BA in Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale - Badge
Name
BA in Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale.
Issuer
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
Issued since 30 December 2017.
Description
The holder of this Badge has obtained the BA in Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale - Science of Tourism and the Local Community at the University of Milano-Bicocca. Lectures are in Italian by national faculty scholars and professionals from the tourist sector. The BA in Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale - Science of Tourism and the Local Community offers interdisciplinary training in a number of areas. The Bachelor’s degree, through a wide range of learning activities, specifically trains destination managers, capable of promoting towns, cultural heritage, natural parks and archaeological sites. The program consists of courses in four main areas: Sociology, Social research methodology, Local development and Place marketing; Business-Economy-Law; Cultural heritage, Media and Cultural events; Workshopsand Internships. Internships and professional workshops are essential features of the BA programThe BA program offers various opportunities to study abroad through the workshop “Sustainable Tourism and Fragile Environment - University of Milano-Bicocca Maldives outpost, and through Erasmus exchange activities with more than 20 European Universities. The normal duration of the course is 3 years.
Badge Criteria
The holder of this Badge has obtained the BA in Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale - Science of Tourism and the Local Community (180 ECTS) at the University of Milano-Bicocca. The Program Structure is available at this link. In order to obtain this degree, a student must enrol in and complete the corresponding study program at the University of Milano-Bicocca. Once students complete the activities, ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are awarded. The ECTS is a credit system for higher education that allows comparison of study attainments of students across the European Union (in Italy, 1 ECTS credit = 25 work or study hours). ECTS credits are awarded to students when they successfully complete learning activities, usually as follows: 1. regarding the taught courses, students must pass a final exam (written, oral, or both written and oral), achieving a mark equal to or higher than 18/30; 2. regarding internships (stages), attendance is compulsory (normally 100% of the total time, for a minimum 150 hours) and students must obtain a “pass grade from the teacher (or from the tutor, or the supervisor); 3. regarding practical workshops and fieldwork (laboratori), students must obtain a “pass grade from the teacher. Attendance is compulsory (normally 75% of the total time); 4. students must write an extended essay based on a practical experience, on a research project or on a theoretical study on a specific topic. The final degree grade depends on: 1. the weighted average of all grades obtained for all the learning activities, weighed by their ECTS credits; 2. the quality of the extended essay.
Skills
The BA in Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale - Science of Tourism and the Local Community provides graduates with a solid cultural background with regard to the principles of tourism in all forms, such as ecotourism, cultural tourism, urban tourism; sustainable business practices, marketing, management, planning skills and their application to various fields within the Italian and international tourism industry; the valorization of the natural and cultural heritage of the territory, information technology and its applications in the field of tourism. Graduates in Scienze del Turismo e Comunità Locale - Science of Tourism and the Local Community: are capable of dealing with issues related to: destination management, tourism marketing, tourism destination planning. The BA program enhances the development of specific expertise needed to assist local authorities and private bodies in reinforcing their attractiveness for tourists; will develop careers as destination managers and incoming specialists able to operate in the private hospitality industry (hotels, travel agencies, restaurants etc. ), at various levels of the public administration (Regional, Provincial, Municipal) and in public-private institutions (consortia and agencies); have professional opportunities in a number of positions: from destination manager to food and beverage manager, from travel agent to tourist guide, from hotel manager to event organiser and manager, from e-commerce officer to social media specialist in a travel organisation; have acquired the fundamentals for undertaking different postgraduate degrees, especially those ones related to Tourism, Culture, Local Marketing and Local Development.
Tags
Bachelor'sdegree, Tourism, Destinationmanagement