The Tourism degree courses are multi-disciplinary in nature, open to a range of interests and career options. For this reason they are aimed at students interested in business, culture, territory, interpersonal communications, languages and the applications of new technologies,among others. Tourism students should be people with initiative and creativity, who have an interest in some of the diverse aspects of the tourism sector.

What is the bachelor's degree in Tourism?

The bachelor's degree in Tourism at the UdG is formed of a new body of higher education courses in tourism, which will provide students with training in specific specialist professional areas. As such, it is taught from a multidisciplinary perspective to meet the educational needs related to social, human, scientific and technical issues.

So the Tourism degree courses are characterised by their cross-disciplinary nature. The conceptual and methodological points of view from several disciplines and the course’s contact with the tourism sector through practical training encourage the student to expand their linguistic education. are just some examples of what's on offer.

This programme also fits in with a changing academic context. The course has undergone comprehensive revision in its teaching methods with the application of a new teaching and learning model. The training objectives include both knowledge acquisition and equipping students with the skills to continue their studies (academic skills and professional skills). There are fewer direct teaching hours (master classes) and greater emphasis is placed on the learning process, with students playing a more active and participative role throughout the training process. Students learn in a different way, and are assessed in a way that goes beyond classic exams to take into account their efforts (individual projects, study, seminars, teamwork, tutorials, etc.).

Access requirements

• Upper secondary school education. Access: university entrance examinations (PAU), general phase. Admission: weighting of subjects examined in the university entrance examinations (PAU) linked to the branch of knowledge of Social and Legal Sciences.
• Higher level vocational training cycles (CFGS). Access: all CFGS. Admission: weighting of subjects examined in the university entrance examinations (PAU) linked to the branch of knowledge of Social and Legal Sciences.
• Over 25s. Preferential option in successful entrance exam: arts and humanities.
• Over 40s. Assessment of professional experience relating to the bachelor's degree that the applicant wishes to be admitted to and sufficient interview outcome.
• Over 45s. Entrance test passed and with a sufficient interview outcome.
• Other special types of access recognized under current regulations.

Another information on access

• Pre-enrolment code: 81039
• Indicative number of places: 120
• Validated credit transfer from higher level vocational training cycles
• Weighting parameters of the subjects in the specific phase of the PAU

The different professional areas you will be able to access with the degree in Tourism include the following: tourist accommodation companies (hotels, camp sites, holiday clubs, rural tourism accommodation, multi-properties, accommodation company chains, etc.), in management and senior business executive roles: intermediary companies like receptive and issuing travel agencies, tour operators, wholesalers and all kinds of related companies, such as booking agents; air, sea, river, road and rail transport companies and companies providing other logistical services, such as car hire, insurance and banking.

Also, one of the most important areas is planning and management of tourist spaces, be it at a local, provincial, regional, national or international level, local employment and development agent, tourism officer, cultural officer,project director, advisor, consultant, developer, product designer...

In the area of communication, graduates can undertake roles associated with tourist information (either in tourist offices or providing direct services as a tour guide), and roles linked to advertising and marketing (advertising agencies, tourism promotion organisations, initiative centres, provincial councils, boards, associations...).

In the field of leisure and free time, which makes up what is known as the complementary offer, a Tourism graduate can take on positions of responsibility in museums, interpretation centres, monument sites, monuments, theme parks, water parks, natural parks, golf courses, yacht clubs, casinos, thermal centres, entertainment firms, ski and mountain resorts, conference organising companies, adventure sports companies or recreational and commercial complexes.

Once you have completed the Tourism degree, you can embark on an official university masters degree course, which, if you choose to continue your studies, will provide access to the Dral degree. The Faculty of Tourism offers these three masters:

• Master in Tourism Management and Planning (60 ECTS). Designed to form specialists with advanced knowledge in tourism, to take on technical and management positions in companies specialising in tourist destinations or products, covering both professional development and research. www.udg.edu/masterturisme
• Master in Cultural Tourism (60 ECTS). Designed to form specialists in conceptualization and management the cultural tourism; this is the only official master in cultural tourism in Spain. www.udg.edu/mtc
• European Master in Tourism Management (120 ECTS). Only master in Europe in tourism management included in the European Commission's prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme. The EMTM is coordinated by the UdG and developed jointly by the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). www.emtmmaster.net

Through the following links you can access the calendars and timetables that correspond to this bachelor's degree.

The academic calendar marks the beginning and end of classes, non-teaching days, holidays, exam periods, and so on. The administrative calendar marks the periods to make the different formalities administrative.

The Practicum will enable you to complete your training through active participation in the professional world. You will have the opportunity to undertake external work experience in a wide variety of collaborating companies and institutions from the field of tourism, carefully selected in accordance with a quality assessment procedure. You can also carry out your work experience in other countries and continents.

In this work experience block and individual and personalised work plan will be prepared, drawn up in advance by all those involved. The tutor for the company and the coordinator of the work placement will monitor your activity and will ensure you are able to acquire the skills set out in your plan. In this way you will be able to achieve a certain level of work experience, you'll be able to put into practice the skills you have developed in other modules on the Tourism degree and at the same time you will gain knowledge of the tourist sector which will be highly valuable for subsequently getting a job.

The expertise of prestigious professionals from the hotel industry, travel agencies, tour operators. tourist information, cultural tourism, tourism planning and management, leisure, transport, adventure sports, the events and congresses sector, and many more, will enable you to complete your training in tourism.

Furthermore, once you have completed your studies, you will have access to an employment bank which will help you to get a job or, if you choose to do so, you'll even be equipped with the skills and knowledge to set up your own business.

To obtain the degree, students have to complete a bachelor's thesis (TFG) which serves to assess the general skills they have acquired over the course of the degree programme and offers a summary of the skills and knowledge they have acquired. The teaching load of the thesis depends on the curriculum of the degree.

Students can complete part of their degree programme abroad through the Erasmus programme, which enables them to carry on their studies whilst undertaking an international exchange with academic value in a European university.

They also have access to grants for placements at universities in Spain and on other continents, thanks to bilateral agreements, the SICUE programme and the expansion of the Erasmus+ Programme.

Online enrolment is the University of Girona's electronic enrolment system. It is done through the Internet and is available for the most of the studies.