Structure of the Curriculum

He Curriculum of the Degree in Tourism at the University of La Laguna will have a total of 240 ECTS credits, distributed over 4 courses, divided into 2 semesters, which include all the theoretical and practical training that the student must acquire, as well as the External Internships and Final Degree Project.

Implementation schedule for the Degree in Tourism:

  • 2009 – 2010 First year
  • 2010 – 2011 Second year
  • 2011 – 2012 Third year
  • 2012 – 2013 Fourth year

The temporal distribution of the subjects of the study plan, by courses, is shown in the following table:

OBSERVATIONS:
*To obtain the codes of the subjects of the DEGREE IN TOURISM (La Laguna) at (xxx) must be replaced by a (902) and to obtain the codes of the subjects of the DEGREE IN TOURISM (Adeje) at (xxx) must be replaced by a (950).

Example Subject Code: (16xxx1101 ECONOMY)
**To obtain the code for said subject for the DEGREE IN TOURISM (La Laguna) you have to add a (902), which would leave the code like this: (169021101 ECONOMY).
***To obtain the code for said subject for the DEGREE IN TOURISM (Adeje) you have to add a (950), which would leave the code like this: (169501101 ECONOMY).
EXCEPTION:
**** DEGREE IN TOURISM (La Laguna) Subject Code: (169024202 Final Degree Project)
**** DEGREE IN TOURISM (Adeje) Subject Code: (169504101 Final Degree Project)

Distribution of the curriculum by type of subject.

The curriculum for the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism at the University of La Laguna comprises a total of 240 credits, as shown in the table below, taking into account core, compulsory, and optional subjects, the final degree project, and internships.

Type of subject Credits
Basic training 60
Mandatory 144
Electives* 24
(16xxx4201) – Internships 18
(****) Final Degree Project 6
Total credits = 240

* Offer of 24 elective credits to choose 12 credits (2 elective subjects of 6 credits each)

Modules and subjects that make up the study plan.

The following table shows the modules that make up the curriculum of the Tourism Degree and the subjects that comprise it within each module.

Module Character Subject
Module 1: Fundamentals of Tourism Basic (16xxx1105) – Private Law
Basic (16xxx1101) – Economy
Basic (16xxx1102) – Statistical Techniques
Basic (16xxx1103) – Sociology
Basic (16xxx1202) – Anthropology of Tourism
Mandatory (16xxx2205) – Administrative Law of Tourism
Mandatory (16xxx1204) – Market Structure
Module 2: Tourism Business Management Basic (16xxx1104) – Business Administration
Basic (16xxx1205) – Commercial and Financial Law
Mandatory (16xxx4102) – Financial Management of Tourism Companies
Mandatory (16xxx2204) – Tourism Business Management
Mandatory (16xxx3203) – HR Management in the Tourism Company
Mandatory (16xxx2201) – Financial Accounting
Mandatory (16xxx2105) – Tourism Marketing
Elective (16xxx0902) – Psychosocial Skills for Professional Performance in Tourism
Module 3: Production of Tourism Services Mandatory (16xxx3101) – Accounting for Cost Calculation and Control
Mandatory (16xxx3201) – Territorial Planning and Management of Tourist Destinations
Mandatory (16xxx3104) – Operations and Production Processes
Mandatory (16xxx3204) – Information Systems for Tourism Business Management
Mandatory (16xxx3105) – Commercial Research
Module 4: Tourism Resources Mandatory (16xxx3203) – Public Management of Tourism Resources
Mandatory (16xxx2104) – Cultural Heritage
Mandatory (16xxx4103) – Archaeological and Historical-Artistic Heritage
Elective (16xxx0903) – Geographic Information Technology Oriented to the Analysis and Diagnosis of Tourism Resources
Module 5: Tourist Destinations Basic (16xxx1201) – Geography of the Modern World
Mandatory (16xxx4105) – Tourism Policy
Mandatory (16xxx3205) – Promotion of Tourist Destinations and Products
Mandatory (16xxx4104) – Strategic Management of Tourism Activity
Mandatory (16xxx2101) – Interpretation of Geographic Heritage
Elective (16xxx0901) – Sustainable Development of the Tourist Destination
Elective (16xxx0904) – Geographic Information Technology Oriented to Tourist Destination Management
Module 6: Languages Basic (16xxx1203) – English for Tourism Communication I
Basic (16xxx2102) – German for Tourism Communication I
Mandatory (16xxx2103) – English for Tourism Communication II
Mandatory (16xxx2202) – German for Tourism Communication II
Mandatory (16xxx2203) – English for Tourism Communication III
Mandatory (16xxx3102) – German for Tourism Communication III
Mandatory (16xxx3103) – English for Tourism Communication IV
Module 7: Internships Mandatory Department of Economics and Business Management
Mandatory Department of Geography
Module 8: Final Degree Project Mandatory Lines of Research

  • Fundamentals of Tourism
  • Tourism Business Management
  • Destination Management
  • Production of Tourist Services
  • Resources

Curriculum for the Degree in Tourism