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The University Of Georgia
Program name: Tourism
Study Level: Undergraduate
Program leader: Eka Devidze
Tinatin Mosiashvili
Study language: Georgian
Qualification: Bachelor in Tourism
Program capacity: 240
Program permission: Enrollment of students at the first level of academic higher education (bachelor's programs) is carried out based on the results of the Unified National Exams or in accordance with the Order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia No. 224/n (December 29, 2011), after passing administrative registration and on the basis of the President's Order. At the Unified National Exams, it is mandatory for a student to pass Georgian and English, as well as a third subject determined in accordance with the questionnaire (either mathematics or geography or history). A student of a bachelor's program of another faculty of the University of Georgia or another higher educational institution may obtain the right to study at the program on the basis of internal and external mobility (in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of Georgia and the Rules for Regulating the Educational Process of the University of Georgia).
Program goals:

The goal of the Bachelor Program of Tourism is to train/prepare competent/qualified and competitive specialists who in regarding of specifics of the field will have a thorough theoretical knowledge of tourism-recreational resources, environmental and cultural heritage significance, role and functions, and skills to design tourism products, made up plans for tours/excursions. Ability to prepare and report on challenges and key trends in tourism in both Georgian and English languages. Graduates will be aware of civic responsibility towards society and the state, respect for culture and traditions. Tourism program Alumni (the Bachelor of Tourism Program) can be employed both in-state/public agencies (Museums, Protected Areas, National Tourism Administration, National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation Georgia, Resorts, etc.) as well as in private sectors (Travel agency, hotel, etc.) and occupy the positions of managers at lower or middle levels or under the positions of a specialist/chief specialist. The Bachelor of Tourism program may continue studying at the second level under the directions specified in the Higher Education Qualification Framework.

Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:
  • Lecture-seminars
  • Explanatory method
  • Demonstration method
  • Interactive lectures
  • Discussion/Debates
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Based Learning
  • Action Based Learning
  • Project Based Learning
  • Literature analysis
Learning outcomes:
Date of approval: 01-11-2010
Approval protocol number: 01-10
Date of program update:
Update protocol number: 27/19
Program details:
Teaching Process Characteristics:

In order to earn a bachelor's degree in tourism, a student is required to collect 240 ECTS, which includes: passing the main subjects of the program, which includes 168 ECTS, as well as 24 ECTS from the compulsory elective blocks of the program: 6 ECTS from the STEM block and 18 ECTS from the humanitarian-social block. Completion of at least 6 ECTS from the compulsory elective block of the program (18 ECTS), 24 ECTS from the block of elective study courses and 18 ECTS free courses.

Humanitarian-Social Block

Code Subject ECTS Semester
HIST1222History of Russian occupation in Georgia6 1,2,3
LAWB1155Debates and Critical Thinking6 1,2,3
POLI2260Basics of Political Ideologies6 1,2,3
ANTH3130Basics of Cultural Anthropology6 1,2,3
HIST1118Civilizations and Mankind Development6 1,2,3
LAWB1195Citizenship in the modern world6 1,2,3
LAWB1177Thinking and Morality6 1,2,3
LITR1212The great Books6 1,2,3

Credits sum:

18

STEM Block

Code Subject ECTS Semester
STEM0002Ingenuity, entrepreneurship and technology6 2
STEM0003Experiments that changed the world6 2
STEM0005Modern technologies6 2
STEM0007Mathematics and Civilizations6 2
STEM0010Logic6 2
STEM0011Computational reasoning6 2
STEM0012Biology and Health of the Human6 1,2
STEM0013Basics of Cyber Hygiene6 1,2
STEM00146 1,2
STEM10106 1,2

Credits sum:

6

Program Core

Code Subject ECTS Semester
ENGL3213English Language VI (B2/2)6 1
HIST1230Introduction to the History of Georgia6 1
HOST6240Geography of Georgia6 1
MATH1414Analytical and Quantitative Reasoning6 1
BUSN1310Business and Economics6 2
HOST3215Principles of Tourism6 2
HOST1000Cultural heritage and tourism6 3
HOST3217Recreation Resources and Tourism6 3
MGMT2015Basics of Management6 3
HOST2000Eco-agro tourism and environmental protection6 4
HOST3000English Language for Tourism6 4
HOST3221Tourism Economics6 4
HOST5000Food and Beverage Management6 4
MKTG2210Basics of Marketing6 4
ACCT2122Financial Accounting I6 5
HOST4000Tour planning and tourism routes of Georgia6 5
HOST4235Hotel Management6 5
HOST4240Event Management6 5
ACCT2210Basics of Managerial Accounting6 6
ACCT2221Financial Accounting II6 6
HOST6000Tourism policy and legal environment6 6
HOST7000Tour Operating6 6
HOST9000Statistics in tourism6 6
HOST2030Internship - Hotel6 7
HOST2090Geo-Informational Technologies in Tourism6 7
HOST2212Research Methods in Tourism6 7
HOST8000Internship in Tourism Company6 7
MGMT3221Business Communications6 8

Credits sum:

168

Compulsory selection of the program

Code Subject ECTS Semester
HOST2040Internship - Museum6 7
HOST2050Internship - Protected Areas6 7
HOST2060Internship - Resort6 7

Credits sum:

6

Program Elective

Code Subject ECTS
BUSN42406
HOST1020Excursions and Art of Guide6
HOST3310Medical tourism6
TURK1140Turkish Language I (A1)6
TURK1240Turkish Language II (A2)6
TURK2141Turkish Language III(B1/1)6
TURK2241Turkish language IV (B1/2)6
INFO1115MS Office6
COMM4120Introduction to Public Relations6
ECON1290Principles of Microeconomics6
ECON2190Principles of Macroeconomics6
FINA2211Principles of Insurance6
HOST0001Bachelor Thesis18
LAWB4991Law of Entrepreneurs6
MGMT1515Business Ethics6
MGMT3211Human Resource Management6
MGMT4220Project Management6
MKTG3210Basics of customers Behavior6
MKTG4110Brand Management6
MKTG4220E-commerce and Online Marketing6
STAT1122SPSS Information systems for statistical data processing6

Credits sum:

30









Matrix Of Privequisites


Point GPA The university assessment   The general assessment in Georgia
97-100 4,00 A+ A Excellent
94-96 3,75 A
91-93 3,50 A-
87-90 3,25 B+   Very good
84-86 3,00 B B
81-83 2,75 B-  
77-80 2,50 C+   C good
74-76 2,25 C
71-73 2,00 C-
67-70 1,75 D+   D Satisfactory
64-66 1,50 D
61-63 1,25 D-
51-60 1,00 E E Sufficient
Not passed
41-50   FX FX Insufficient
<40   F F Failed



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