Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Studies
The mission of the Tourism Studies program is to provide a nationally and internationally recognized program of excellence in teaching, research, and service in leisure, specifically in the areas of tourism, heritage, cultural tourism and tourism planning and management. This program aims to educate, train and assist students, individuals, businesses, and other stakeholders to take full use of the opportunities available through the use of responsible tourism development. This program philosophy is driven by the belief that tourism can be a powerful driver for economic development in many emerging and transitioning economies, and can also fulfill a significant role in a community social-cultural development, congruent with the cultural norms and values of the multicultural populations of the UAE.
Program Objectives
- Basic knowledge of different components and sectors in the tourism industry.
- Competence to address and provide critical insights of the interrelationship between stakeholders, components and sectors in the tourism industry.
- Solid knowledge about planning, managing, operating and promoting cultural, heritage, environmental and leisure tourism resources and products.
- Practical knowledge of planning, developing, managing, operating and promoting sustainable destinations.
- Ability to conduct research with the focus on the relationships between tourism, culture, heritage and sustainable development.
- Communication skills, managerial skills and analytical skills, to enter the junior management level of different sectors in the tourism industry.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Identify the facilities, resources, products, stakeholders and operational organizations in different sectors of the tourism industry as well as describe their structures and characteristics.
- Demonstrate ethical reasoning in relation to tourism issues.
- Identify the necessary resources of developing tourism products and analyze the factors affecting the successfulness of tourism products.
- Analyze the current and upcoming trends of the tourism product development in the local, regional and international level.
- Identify the influence of tourists and the tourism industry on cultural and heritage assets, societies and environments.
- Synthesize the cultural, heritage, environmental and leisure tourism resources and facilities for sustainable development of a destination.
- Examine materials, reports and statistics related to tourism, cultural and heritage study and sustainable development.
- Communicate effectively in both oral and written form to various audience.
Degree Requirements
Required Credit Hours : minimum 120 hours
General Education (Req. CH: 21)
| Theme 1: UAE National Identity (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GEEM110 | Contemporary Emirati Studies | 3 |
| Theme 2: Academic Language Proficiency (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GEAE101 | Academic English for Humanities and STEM | 3 |
| Theme 3: Innovation (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GEIT113 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| Theme 4: Entrepreneurship (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GEIE222 | Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Theme 5: Sustainability (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GESU121 | Sustainability | 3 |
Students shall register 6 CH from the 6 following themes (a maximum of 3 CH from each theme, except theme 11, where all 6 CHs should be taken for a particular language)
| Theme 6: Quantitative Reasoning and Critical Thinking (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| PHI180 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| MATH120 | Contemporary Applications of Math | 3 |
| STAT101 | Statistics in the Modern World | 3 |
| ECON110 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Theme 7: Humanities (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GEIS100 | Islamic Culture | 3 |
| GEIS101 | Biography of the Prophet "Sira" | 3 |
| HSR120 | Introduction to Heritage & Culture | 3 |
| HSR130 | Introduction to Language & Communication | 3 |
| PHI101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| TRS200 | Introduction to Translation | 3 |
| MSC200 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 |
| Theme 8: Behavioral and Social Sciences (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AGRB210 | Introduction to Agribusiness | 3 |
| CURR103 | Early Childhood Development & Learning | 3 |
| FOED102 | Professional Ethics in Education | 3 |
| GEO200 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| HSR140 | Introduction to Society & Behavior | 3 |
| HSR150 | Introduction to Government Policy & Urban Structures | 3 |
| PHI226 | Human Rights Theory | 3 |
| PHIL120 | Principles of Professional Ethics | 3 |
| PSYC100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Theme 9: Natural Sciences (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ARAG205 | Introduction to Fish & Animal Science | 3 |
| ARAG220 | Natural Resources | 3 |
| CHEM181 | Chemistry in the Modern World | 3 |
| GEOL110 | Planet Earth | 3 |
| PHYS100 | Astronomy | 3 |
| PHYS101 | Conceptual Physics | 3 |
| Theme 10: Health and Wellness (3 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| FDSC250 | Contemporary Food Science & Nutrition | 3 |
| GEHP111 | Happiness and Wellbeing | 3 |
| NUTR100 | Nutrition and Well-being | 3 |
| PHED201 | Physical Fitness and Wellness | 3 |
| PHED211 | Health and Movement | 3 |
| SLP101 | Language Development and Impairment | 3 |
| SPED101 | Education of Exceptional Children | 3 |
College Requirements
| Required Courses (6 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| HSSR101 | Fundamentals of Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
| HSSR103 | People, Places, and Society | 3 |
Tourism Major (Req Ch: 45)
| Required Courses (45 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| TOR101 | Introduction to Tourism | 3 |
| TOR140 | Introduction to Museology | 3 |
| TOR205 | Introduction to Cultural Tourism | 3 |
| TOR222 | Principles of Tour Guidance | 3 |
| TOR263 | Tourism Resources in the UAE | 3 |
| TOR350 | Tourism and the Environment | 3 |
| TOR403 | Tourism and Society | 3 |
| TOR404 | Sustainable Tourism Development & Planning | 3 |
| TOR416 | Travel Writing & New Technologies | 3 |
| TOR421 | Intensive Research in Tourism | 3 |
| TOR485 | Integrated Capstone | 3 |
| HIS121 | World History: Origins to 1500 | 3 |
| HIS133 | Introduction to Art History | 3 |
| HIS212 | History of the UAE | 3 |
| HIS381 | UAE Architectural Heritage | 3 |
Internship (Req Ch: 6)
| Required Course (6 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| TOR440 | Internship in Tourism & Archaeology 1 | 6 |
1 : The internship is conducted over a complete semester. No courses are allowed to be registered during the internship | ||
Elective Courses (Req Ch: 21)
| Cluster 1: (Students must take three courses from below list:) (9 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| HIS312 | Historical Preservation | 3 |
| PSG120 | Government & Politics of UAE | 3 |
| PSG250 | Principles of International Relations | 3 |
| MKTG200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT201 | Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| TOR202 | Fundamentals of Heritage Management | 3 |
| GEO432 | Geography of the UAE | 3 |
| Cluster 2: (Students must take four courses from the below list:) (12 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| HIS122 | Modern World History | 3 |
| HIS215 | Ancient History & Archaeology of Near East | 3 |
| HIS217 | Material Culture of Islamic World | 3 |
| HIS310 | Introduction to Archaeology & Museum Studies | 3 |
| HIS318 | History of the Arabian Gulf | 3 |
| HIS372 | Arch. of UAE & A. Gulf States | 3 |
| HIS440 | Oral History | 3 |
| HIS471 | Modern and Contemporary History of the Arab Gulf | 3 |
| TOR322 | Gulf art and design | 3 |
Supplement Languages (Req Ch: 9)
| Students should select 3 courses from either Korean or German or Spanish or French or Chinese. (9 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Language (9 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CHIN101 | Chinese 1 for Beginners | 3 |
| CHIN102 | Chinese 2 for Beginners | 3 |
| CHIN201 | Intermediate Chinese | 3 |
| French Language (9 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| FCH101 | French 1 for Beginners | 3 |
| FCH102 | French 2 for Beginners | 3 |
| FCH202 | Intermediate French | 3 |
| Korean Language (9 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| KOR101 | Korean 1 for Beginners | 3 |
| KOR102 | Korean 2 for Beginners | 3 |
| KOR202 | Intermediate Korean | 3 |
| Spanish Language (9 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SPN101 | Spanish 1 for Beginners | 3 |
| SPN102 | Spanish 2 for Beginners | 3 |
| SPN201 | Intermediate Spanish | 3 |
| German Language (9 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GER101 | German 1 for Beginners | 3 |
| GER102 | German 2 for Beginners | 3 |
| GER201 | Intermediate German | 3 |
Free Electives (Req. Ch: 12)
| Free Electives (12 hours ) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
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