Tourism

Curriculum and its structure

The total study load (180 credits) will be fulfilled by compulsory courses (146 credits in total), compulsory elective courses (30 credits in total, of which languages account for at least 16 credits) and elective courses (of their choice, at least 4 credits).

Curriculum valid for students who started their studies in ZS 2020/2021

• Current recommended curriculum for full-time study
• Current recommended curriculum for combined form of study

Mandatory subjects

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Principles of Tourism, Theory of Tourism Services, Marketing, Management, Management of Accommodation Facilities, Management of Travel Agencies, Destination Management, Business Economics 1, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Principles of Financial Accounting, Law, Academic Writing, Communication and Presentation Skills, English Language, Cultural Heritage, Geography of Tourism of the Czech Republic, Geography of World Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Introduction to Tour Guiding, Field Trip, Information and Reservation Systems in Tourism, Seminar for bachelor thesis, Internship.

Mandatory electives

The student has a choice of three blocks of compulsory elective courses.

• Block 1 - Languages: NJ, RJ, ŠJ
• Block 2 - Tourism: Hospitality Management, Guiding Methodology, Municipal and Regional Policy in Tourism, Planning and Regional Development in Tourism, Project Management in Tourism
• Block 3 - Economics and Management: Taxes, Business Economics 2, Human Resource Management, Management Simulation Games

For compulsory electives, students must earn a minimum of 30 credits during their studies. In doing so, he/she shall choose at least one foreign language from the second foreign language offer in each semester except the sixth semester. For the second foreign language, the student must earn a minimum of 16 credits over the entire period of study.

In addition, the student shall choose a subject from the offer which broadens and deepens the knowledge acquired in the compulsory subjects, namely:

• at least one subject from the Tourism group,
• at least one subject from the Economics and Management group.

Optional subjects

Offering elective courses enables the extension of knowledge and skills in relation to the core curriculum.

Animation in Tourism, History of Tourism, Ecommerce in Tourism, Financial Mathematics, Interpretation of Local Heritage, Spa and Wellness Management, Mathematics Seminar, Multimedia Production, Operations Research, Heritage Care, Entrepreneurship of the Individual, Employment Law, Cultural Psychology, Personality Psychology, Gender Equality-Introduction to Gender Studies, Self-Management and Human Resource Management, Sustainable Forms of Tourism, Tourism Product Development, Introduction to Research Methodology, Introduction to Recreation Studies, Introduction to Accounting, Public Speaking, Use of Internet in Tourism.

Teaching Foreign Languages

The student is required to take two foreign languages.

• Foreign Language 1: compulsory for all AJ students
• Foreign Language 2: choice of NJ, SP, RJ

Additional languages may be enrolled as electives according to the student's interest and current offerings.

Subjects in a foreign language

Full-time students are obliged by the Study and Examination Regulations of the VŠPJ to study one of the courses in a foreign language. The Department of Tourism currently offers the following foreign language courses:

In English

Animation in Tourism, Ecommerce in Hospitality and Tourism, Geography of the Czech Republic, Geopsychology, History and Basic Facts of the Czech Republic, Intercultural Communication, International Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism, Planning and Regional Development of Tourism, Sales Foundations.

In German

Tourismus 1, Tourismus 2, Handelskorrespondenz, Wirtschaftsdeutsch.

In addition, students can choose from a wide range of foreign language courses sponsored by other departments of the VŠPJ. These courses are listed in the recommended curriculum: presidential form, combined form of study.