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Overview & Aims

Gain insight into one of the world’s most dynamic global industries. This minor explores tourism’s role in culture, community and sustainability through theory and field-based learning.

Structure & Credits

40 ECTS – 15 mandatory + 25 optional. Students take introductory, operations and sustainability modules, then choose from destination, marketing, heritage, and technology options.

Module Listing 

  • Introduction to Tourism and Travel;
  • Operations for Hospitality,
  • Tourism, Leisure and Event;
  • Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism;
  • Tourism Destinations;
  • Marketing for Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure and Event;
  • Innovation and Tourism;
  • Heritage Culture and Tourism;
  • Tourism and Technology;
  • Event Tourism;
  • Tourism Policy and Regulation

Why Take This Minor

Discover how travel shapes societies and economies. This minor suits anyone interested in sustainable tourism, cultural exchange, and global development.