The College of Tourism Science offers its graduates a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Studies. The College includes two special programs in the field of tourism:
1. Tourism Planning and Development Program.
2. Tourist Guidance Program.
Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Studies
Tourism Planning and Development Program
The tourism planning and development program provides the necessary scientific material for lovers and seekers of work in the field of tourism which is one of the leading fields in the modern economy especially in the United Arab Emirates which relies heavily on that field in various emirates.
The University of Modern Sciences, represented by the college of Tourism Sciences, prepares students to enter the tourism market from its widest doors. They will be able to carry out market study and analysis, provide the necessary plans for the development of tourism work and all the scientific knowledge that qualifies students after graduation to take managerial positions in different sectors of Tourism field.
The graduate receives a bachelor’s degree in tourism studies in the field of tourism planning and development after completion of 126 credit hours (42 courses) in addition to internship course. The credit hours required can be divided as follows:-
University requirements (10 courses equivalent to 30 credit hours).
College requirements (22 courses equivalent to 66 credit hours + internship)
Compulsory specialization requirements (5 courses equivalent to 15 credit hours).
Elective specialization requirements (the student chooses (5) courses equivalent to 15 credit hours).
The Tourist Guidance Program
The tourist guidance is one of the funniest field in the world of tourism, with extensive knowledge and the ability to communicate with different cultures, open to the past, the present, and speak confidently about the future.
The College of Tourism Science offers tourist guidance program for students wishing to pursue the profession of tourist guidance. It is an attractive profession with a luster. The tourist guide is an ambassador in his homeland and has a distinguished and prominent role in shaping the general impression of the tourists about the trip and the country they visit.
The tourist guidance program includes a series of interesting and enjoyable courses that help the student after passing through to be a tourist guide able to be present in the tourist market in an effective manner.
The graduate receives a bachelor’s degree in tourism studies in the field of tourist Guidance after completion of 126 credit hours (42 courses) in addition to internship course. The credit hours required can be divided as follows:-
University requirements (10 courses equivalent to 30 credit hours).
College requirements (22 courses equivalent to 66 credit hours + internship)
Compulsory specialization requirements (5 courses equivalent to 15 credit hours).
Elective specialization requirements (the student chooses (5) courses equivalent to 15 credit hours).
Bachelor of Tourism Studies – specialty of tourist guiding
Tourism guiding is considered one of the most enjoyable careers in tourism world in terms of knowledge, the ability to communicate with others, shedding the light on history and present and talking about future with all confidence.
Faculty of Science tourism guidance program provides students who want to go deeply in the field of practical tourism, which depends on the talent in the presentation, recitation and knowledge of all the details. All these factors generate a permanent passion for the research to access all the information of interest to tourists.
Through tourism guiding programs, we provide easy, comprehensive, interesting and useful subjects, which enable the student after passing them to be an efficient tour guide, who is able to be in tourism market effectively. Also, we provide our student with the other related tourism sciences which enable him to have the knowledge of tourism industry in general not only tourism guiding.
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College of Tourism Sciences
College of Tourism Sciences is considered the most recent college in University of Modern Sciences (UMS), The College got its initial accreditation approval for its programs from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) since October 2014. UMS established that college because of the importance of tourism as a main supporter to the modern economy especially in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which becomes one of the most important tourist destinations in the Middle East.
The language of teaching in college of tourism sciences is English, in addition to some specialized courses that aim at developing the English language skills of tourism. The normal and expected length of time to graduation is between 7 semesters and 8 semesters.
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