Curriculum | Centro Universitario de la Costa

FIELDS OF EDUCATION	Credits	%
Compulsory Common Basic Training Area	102	23
Mandatory Particular Basic Training Area	178	42
Selective basic training area	24	6
Compulsory specialized training area	70	16
Selective specialized training area	24	6
Open elective training area	28	7
Number of credits to qualify for the degree:	426	100

Compulsory Common Basic Training Area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Administration I	I0942	CT	40	40	80	8
Administration II	I5082	CT	40	40	80	8	I0942
Oral and Written Expression	D1470	CT	40	20	60	6
Fundamental Juridical Concepts	I5083	CT	40	40	80	8
Research Methodology and Practice	I5084	CT	40	40	80	8
University and XXI Century	I5085	CT	40	40	80	8
General Accounting	I5086	CT	40	40	80	8
Economics I	I5087	CT	40	40	80	8
Economics II	I5088	CT	40	40	80	8
Statistics I	I5089	CT	40	40	80	8
Statistics II	I5090	CT	40	40	80	8	I5089
Mathematics I	I0868	CT	40	40	80	8
Information Technology	I5093	CT	20	40	60	8
Totals:			500	500	1000	102

Mandatory Particular Basic Training Area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Strategic Management	I5139	CT	40	40	80	8	I0942
Quality Management	I5097	CT	40	40	80	8
Legislation Applied to Tourism	I5506	CT	40	40	80	8	I5083
Psychology Applied to Tourism	I5507	CT	40	40	80	8
Accounting and Financial Analysis	I5164	CT	40	40	80	8	I5086
Project Formulation and Evaluation	I5098	CT	40	40	80	8
Operations Research I	I5100	CT	40	40	80	8	I5090
Marketing	I5103	CT	40	40	80	8
Tourism Marketing	I5508	CT	40	40	80	8	I5103
Human Resources Administration	I5091	CT	40	40	80	8	I0942
Fundamentals of Tourism	I5509	CT	40	40	80	8
Tourism Geography	I5510	CT	40	20	60	6
Food and Beverage Business Management	I5511	CT	20	60	80	8	I5509
Lodging Business Management	I5512	CT	40	40	80	8	I5509
Travel Management and Operation	I5513	CT	40	40	80	8	I5509
Organization of Congresses, Conventions, Fairs and Exhibitions	I5612	CT	40	40	80	8	I5509
Cultural Heritage	I5514	CT	40	40	80	8	I5509
Natural Heritage	I5515	CT	40	40	80	8
Rural Tourism	I5516	CT	20	40	60	6	I5509
Degree Seminar in Tourism	I5517	S	40	20	60	6	I5084
English I	I5134	T	0	90	90	6
English II	I5135	T	0	90	90	6	I5134
English III	I5136	T	0	90	90	6	I5135
English IV	I5137	T	0	90	90	6	I5136
Totals:			760	1140	1900	178

Selective basic training area

Courses	Code	Type	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Additional Language to Spanish I	I5518	T	90	90	6
Additional Language to Spanish II	I5519	T	90	90	6	I5518
Additional Language to Spanish II	I5520	T	90	90	6	I5519
Additional Language to Spanish IV	I5521	T	90	90	6	I5520
Totals:			360	360	24

The student must compulsorily choose at least one of the two language series (German or French) with 24 credits.

Compulsory specialized training area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Entrepreneur Development	I5113	CT	40	40	80	8	I0942
Sustainable Tourism Development	I5522	CT	40	40	80	8
Finance I	I5523	CT	40	40	80	8	I5086
International Business and Cultural Differences	I5319	CT	40	40	80	8
Administrative Auditing of Tourism Enterprises	AU106	CT	40	40	80	8
Ecotourism	I5524	CT	40	40	80	8	I5509
Tourism Planning	I5525	CT	40	40	80	8	I5522
Tourism Research Seminar	I5526	CT	20	40	60	6	I5084
Internships for Tourism Degree Programs	I5527	CT	0	0	0	8
Totals:			300	320	620	70

Selective specialized training area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Orientation “A” Tourism Marketing
Marketing Plan in Tourism Companies	IA085	CT	40	40	80	8	50% OF THE TOTAL CREDITS OF THE CURRICULUM
Tourism Destination Marketing	IA086	CT	40	40	80	8	IA085
Strategic Planning for Tourism Marketing	IA087	CT	40	40	60	8	IA086
Orientation “B” Planning and Development
Socioanthropology of Tourism	IA088	CT	40	40	80	8	50% OF THE TOTAL CREDITS OF THE CURRICULUM
Tourism Planning, Development and Policies	IA089	CT	40	40	80	8	IA088
Regional and Local Development	IA090	CT	40	40	80	8	IA089

Open elective training area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Orientation “A” Tourism Marketing
Tourism Advertising and Sales Promotion	IL633	CT	40	40	80	8
Tourism Market Intelligence Analysis	IA092	CT	40	40	80	8	IL633
Tourism Product Design	IA093	CT	40	40	80	8	IA092
Orientation “B” Planning and Development
Tourism Management and Competitiveness	IL634	CT	40	40	80	8
Tourism Models and Perspectives	IA095	CT	40	40	80	8	IL634
Sustainable Development	IA096	CT	40	40	80	8	IA095