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Tourism industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. According to the WTO data nine out of ten people are employed in this sector; recently the sector has created more than 235 million jobs. It consists of many segments each of which offers career opportunities both in private and public sectors.

 

CTS started operating Bachelor’s program in Tourism in 2010 in Batumi and in 2012 in Tbilisi. The program is result-oriented, with a balance between theoretical knowledge and practical skills; it places special emphasis on hotel administration.

 

The four-year program is Tourism gives students all the necessary skills and knowledge needed for professional growth, which will enable them to have a succesful future career. The program curriculum covers general courses as well as courses from tourism management. The aim of the program is to equip students with knowledge in the following:

 

  • Policy and planning of sustainable tourism
  • Managing and operating tourist business
  • Investgating and forecasting tourism industry
  • Applying modern information, electronic and operational systems and technologies.

 

In the academic process most modern literature is used. Courses are delivered by outstanding professionals and professors of Tourism industry. CTS partner Universities include leading international Universities and local private and public organizations.

Bachelor’s Program in Tourism in Tbilisi and Batumi comprises 240 ECTS, 30 ECTS per semester. Consequently the length of the program is four years. Each academic year consists of two semesters – Fall and Spring. Each semester comprises 19 weeks, the academic year consists of 38 weeks. In addition, if and when needed students can take summer semester comprising eight weeks, where each student can accumulate no more than 15 ECTS. 1 ECTS equals to 25 hours including contact hours (lectures, seminars, practical courses, etc) as well as independent hours of work (needed to get ready for midterm and final exams, presentation etc).

 

The program is structured as follows: field courses – 185 ECTS out of which 125 ECTS are for mandatory courses, 60 ECTS – field elective/mandatory (out of which students shall take 45/35 ECTS). The program includes mandatory University courses 70 ECTS; out of which 50/60 ECTS are allocated to foreign languages (two languages are learned).

 

Out of 240 ECTS prescribed by the curriculum, students are allowed to take 20 ECTS in an alternative way (by replacing elective courses) in accordance with President Order of Caucasus University May #01/01-68 31, 2014.

 

During the third year those students who did not pass English as a foreign language at the Unified National Exams shall take mandatory additional courses in the English language (GENG 0001, PENG 1170, GENG 0002, PENG 1270) instead of free credits so as to acquire B1 (CEFR) competence in the English language.

 

Students shall prepare and defend a Bachelor’s paper before completing the Bachelor’s Program.

 

CTS has a wide web of partner Universities which allows students to participate in exchange programs of various kinds.

  

University compulsory subjects

 

  • English language: general and professional
  • Computer skills
  • Foreign language: German or French or Turkish or Russian
  • German language/French language/Turkish language/Russian language
  • Precalculus/Calculus
  • Academic writing

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    Specialized compulsory subjects

     

  • History of Georgia
  • Geography of Georgia
  • Fundamentals of management
  • Introduction to tourism
  • Basics of marketing
  • Financial accounting
  • Operational management
  • Introduction to Tourism Management
  • Introduction to Hospitality Management
  • Tourist resources of Georgia
  • Tourism policy
  • Tourism Marketing and International Markets
  • Tourism statistics
  • Hotel management
  • Management of a tourist company
  • Management of cultural resources
  • Food and Beverage Management
  • Economics of tourism
  • Tourism planning and site management
  • Event management
  • Sustainable development of tourism
  • Ecotourism
  • Qualitative and quantitative research methods

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    Elective/compulsory subjects 

     

  • Internship in tourism
  • Tour planning and management
  • Information technologies in tourism
  • Transport industry in tourism
  • World tourism resources
  • Wine tourism
  • Business communication
  • Business plan development
  • Adventure tourism
  • Agritourism
  • Health tourism
  • MICE tourism
  • Free credit
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  • See Program 

Any person having completed secondary education is entitled to enroll in the Bachelor’s Program in Tourism.

 

Pre-condition for enrolment in the Bachelor’s Program is passing the Unified National Examinations. The Unified National Exams are held by the National Center for Examinations (legal Entity of Public Law); any exceptions to the general rule are allowed only in the cases prescribed by the Law.

 

Diko Kopaleishvili

Dean

Tel: (+995 32) 2 37 77 77 (270)

Mob: 599 90 45 74

E-mail: dkopaleishvili@cu.edu.ge

Room: B28

 

Tornike Turtseladze

Administrative Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs 

Tel: (+995 32) 237 77 77 (238)

Mob: 555 97 18 17
E-mail: tpurtseladze@cu.edu.ge

Room: B26