DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Foça School of Tourism and Hotel Management, which forms the basis of our faculty, was established on 20 September 2008.
Its name was changed to Reha Midilli Foça School of Tourism and Hotel Management on 16.02.2010.
Reha Midilli Foca School of Tourism and Hotel Management was closed on 26.08.2014 and Reha Midilli Foca Faculty of Tourism was established in its place.
Our faculty moved to Dokuz Eylül University Tınaztepe Campus on 22.10.2020. It continues its educational activities under the name of Dokuz Eylül University Tourism Faculty.

Qualification Awarded

Tourism Management, Bachelor's Degree (B.A.)

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination (OSYM), Dokuz Eylul University, School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test (minimum 65) or TOEFL - IBT (minimum 72) or equivalent.

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

Students Arriving by Lateral Transfer
For students who would like to come to Dokuz Eylul University by lateral transfer from the higher education institutions abroad and from Turkey, the evaluation conditions determined by the University Senate and the Regulations about the Credit Transfer and Double Major, Minor Transfer among the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs of the Higher Education Institutions are applied. The number of students to be accepted in the framework of lateral transfer is announced by Council of Higher Education-Turkey. The evaluation is made by the commissions set up at relevant faculties and schools, then the decisions are made and announced by the relevant commissions.
Students arriving by the Vertical Transfer
Vertical transfer of the students graduated from vocational schools and willing to continue to the bachelor s degree programmes in the same field (as continuation of the previous education), the Regulation about the Continuation of Graduates from Vocational Schools and from Associate Degree Programmes of Open Education to Bachelor s Degree Programmes is applied.
The quotas reserved by the University is stated to the Direction of ÖSYM and they are published and announced in the Guide of Vertical Transfer prepared by ÖSYM. Placement procedures are realized in a centralized way by the ÖSYM according to the results of the Vertical Transfer Examination.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students are required to successfully complete all courses of the programme (equivalent to 240 ECTS total) and obtain a minimum average grade point of 2.00 out of 4.00.
In addition, conditions in the Associate and Bachelors Degree Education and Examination Regulationsshould be met.

Profile of the Programme

Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management is aimed to educate students who have institutional information and skills to apply them in their field for giving service in tourism and
hospitality industry, are inclined to teamwork and independent workouts and could take responsibility, could communicate efficiently,
have the ability of discussing and solving problems they will face by having an opinion related to his field,
and are aware of rule of conduct, social responsibility and lifelong learning. Education period is 4 years.
30% of the education is in English. Additionally, students are provided 60 work-day internship in order to increase their vocational experience.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Tourism Management program can work in public and private institution such as hospitality management, tour management, airline and airport management, food-beverage operations management, etc.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates who completed undergraduate programmes requirements successfully can register to second cycle pogrammes (master) of national and international higher education institutions if they can meet the related requirements.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the course details prepared by the faculty member/s that can be reached in the Information Package.
The relevant articles of ASSOCIATE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAM REGULATIONS of the Council of Higher Education and EDUCATION AND EXAM APPLICATION REGULATIONS of Faculty of Turizm at Dokuz Eylül University are applied to the exam and course grades.

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete 4 years of study acquiring 240 ECTS credits. The degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum, 60 working days of practical training period and have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 / 4.00.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department
Prof. Dr. O. Avşar KURGUN
Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Tourism
Kuruçeşme, 205/60 Street Number:1 Tınaztepe
Buca/İZMİR
TURKEY
E-mail: avsar.kurgun@deu.edu.tr