Degree in tourism

The degree in Tourism for the academic year 19/20 has a new study plan (with credits until 2024) focused on continuing to allow a great proximity to the business world and responding to the most recent trends in the tourism sector. Currently, the study plan presents as main curricular units the management of people and teams, the analysis of tourist indicators, virtual marketing, management and conception of events and the design and management of tourist experiences.

One degree, multiple opportunities:

• Multidisciplinary vision with several opportunities in the job market.
• Undertaking, innovating and creating: Tourism Lab, immersions in the Startups Factory and Beta-i.
• Develop innovative projects in national and international competitions with the participation of companies.
• Flexibility in the choice of foreign languages - the student has the possibility to attend a foreign language per year among the following options: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin and Sign Language.
• Attending laboratories in all semesters that allows the student to choose a project, internship and gourmet academy throughout their three years of degree.
• Have access to more than 170 partnerships in the areas of tourism.
• 480 hours of practice in a real context.

The degree in Tourism has one of the highest employment rates in the market: 97% Tourism (source: infocursos).

Admission Tests

Geography or History or Portuguese.

International experience

The Universidade Europeia offers its students the possibility of carrying out international mobility under the Erasmus + program and other cooperation protocols. It currently has around 200 partner universities spread all over the world. Among these, the Universidad Andrés Bello (Chile), the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (Peru), the University of Bologna (Italy), the University of Rijeka (Croatia), the Institute of Hospitality Management in Prague (Czech Republic), University of Kozminski (Poland), among others.

Each program presents a list of specific partnerships, to be consulted with the International Office.

Companies

Some of the companies that collaborate in seminars, internships, case resolution and real practical problems proposed in the classroom, in curricular projects, ideas and entrepreneurship competitions for the degree in tourism: Vida Edu, Rent Experience, TopAltântico, José Maria da Fonseca, Amorim Group, Azores, Abreu Agency, Pestana Hotel, Visabeira Group, Groundforce.

Recognition

Syllabus

1st Semester

• Tourism Geography
• Tourism Economy
• Fundamentals of Tourism
• Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
• Technologies for Tourism I
• Foreign Language I
• Integrated Laboratory in Tourism I

2nd Semester

• Tourism Law
• Tourism and Transport
• Analysis and Indicators in Tourism
• Tourism Planning and Development
• Technologies for Tourism II
• Foreign Language II
• Integrated Laboratory in Tourism II

3rd Semester

• Tourist Marketing
• Tourist Markets and Products
• Tourism Promotion and Animation
• Travel Agencies and Tour Operators
• Technologies for Tourism III
• Foreign Language III
• Integrated Laboratory in Tourism III

4th Semester

• Design and Management of Tourist Experiences
• Material and Intangible Heritage
• Event and Protocol Management
• Digital and Virtual Marketing
• Technologies for Tourism IV
• Foreign Language IV
• Integrated Laboratory in Tourism IV

5th Semester

• Tour Operations Management
• Accounting and Finance
• People and Team Management
• Entrepreneurship and Strategy
• Communication Skills
• Foreign Language V
• Integrated Laboratory in Tourism V

6th Semester

• Business plan
• Optional I
• Optional II
• Optional III
• Final Project/Internship

Professional Opportunities

• Direction and management of tourist companies
• Tour operators, travel agencies and air carriers
• Interpreter guide
• Technical functions in public and private entities in the tourism sector
• Specialized projects within the leisure industry
• Promotion and tourist animation
• Event organization
• Coordination of documentary services related to tourism