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University Carlos III of Madrid

Bachelor's Degree in Tourism (Spanish)

Getafe, Spain

DURATION

4 Years

LANGUAGES

Spanish

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

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EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2025

TUITION FEES

EUR 7,000 / per year *

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

* for non-European students | for EU students: € 1,500/year

Key Summary

About: The Bachelor's Degree in Tourism (Spanish) focuses on providing students with comprehensive knowledge and skills in the tourism industry. The program emphasizes cultural understanding, sustainable practices, and the importance of hospitality in tourism management, preparing students for various roles in this expanding field.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in a variety of areas, such as travel management, event planning, tourism marketing, and hospitality. Potential roles include travel agent, tour operator, and destination manager, all of which contribute to the dynamic tourism sector.

Introduction

The goal of the UC3M Bachelor&rsquo's Degree in Tourism is to form professionals who are prepared to direct and manage tourism companies, identify and undertake business initiatives, manage and supervise companies or other public or private institutions in the sector, manage and plan resources, itineraries and tourist destinations and create specific products.

This degree offers students a deep knowledge of the tourism sector that will allow them to adapt to continuous market transformations. In addition, they will obtain multidisciplinary training that integrates the disciplines involved in the tourism sector: economics, business, law, geography, sociology, history, art, urban planning, computer science, and literature, among others.

Given its practical and applied nature, they will be able to complete their knowledge of the profession by carrying out internships in leading companies, entities, and organizations.

Studies with some courses in English

This bachelor's degree is offered in Spanish, but you can study some courses in English if you want.

You can check the courses offered in English in the study program.

You don't need a previous-level test. If you want to study a course in English, you have to select the English group in the enrollment.

Employability and professional internships

UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.

A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019 XXIV Estudio de Inserción Profesional (Professional Placement Study).

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Curriculum

Year 1 - Semester 1

Principles of Economics (6 ECTS)
Fundamentals of business administration (6 ECTS)
Introduction to property law (6 ECTS)
French I (3 ECTS)
German I (3 ECTS)
Geography of tourism and current tourism trends (6 ECTS)

Year 1 - Semester 2

French II (3 ECTS)
German II (3 ECTS)
Search techniques and use of information (3 ECTS)
Oral and written expression techniques (3 ECTS)
Tourist territorial resources (6 ECTS)
Introduction to Accounting (6 ECTS)
Introduction to Statistics (6 ECTS)

Year 2 - Semester 1

Administrative regulation of tourism (6 ECTS)
Cultural Heritage (6 ECTS)
French III (3 ECTS)
German III (3 ECTS)
Contemporary history and tourism (6 ECTS)
Strategic Management of tourism companies (6 ECTS)

Year 2 - Semester 2

Territorial and tourism planning (6 ECTS)
Operations and processes in tourism companies (6 ECTS)
Tourism Marketing (6 ECTS)
French IV (3 ECTS)
Skills: Humanities (6 ECTS)
German IV (3 ECTS)

Year 3 - Semester 1

Financial Management (6 ECTS)
Private tourism law (Tourism Contracting) (6 ECTS)
Computer systems in the tourism sector (6 ECTS)
Spreadsheets. Intermediate Level (3 ECTS)
Professional interpersonal skills (3 ECTS)

Year 3 - Semester 2

Management of tourist events and protocol (6 ECTS)
Creation of tourism companies (6 ECTS)
Market research and information sources for the tourism sector (6 ECTS)
Quality management of tourist services and customer service (6 ECTS)

Year 4 - Semester 1

Communication Techniques, Sponsorships, and PR (6 ECTS)
Organization and management of human resources (6 ECTS)

Year 4 - Semester 2

External internships (12 ECTS)
Final Degree Project (6 ECTS)

Electives to choose from in 3rd year and 4th Year - First semester

At the end of your studies, you must have obtained 42 elective credits.

Art History (6 ECTS)
Cultural and museum tourism (6 ECTS)
Travel and images of tourist spaces (6 ECTS)
Emerging tourism and new tourism modalities (3 ECTS)
Design of tourist services for Asian cultures (3 ECTS)
Sustainable tourism (3 ECTS)
Foreign language applied to tourism I (3 ECTS)
Online tourism services businesses (6 ECTS)
Digital marketing and social networks for tourism products (6 ECTS)
Statistical models for the tourism sector (6 ECTS)
Labor legislation in the tourism sector (6 ECTS)

Electives to choose from in 3rd year and 4th Year - Second semester

At the end of your studies, you must have obtained 42 elective credits.

Creation and planning of tourist itineraries and routes (3 ECTS)
Business models and design thinking for tourism services (3 ECTS)
Foreign language applied to tourism II (3 ECTS)
Collaborative tourism strategies (6 ECTS)
Creation and brand management of tourist and cultural destinations (6 ECTS)
Management of tourism and leisure intermediation companies (6 ECTS)
Hotel and tourist accommodation management (6 ECTS)
Sociology of tourism and leisure (6 ECTS)

Mobility

Exchange programs

The Erasmus program allows UC3M undergraduate and postgraduate students to study one or several semesters in one of the European universities with which UC3M has agreements or to carry out an Erasmus Placement, that is, an internship stay. in some companies in the EU. These exchanges have financial support thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.

For its part, the Non-European Mobility program allows undergraduate students to study one or more semesters at one of the international universities with which the university has agreements. It also has financial support provided by Banco Santander and UC3M.

In both cases, the places are offered in a public call and are awarded to the students with the best record who have exceeded the language threshold (English, French, German...) required by the university. partner.