Tourism and place design

 
180 ECTS credits
Kajak Karta Turist
Education level: Basic level

Course of study

Semester 1 ECTS credits
Tourism and place design (Obligatory) 7.5
Nature and cultural tourism (Obligatory) 7.5
Spatial planning and sustainable tourism (Obligatory) 7.5
Marketing and place design in tourism (Obligatory) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30
Semester 2 ECTS credits
Production and consumption in tourism (Obligatory) 7.5
Event management (Obligatory) 7.5
Tourism Studies: methods and independent project (Obligatory) 15
Total ECTS credits: 30
Semester 3 ECTS credits
Local and regional development and planning (Obligatory) 15
Communication, digitalisation and place design (Obligatory) 7.5
Digital media and web publication (Obligatory) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30
Semester 4 ECTS credits
Tourism economics and entrepreneurship in tourism (Obligatory) 15
Project management in tourism (Obligatory) 15
Total ECTS credits: 30
Semester 5 ECTS credits
Practical Placement: Tourism and place design (Elective) 22.5
Tourism and crisis (Elective) 15
Tourism law and ethics (Elective) 7.5
Tourism studies with field work (Obligatory) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30*
Semester 6 ECTS credits
Tourism studies with independent project (Obligatory) 30
Total ECTS credits: 30

*Full-time study always equals 30 ECTS credits per semester (20 weeks).

Elective course: Students are free to choose among certain alternative courses, often depending on their choice of specialisation.

Optional course: Students are free to choose any course offered at Karlstad University or at other universities. Courses listed are examples of recommended or frequently chosen courses for a specific programme.

Läsårs- och programvärderingar

Campus (Karlstad), 100% Options
  • Start Autumn 2024
  • Mode of study Campus (Karlstad)
  • Language Swedish and English
  • Application code KAU-80352
  • Study pace 100% (Day)
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