DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Dokuz Eylul University, Reha Midilli Foca Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management has been providing tourism education. The program gives four-year tourism education leading to a Bachelor of Arts Degree in tourism administration after one-year preparation class for English language. From the third semester on, our students are offered courses on a second foreign language (Russian, German, French or Spanish) for professional use. The courses are given in Turkish and English (30%).

Qualification Awarded

Tourism Management, Bachelor's Degree (B.A.)

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination (OSYM), Dokuz Eylul University, School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test (minimum 65) or TOEFL - IBT (minimum 79) or equivalent.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Students Arriving by Lateral Transfer
For students who would like to come to Dokuz Eylul University by lateral transfer from the higher education institutions abroad and from Turkey, the evaluation conditions determined by the University Senate and the Regulations about the Credit Transfer and Double Major, Minor Transfer among the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs of the Higher Education Institutions are applied. The number of students to be accepted in the framework of lateral transfer is announced by Council of Higher Education-Turkey. The evaluation is made by the commissions set up at relevant faculties and schools, then the decisions are made and announced by the relevant commissions.
Students arriving by the Vertical Transfer
Vertical transfer of the students graduated from vocational schools and willing to continue to the bachelor s degree programmes in the same field (as continuation of the previous education), the Regulation about the Continuation of Graduates from Vocational Schools and from Associate Degree Programmes of Open Education to Bachelor s Degree Programmes is applied.
The quotas reserved by the University is stated to the Direction of ÖSYM and they are published and announced in the Guide of Vertical Transfer prepared by ÖSYM. Placement procedures are realized in a centralized way by the ÖSYM according to the results of the Vertical Transfer Examination.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students must complete 4 years of study acquiring 240 ECTS credits. The degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum, 60 working days of practical training period and have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 / 4.00.

Profile of the Programme

Dokuz Eylül University Reha Midilli Foça Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management is aimed to educate students who have institutional information and skills to apply them in their field for giving service in tourism and hospitality industry, are inclined to teamwork and independent workouts and could take responsibility, could communicate efficiently, have the ability of discussing and solving problems they will face by having an opinion related to his field, and are aware of rule of conduct, social responsibility and lifelong learning. 30% of the education is in English with 12 courses in English and focusing on economics and business. German, Russian, French and Spanish are in the education plan as vocational elective foreign language. The students are responsible for taking the elective foreign language until their graduation. Additionally, students are provided 120 work-day internship in order to increase their vocational experience.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Tourism Management program can work in public and private institution such as hospitality management, tour management, airline and airport management, food-beverage operations management, etc.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the course syllabus form which is prepared by related faculty member/members and included in the information package. 26th and 27th items of Dokuz Eylül University Reha Midilli Foça Faculty of Tourism Education and Exam Principals are applied with regard to exams and course success grades.

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete 4 years of study acquiring 240 ECTS credits. The degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum, 120 working days of practical training period and have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 / 4.00.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department
Prof. Dr. O. Avşar KURGUN
Dokuz Eylul University
Reha Midilli Foça Faculty of Tourism,
Atatürk Mahallesi, 174 Sokak, No.5
35680 Foça İzmir
Tel: 0232 8126885
E-mail: avsar.kurgun@deu.edu.tr