Turizm Rehberliği Lisans Diploması

To be able to understand the content and extent of tour guidanceTo be able to comprehend the archaeological, historical and geographical values of Turkey that are concerned with tour guidance and relate them with current affairsTo be able present themselves using a foreign language and be able to gain the ability of the information that are learnt during the lessonsTo be able to consider analytically the artworks in the sphere of geography, in which the cultures lived, by making relations between the life and way of thinking and the features of the workTo be able to use the main principles of the religions that have existed in the world by understanding and blending themHave an understanding of the structure of the tourism industry, how it functions and its significiance for the development of the countryUnderstandi analyze and interpret the cultures, history, religions aand the art of the civilisations that have lived in TurkeyTo be able to be aware of innovations in world tourism by following them and be infomed about the tourism terminologyUnderstand service delivery processes related to tourist guiding profession, and use them in a way to ensure visitor satisfactionUnderstand and apply management theories and practices in order to effectively run a travel businessPlan, implement and control a tourHave basic first aid skillsUnderstand and apply national and international law, regulations and professional standards related to tourist guidingTo be able to comprehend the problems in international process of Tourism and alternative tourism types and be able to put forward the solutions to these problemsTo be able to be informed about the flora and fauna of Anatolian geography and be able to make awareness to these notions by increasing the sensibilityTo be able to practice the outcomes of the information about group and human behaviorTo be able get information about the cognitive technology and use them in accordance with its aimCommunicate verbally, non-verbally and in writing effectively and demonstrate effective presentation skillsUnderstand Atatürk’s principles and revolutions, and adopt fundamental principles of the RepublicHave an understanding of the basic concepts, theories, principles and facts within the context of management, economics, and social psychology

Students take one mid-term exam and one final exam for each course. They need a score of 60 out of 100 to get a passing grade. To get a passing grade in the course, the studentss total will be the sum of 40% of mid-term exam grade and 60% of final exam grade.In order to receive bachelor’s degree in Tourism Guidance, students are required to complete successfully all compulsory and elective courses (corresponding 240 ECTS) to be taken in the program and students are required to have at least a 2.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale.

In Turkey it is necessary that students to pass the YGS (Transition to Higher Education Examination) and LYS (Undergraduate Placement Examination). The only way to enter a program in University is through these tests’ scores. The students make choices in order of preference to be admitted to the programs they want to attend and send their preference form to ÖSYM (Student Selection and Placement Center). ÖSYM takes all the applications, lists the scores the students have received from highest to lowest and announces the current programs according to the scores placing the students in the programs they have preferred. The foreign students get placed in a University, allocated a certain number of quota students in our country, as per the scores they have received on the central exam named YÖS (University Entrance Examination for International Students). Documents required for the enrollment process are: •Diplomas of High Schools and their equivalents •The Document of Student Placement Exam results by ÖSYM

Highly educated and experienced guides have a wide range of job opportunities including the following ones. Career opportunities of the graduates ?Independent tourist guides ?Tourist guides working with travel agencies ?Travel agency manager ?Information officer in travel agencies ?Museum guide ?Academic career opportunity for successful and inclined students ?There is an opportunity of becoming a teacher of vocational courses in secondary schools for the graduates of Masters in Education Studies.

Qualification is continuous