Bachelor's Degree in Tourism

Study guides

Title of qualification awarded

Diploma in Tourism

Timetables

You can check the timetables here: https://www.uab.cat/web/study/bachelor-s-degrees/all-bachelor-s-degrees/timetables-and-exam-calendars-1345715955544.html 

Study plan information

Table of credits for each course

	Basic training	Compulsory	Optional	Work Placement	Bachelor's Degree Final Project
1st year	48	12
2nd year	12	36		12
3rd year		30	18	12
4th year		12	36		12
Totals	60	90	54	24	12

Period of study

Six-monthly

Part-time or full-time

Full-time

Specialisations

Basic training
Specialisation in Tourism Business Management (GET)
Specialisation in Tourism Marketing, Planning and Digitalisation 
Specialisation in Hotel Management

Basic and compulsory training

1st year	2nd year
- Tourism Economics - Digital and Communication Skills in Tourism - First Foreign Language I (1) (year-long) - Data Management Applied to Tourism - Tourism Geography - Tourism Law - Tourism Company Management - Second Foreign Language I (year-long) (2) - Fundamentals of Tourism - Innovation and Creativity in Tourism	- Leadership and Team Management - Management of Intermediation and Tourism Services Companies - Management of Tourist Accommodation Companies - First Foreign Language II (year-long) (1) - Tourism and Heritage - Tourist Destinations and Resources - Work Placement I (anual) - Economic and Financial Management of Tourism Companies - Second Foreign Language II (year-long) (2)
3rd year	4th year
- Tourism Marketing  - Professional and Intercultural Communication - Cost Management in Tourism Companies - First Foreign Language III (year-long) (1) - Second Foreign Language III (year-long) (2) - Work Placement II (year-long)	- Strategic Management of Tourist Companies  - Digital Marketing and Brand Positioning - Bachelor's Degree Final Project

(1)  Foreign languages available: Chinese, English, French, German or Russian.

(2) You must choose a language that is different from your First Foreign Language.

Optional subjects

All optional subjects are worth 6 credits except for the Professional Placement subject, which is worth 12 credits. Possibility of taking all the optional credits of the degree programme in English.

3rd and 4th year
In order to earn a specialisation you must complete a minimum of 48 credits belonging to that track.
Specialisation in Tourism Business Management (GET)	Specialisation in Tourism Marketing, Planning and Digitalisation
- Tourist Transport and Distribution  - Personal Branding & Professional Development - Professional Communication in a Foreign Language (Chinese, English, French, German or Russian) - Customer Experience - Cultural Tourism Management and Tourist Guiding - Entrepreneurship and Innovation  - Quality, Sustainability and Gender - New Trends in Tourism - Business Tourism and Events - Professional Placement	- Tourism and Sustainability - Society and Corporate Responsibility - Advertising and Public Relations - New Technologies in Tourism - e-Commerce for Tourism  - Governance and New Approaches to Tourism - Promotion of Tourist Destinations - Personal Branding & Professional Development - Corporate Communication and Protocol - Creation of Tourist Experiences - Professional Placement
Specialisation in Hotel Management (GH)	Other optional subjects
- Personal Branding & Professional Development - Business Simulation and Project Management - Hotel Management Innovation  - Eno-Gastronomic Culture - Hotel Financial Management  - International Management of Hotel Groups - Third Foreign Language I (year-long) (3) (*) - F&B Management - Revenue Management - Business Tourism and Events - Professional Placement	- Second Foreign Language IV (year-long) (*) - Third Foreign Language II (year-long) (*) (3) - Research Methods and Techniques

(3) You must choose a language that is different from your First and Second Foreign Language.

(*) 4th year 

Implementation calendar

Calendar of implementation of plan 1621 and termination of plan 820

• 2025-26 Teaching of subjects from plan 1621 to 1st year and plan 820 from 2nd to 4th year
• 2026-27 Teaching of the subjects of plan 1621 to 1st and 2nd year and plan 820 to 3rd and 4th year
• 2027-28 Teaching of subjects in plan 1621 from 1st to 3rd year and plan 820 to 4th year
• 2028-29 Teaching of the subjects in plan 1621 from 1st to 4th year and plan 820 in extinction*
• 2029-30 Teaching of the subjects in plan 1621 from 1st to 4th year and plan 820 in extinction*

The date of extinction of the plan is 25/09/2030. From this date, if you have pending subjects, it will be mandatory to request adaptation to the new plan to be able to finish the degree, provided that it complies with the regulations of the UAB's permanence regime.

* There will be no teaching of this curriculum. However, pending subjects may be enrolled. Only subjects that correspond to the new plan may be taught. For the rest, a space will be enabled on the virtual campus with materials and tutorials.

Additional information

• The 820 curriculum of the Degree in Tourism begins to be phased out from the 2025-26 academic year due to a change of plan.
• The 1621 curriculum of the Degree in Tourism begins to be taught from the 2025-26 academic year.