Tourism

Turismo (Tourism)

The fundamental aim of the Tourism degree is to provide a high level of theoretical and practical training in the area of tourism, with a multidisciplinary dimension encompassing the areas of sociology, psychology, consumer behaviour, marketing and management.

Goals

The intention of the Tourism programme is to train professionals capable of working coherently at different stages of the tourism sector. The future professional should be able to understand the interdisciplinary nature of tourism; to plan and encourage tourism events and investment projects; catalogue and enhance heritage resources, ensuring they are afforded their due value; and create tourist itineraries.

Careers and Professional Opportunities
- Senior Specialist in:
  Public institutes, general tourism boards, regional tourism boards, regional development and coordination committees, municipal councils, tourist regions, tourist information offices, municipal government-owned companies, development associations, tourist recreation companies, consultancy companies, event and congress organisation companies, tour operators and travel agents, tourist enterprises.

See below the study plan. FGT is a set of unit courses common to all ESEC degrees, aiming to promote transversal competencies basic to any profession. To see the unit courses click HERE. Not all Optional Unit Courses are available. International Office provides the unit courses available in the begining of each academic year.

Curriculum
Year	Semester	Code	Disciplina	Unit Course / Subject	ECTS	Contact Hours	Hours/ week
1	S1	410001	Sociologia do Lazer e do Turismo	Sociology of Leisure and Tourism	3	30	2
1	S1	440001	Atelier de Comportamento do Consumidor	Workshop: Consumer Behaviour	3	45	3
1	S1	290007	História e Cultura Portuguesas	Portuguese History and Culture	6	60	4
1	S1	170001	Introdução ao Turismo	Introduction to Tourism	6	60	4
1	S1	200004	Métodos Quantitativos em Turismo	Quantitative Methods in Tourism	6	60	4
1	S1		FGT	Optional Transversal Course
1	S2	170015	Atelier de Organização e Legislação Turística	Workshop: Tourism Organization and Law	3	45	3
1	S2	990027	Laboratório de Inglês ou de Francês	Foreign Language Practice	3	45	3
1	S2	430004	Contabilidade Geral	General Accountancy	6	60	4
1	S2	170003	Metodologia de Investigação em Turismo	Research Methodology in Tourism	6	60	4
1	S2	290008	Movimentos Artísticos e Património	Art Movement and Cultural Patrimony	6	60	4
1	S2		FGT	Optional Transversal Course
2	S1	420001	Antropologia Social e Cultural	Social and Cultural Anthropology	3	30	2
2	S1	120014	Laboratório de Inglês Técnico	English for Tourism Industry	3	45	3
2	S1	400001	Geografia do Turismo	Geography of Tourism	6	60	4
2	S1	290009	História Regional e Local	Regional and Local History	6	60	4
2	S1		FGT	Optional Transversal Course
2	S1		Opção de Escolha Vocacional:Estudos de Mercado em TurismoComunicação e Relações Públicas	Optional Unit Course:Market Research in TourismorCommunication and Public Relations	6	60	4
2	S2	430001	Gestão Financeira	Financial Management	3	30	2
2	S2	170007	Atelier de Informação e Itinerários Turísticos	Workshop: Tourist Information and Itineraries	3	45	3
2	S2	120016	Espanhol / Iniciação	Spanish	6	60	4
2	S2	170005	Marketing Turístico	Touristic Marketing	6	60	4
2	S2	170006	Planeamento e Ordenamento Turístico	Strategies And Planning In Tourism Industry	6	60	4
2	S2		Opção de Escolha VocacionalAtelier de Alojamento e TransporteAtelier de Património Museológico	Optional Workshop: Housing and TransportationorMuseum Heritage	3	30	2
2	S2		Opção de Escolha Vocacional:Turismo Internacional Empreendedorismo em Turismo	Optional Unit Course:International TourismorEntrepreneurship in Tourism	3	30	2
3	S1	120015	Laboratório de Francês Técnico	French for Tourism Industry	3	45	3
3	S1	170010	Mercados e Produtos Turísticos	Tourism Industry Market	6	60	4
3	S1	430003	Programação e Orçamentação de Projectos	Project Planning and Budgeting	6	60	4
3	S1		Opção de Escolha Vocacional:Qualidade em TurismoTurismo Activo	Optional Unit Course:Quality in TourismorActive Tourism	3	30	2
3	S1		Opção de Escolha Vocacional:Agências de Viagens e Operadores TurísticosTécnicas de Animação Turística	Optional Unit Course:Travel Agencies and Tour OperatorsorTechniques of Tourism Animation	6	60	4
3	S1		Opção de Escolha Vocacional:Atelier de Sistemas de Informação TurísticaAtelier de Organização de Eventos Turísticos	Optional Workshop: Tourist Information SystemsorTourist Events Organization	3	30	2
3	S1		Opção de Escolha Livre^**	Free Options^**	3	30	2
3	S2	170016	Estágio/Seminário	Internship	30	560	-

^**Free Options

3 ECTS, 30 contact hours:

Gestão Ambiental em Turismo (Environmental Management in Tourism); Gestão Orçamental (Budget Management); Comportamento Organizacional (Organizational Behaviour); Gestão de Recursos Humanos (Human Resources Management); Marketing de Marcas (Brand Marketing); Francês:Aprofundamento (Advanced French); Inglês: Aprofundamento (Advanced English); Música e Culturas (Music and Cultures); Etnologia e Etnografia Portuguesas (Portuguese Ethnology and Ethnography).