DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The Tourism and Hotel Management Program provides education for short chicle (associate's degree )in Efes Vocational School. The students are selected among graduated students of high scholls and related high schools with the Transition to Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM) according to their scores.

Qualification Awarded

Tourism and Hotel Management

Level of Qualification

Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Vocational high school diploma or high school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Transfer Students:
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation "The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer" and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management

The Graduate Transfers:
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the "The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs" Legilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in "Graduate Transfer Guide" and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam.

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be
recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing
Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The main aim of the Efes Vocational School Tourism and Hotel Management Program is train individuals who are entrepreneurs, having professional and good communication skills and using computer programs related to the field via theoretical and practice education the other purpose of the program is to educate students, who: have thorough understanding of religious tourism in terms of its contribution to the peace and intercultural and interfaith dialogue; have basic knowledge about science of religion, archeology and subsectors of tourism industry such as accommodation, food and beverage and tour and guiding services; can follow and interpret local and global trends and developments in the religious tourism industry; can apply theoretical knowledge about the fields management, marketing, art history, science of religion and its philosophy, sociology, and anthropology into real-life cases in accordance with the potential of religious tourism in the region where the vocational schooll is located. In accordance with this purposes, to obtain the necessary information for the preparation of the students are provided. On the purpose of supporting the theorical information, 30 days practical training is compulsory.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The student who graduate from the the program are employed in the accommodation companies (the front office, the hause keeping, the hotel cuisine, the service, the bar, the purchase, the marketing and sales, the human resources departments) ithe food and beverage companies, the travel agencies (the operation, the ticketing, the accounting departments) and in various positions in the airline companies and cruise ships.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to first cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation methods for every course are defined in the course syllabus form prepared by the relevant teaching staff and provided in the Information Package. The related articles of the Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees and Implemetation Fundamentals of Education and Examination in Efes Vocational School of Social Sciences are implemented for examinations and course pass marks.

Graduation Requirements

The student must complete 2 years of study acquiring 120 (ECTS) credits. This degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all theoretical courses and applied courses in the curriculum and 30 working days of practical training. According to the Article 33 of Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on education and examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees, the student should have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale and also have got no failing grades in order to complete the education successfully and attain a diploma.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Program Director:
Instructer Dr. Eda AVCI
tel: 0 (232) 892 87 83 / 14423
e-mail: eda.avci@deu.edu.tr