Goals
The aim of this double degree is to train tourism professionals with extensive knowledge in business administration and management, versatile and with a complete mastery of new technologies. From a sustainable perspective, we need to be able to innovate in strategy and operations in the context of the new economy.
In short, a professional capable of contributing to the development of the knowledge society, where the key to competitiveness is innovation.
The subjects within the subject of "Foreign Language" are organized by levels of knowledge (languages in the ESCSET).
Study load:
480 ECTS enrolled, with a teaching load of 310 ECTS
Time:
5 academic years organised into terms
Mode:
In class
Schedule:
Morning (from 8am to 14pm)
Taught by:
School of Social and Business Sciences
Official degree:
Double Degree in Tourism and GLL / Business Administration and GI
Price:
Check the cost and funding of the studies at the following link (Prices and financing)
Access:
Consult the access routes and how to formalize university pre-registration. Pre-registration code: 41035 (Access)
Places:
40
Teaching languages:
Catalan, Spanish and English
Organized by:
School of Social and Business Sciences
Previous note:
5,000 (Course 22/23)
The Degree in Tourism and Leisure Management of the School of Social Sciences and Business of the TecnoCampus has obtained in 2016 the favorable accreditation by the Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia (AQU ). Accreditation is the verification, from an external visit, that the degree is being developed as planned in the verification.
With this recognition, degrees from this centre guarantee teaching quality, following the standard set by the Agency for all universities.
The Degree in Business Administration and Innovation Management (AdE and GI) from the School of Social Sciences and Business of the TecnoCampus has obtained in 2016 the favorable accreditation by the Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia (AQU). Accreditation is the verification, from an external visit, that the degree is being developed as planned in the verification.
With this recognition, degrees from this centre guarantee teaching quality, following the standard set by the Agency for all universities.
"A lot of importance is given to innovation and the creation of projects"
Emma Comas, undergraduate student.
Professional degree
Market-oriented degree with a strong practical and experience base.
Entrepreneurial hub
Resources such as programs and networks available to students with business ideas.
Integrated languages
Completion of studies with official foreign language certification. The curriculum provides for 24 credits in subjects taught in English and 18 compulsory credits in languages (English, French, German or Russian).
Management of the tourist company
The combination with Business Administration provides future Tourism professionals with a strategic and business vision.
Chair in circular economics
Laboratory of studies and research on the future of sustainable tourism.
Admission profile
Apart from the official qualifications which are required, having the following traits is recommended:
- Own language skills and writing and expression skills
- Have a certain level in at least one foreign language
- Ability for personal relationships
- Interest in the environment and sensitivity to the environment
- Command and leadership skills.
- Organization and responsibility.
- Ability to give instructions.
According to the AQU-Catalunya survey carried out among the graduates of the year 2011, the quality of employment of Tourism graduates at the TecnoCampus (salaries, stability of the contract, functions developed, jobs at university level, functions of management and salary) is higher than the overall figure for university graduates in Catalonia in the same studies.
The students of the double degree in Tourism and Business Administration are qualified to work in any area of thebusiness administration, as well as specifically for the entrepreneurship:
- Functional areas of the company: management, projection and strategy, administration, production, distribution, legal, fiscal and tax, internal and external accounting, financial, commercial and marketing management, suppliers and customer portfolio, import and export, technology and operations, human resources.
- Management of innovation and change in public or private organizations
- Management of R&D or innovation departments
- Responsible for new business lines, new divisions or spin-offs in existing companies
- Advice and consulting
- Accounting and tax audits
- Administrative management
- Banking, financial and insurance institutions
- Promoter of creation of new companies
Due to its focus on Tourism , students with a double degree in Tourism and Business Administration can work more specifically in the following sectors:
- Transport and logistics: Reservations manager, Operations manager, Commercial management, Customer service manager.
- Intermediation: Travel agency management, Business travel manager, Product manager, Commercial management, Electronic business manager.
- Destination planning and public management: Public administration management technician, Revitalisation plan program manager, Destination promotion campaign management, Tourism initiative centre manager, Tourist office manager, Local development agent .
- Accommodation and catering: Hotel management, Accommodation area manager, Reservation manager, Commercial manager, Electronic business manager. Food and Beveragemanagement, Head of Banquets and Conventions.
- Tourism products and activities: Natural and cultural heritage management consultant, Promotion and marketing manager, New product manager.
- Training, research and consultancy: Junior tourist consultant, Research assistant.
Companies and institutions that support it
Advisory Council for Tourism Studies and Double Tourism / AdE
- ALS - Advanced Leisure Services
- City of Mataró
- Aquahotels
- Maresme County Council
- Costa del Maresme Tourism Promotion Consortium
- Consortium for the Promotion of Wine Tourism in the DO Alella Territory
- Barcelona Provincial Council (Technical Tourism Office)
- Santa Susanna Tourist Foundation
- Golden Hotels
- Guild of Hospitality and Tourism of Calella
- Bonanova Hotel Group
- SERHS Group
- Despite Tourism
- Calella Tourism Museum
- Fantasy Island and Aquadiver water parks
- Gourmet Hotels in Catalonia
- Value Travel
Internship collaborating companies
- Agim Mataró and Maresme
- La Garriga Town Hall
- Santa Susanna Town Hall
- Baleares Consignatarios SL
- Barcelona Resort SL
- CORMIRMAX SL
- Gallina Blanca SA
- Hotel Mercure Augusta
- Princess Sofia Hotel
- Montse Solsona Communication
- NT Incoming SL
- Vahle Spain SAU
- Value Travel
- Vueling Airlines SA
Skills
Tourism and Leisure Management Skills
- Interpret the principles of tourism in terms of its spatial, social, cultural, political, labor and economic dimension and identify the types of tourist spaces and destinations and the main tourist agents that operate in them, both public and private.
- Analyze the impacts generated by tourism in its economic, social and environmental aspects and provide innovative solutions
- Analyze the main tourist political-administrative structures and interpret the legal framework that regulates tourist activities
- Turn an “empirical” problem into a research project and draw conclusions.
- Apply a strong customer service orientation and handle communication techniques
- Evaluate the tourist potentials and the prospective analysis of their exploitation through innovative management models
- Analyze, synthesize and critically summarize the economic-patrimonial information of the tourist organizations.
- Direct different types of tourist entities defining objectives, strategies, commercial policies and managing financial resources.
- Work in different cultural media, providing solutions to the different problems that arise.
- Gather and interpret significant data to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant business issues and be able to prepare a document that allows the transmission of information or an innovative business proposal in the field of tourism.
- Manage tourist tourist areas in accordance with the principles of sustainability.
- Master the operating procedures of accommodation, restaurant and tourist intermediation companies
- Interpret the strategy, objectives and public instruments of tourism planning.
- Recognize and apply information and communication technologies (ICT) in the different areas of the tourism sector.
- Interpret a public plan in the field of tourism and the opportunities that arise for the private sector.
- Plan and manage the human resources of tourism organizations.
- Recognize details of the operation of destinations, tourist structures and their business sectors worldwide.
- Understand the characteristics of cultural heritage management and be able to develop innovative initiatives for its enhancement as a tourist attraction
- Detect the needs for the technical planning of tourist infrastructures and facilities
- Communicate properly orally and in writing in at least one foreign language.
Skills you would acquire in Business Administration
Know the structures, operations and forms of management of different types of business.
- Know useful tools for decision making in the current economic context.
- Learn to work in a team, in a national or international context, applying flexibility and creativity in the knowledge acquired and adapting it to new contexts and situations.
- Lead a team and develop creative / innovative skills and initiatives with an entrepreneurial and competitive spirit.
- Ability to generate ideas and solve problems, both individually and collectively, as well as the ability to express these ideas and solutions to others.
- Develop and learn entrepreneurial skills that strengthen personal confidence and reduce risk aversion.
- Develop skills to acquire an open attitude to change and be willing to reevaluate old mental models that limit thinking by adopting a positive way of thinking.
- Communicate properly orally and in writing in at least one third foreign language.
Stories
Get to know the experience of a remarkable student
Degree structure according to the type of subject and the number of ECTS credits:
Double degree in Tourism and Leisure Management / Business Administration and Innovation Management |
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ECTS credits taken |
316 |
ECTS credits of basic subjects studied |
64 |
ECTS credits of compulsory subjects studied |
198 |
Compulsory external internships |
20 |
Final Degree Project in Tourism and Leisure Management |
20 |
Final Degree Project in Business Administration and Innovation Management |
14 |
Credits for similar subjects |
124 |
Optional (recognized) |
40 |
TOTAL ECTS |
480 |
Curriculum in PDF
Teaching guides by courses and terms
First year
| Subject (ECTS) | First term | Second term | Third term |
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| BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| ICT TOOLS APPLIED TO THE COMPANY (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| STRUCTURE OF THE TOURIST MARKET (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF TOURISM MARKETING (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TERRITORIAL RESOURCES (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULAR TOURISM (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TOURIST PRODUCT CREATION (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF STATISTICS (6 ECTS) | - | - |
Foreign language I, II and III
Teaching plan previous year
First year
| Subject (ECTS) | First term | Second term | Third term |
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| BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| STRUCTURE OF THE TOURIST MARKET (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| MARKETING I (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| IT TOOLS APPLIED TO BUSINESS (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TERRITORIAL RESOURCES I (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TERRITORIAL RESOURCES II (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| QUANTITATIVE INSTRUMENTS I (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS (8 ECTS) | - | - | - |
Second year
| Subject (ECTS) | First term | Second term | Third term |
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| INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TRAVEL MANAGEMENT (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| ACCOUNTING (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| BUSINESS LAW (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| HUMAN RESOURCES I (6 ECTS) | - | - |
Third year
Fourth year
| Subject (ECTS) | First term | Second term | Third term |
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| COST ACCOUNTING (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| SOCIAL NETWORKS (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| RECREATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| INVESTMENT AND SHORT-TERM FINANCING (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| ORGANIZATION OF LARGE EVENTS (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TOURIST PLANNING (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TOURISM SECTOR LAW (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| NEW BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TRENDS (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| MARKET RESEARCH (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| TOURISM QUALITY MANAGEMENT (6 ECTS) | - | - |
Fifth course
| Subject (ECTS) | First term | Second term | Third term |
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| PROJECT PREPARATION (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| CREATION OF INNOVATIVE AND TECHNOLOGICALLY BASED COMPANIES (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| LEISURE AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT (4 ECTS) | - | - | |
| INNOVATION DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT (6 ECTS) | - | - | |
| DEGREE FINAL THESIS IN TOURISM (20 ECTS) | - | - | - |
| DEGREE FINAL WORK IN ADE AND GI (14 ECTS) | - | - | - |
| EXTERNAL PRACTICES (20 ECTS) | - | - | - |
See the personalised Pla d'Acció Tutorial , where a set of actions is collected to improve the attention to the students through a more personalised and prolonged follow-up from the beginning to the end of the university studies.
Reception sessions
A few days before the start of the course, sessions are organised to give a warm benvinguda per als estudiants again access. These days are useful to know the coordinator of the degree, the curriculum, the campus services (Academic Management, Library, UACU, Professional Careers and International Relations) and to make a tour of the facilities with the in order to get to know the different spaces where they will study.
In this section you can consult in detail the credits, the amount of the studies with a single payment method and the 12-month financing fee.
You will also find information on university fees.
Access
The TecnoCampus offers various forms of payment for undergraduate studies.
- Single payment
- Installment payment in 10 or 12 months, with a loan from a bank. We currently have agreements with Banco de Sabadell and Caixabank.
You can access this section where you will find all the information and conditions on financing and you can also do simulations with them calculators of loan
Forms of paymentIn this section you can consult the type of bonuses that you can credit at the time of registration to enjoy discounts on the price of registration.
- Large family
- Excellence in previous studies, such as high school
- Disability certificates
- Etc.
You will also find an extensive document with frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Discounts on the price of tuitionThe TecnoCampus has an extensive program of scholarships and specific financial aid in the budget of the TecnoCampus Foundation with contributions from the Foundation itself, UPF and other private entities.
If you meet the academic and / or financial requirements, you can obtain a scholarship for the total or partial amount of tuition for undergraduate studies.
One in four students have obtained some kind of scholarship
Outstanding scholarships:
- TecnoCampus Scholarships, with economic and academic criteria, which offer different renewable grants throughout the studies and which are resolved before the end of the pre-registration period in June.
- General grants from the Ministry. TecnoCampus degree students can apply for grants from the Ministry of Education to obtain different financial aid based on the academic and financial criteria set out in the call.
- Grants for university students from affiliated centers. The aim of these grants is to partially compensate the student for the costs of university registration for official undergraduate studies.
Access these scholarships and other more specialized scholarships.
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