Recommended Income Profile

No restrictions other than those established by law are placed, and on the other hand, given the multidisciplinary nature of the 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:

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

CG1 Adaptation to new situations
CG2 Autonomous learning
CG3 Capacity for analysis and synthesis
CG4 Information management capacity
CG5 Capacity for organization and planning
CG6 Ethical commitment
CG7 Oral and written communication in the native language
CG8 Knowledge of other cultures and customs
CG9 Knowledge of a foreign language
CG10 Computer skills related to the field of study
CG11 Creativity
CG12 Skills in interpersonal relationships
CG13 Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
CG14 Leadership
CG15 Motivation for quality
CG16 Critical Reasoning
CG17 Recognition of diversity and multiculturalism
CG18 Troubleshooting
CG19 Sensitivity towards environmental issues
CG20 Decision making
CG21 Teamwork
GC22 Work in an international context
CG23 Work in an interdisciplinary team

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

CE1 Know and value the economic dimension of tourism
CE2 Analyze the impacts generated by tourism
CE3 Use information and communication technologies in the different areas of tourism
CE4 Analyze, synthesize and critically summarize the economic-patrimonial information of tourist organizations
CE5 Understand the dynamic and evolutionary nature of tourism and the new leisure society
CE6 Understand the functioning of destinations, tourism structures and their business sectors worldwide
CE7 Understand the legal framework that regulates tourist activities
CE8 Understand the characteristics of cultural heritage management
CE9 Understand the principles of tourism: its spatial, social, cultural, legal, political, labor and economic dimensions
CE10 Understand a public plan and the opportunities that arise for the private sector
CE11 Communicate orally and in writing in a second foreign language
CE12 Communicate orally and in writing in a third foreign language
CE13 Know the operating procedure of the field of accommodation
CE14 Know the operating procedure of the field of restoration
CE15 Know the main tourist political-administrative structures
CE16 Know the main initiatives to value cultural heritage
CE17 Know the objectives, strategy and public instruments of planning
CE18 Know the operating procedures of brokerage companies
CE19 Convert an empirical problem into an object of investigation and draw conclusions
CE20 Define objectives, strategies and commercial policies
CE21 Detect needs for technical planning of tourist infrastructures and facilities
CE22 Manage the different types of tourism organizations
CE23 Evaluate the tourist potentials and the prospective analysis of their exploitation
CE24 Manage the tourist territory in accordance with the principles of sustainability
CE25 Manage the financial resources of a tourism company
CE26 Identify and manage spaces and tourist destinations
CE27 Manage communication techniques
CE28 Plan and manage the human resources of tourism organizations
CE29 Recognize the main tourist agents
CE30 Have a strong customer service orientation
CE31 Work in English as a foreign language
CE32 Work in different sociocultural environments

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:

Fuenlabrada Campus	65 places (including transfer admission places)
Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro)	60 places (including transfer admission places)

Double Degrees

Fuenlabrada Campus	Tourism - Business Administration and Management	70 places (including transfer admission places)
Fuenlabrada Campus	History - Tourism	10
Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro)	Science, Management and Service Engineering (Blended)	10
	Tourism - Business Administration and Management	65 places (including transfer admission places)
	Tourism - Marketing	10
Aranjuez Campus	Fine Arts - Tourism (blended)	10

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.

Validation with FP qualifications

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DEGREES

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN TRAVEL AGENCIES AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (APPLICABLE FROM THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR)

SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN TRAVEL AGENCIES

SENIOR ACCOMMODATION TECHNICIAN

SUPERIOR TECHNICIAN IN COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING

SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION MANAGEMENT

HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN TOURIST GUIDE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE (APPLICABLE FROM THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR)

SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN TOURIST INFORMATION AND MARKETING

SENIOR RESTORATION TECHNICIAN

SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN MANAGEMENT OF SALES AND COMMERCIAL SPACES

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 (blended)	OP	6

Material resources

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

Academic Recognition of Credits

Regulations for academic recognition of credits in undergraduate studies

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

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

Extinction of university degrees

VISITING STUDENTS AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY

COEXISTENCE REGIME

Coexistence Regulations of the Rey Juan Carlos University for the Development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on University Coexistence, approved by Agreement of March 30, 2023, of the Governing Council of the University

SCHOOL INSURANCE

School insurance

ASSOCIATIONS

Regulation of student associations

Quality guarantee

External monitoring report

RUCT link

BOCM Link

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

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.