Simultaneous Tourism - Geography and History
Ourense, Spain
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
6 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 680 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Amount of first-year ECTS credits; fees not included
Key Summary
The objective of the joint degree is to provide comprehensive training that complements skills and competencies for analyzing and interpreting social realities with mastery of specific tourism business management tools and techniques, providing an in-depth understanding of existing historical and cultural heritage, and incorporating practical English language skills that equip you to work as a tour guide.
This training will enable you to join companies or organizations in the tourism sector and perform functions related to corporate and institutional management, tourist destination management, commercial management of tourism intermediaries, hotels, travel agencies, or any other public or private, national or international entity related to tourism.
The joint degree in tourism and geography and history is aimed at students interested in learning about and appreciating different cultures, civilizations, and social realities; with a special interest in art and historical and cultural heritage; with strong communication skills and a knack for learning new languages; capable of working in teams and in multicultural settings; with initiative, creativity, and a willingness to serve others.
1 Course
- Company: Accounting for tourism organizations I
- Company: Management and administration of tourist entities I
- Economics: Introduction to Economics
- Geography: Tourism in today's world
- Sociology: Sociology of tourism
- History: Introduction to Historiography
- Universal prehistory
- Geography: Fundamentals of Human Geography
- Company: Management and administration of tourist entities II
- Company: Accounting for tourism organizations II
- Modern Language: English for Tourism
2 Course
- History: Introduction to Ethnology
- Ancient universal history
- Art: Artistic languages and techniques
- History: Sources of information in the humanities
- Geography: Fundamentals of Physical Geography
- Foreign languages for tourism IA: English
- IB Foreign Languages for Tourism: French
- Foreign languages for tourism IC: German
- Foreign languages for tourism ID: Portuguese
- Art: Classical art
- History: Methodology of history
- Law: Tourism legislation
- Statistics
- Foreign Languages for Tourism IIA: English
- Foreign Languages for Tourism IIB: French
- Foreign languages for tourism IIC: German
- Foreign languages for tourism IID: Portuguese
- Cultural heritage
3 Course
- Economics applied to tourism
- Tourism marketing
- Human resources management in tourism companies
- Foreign languages for tourism IIIA: English
- Foreign languages for tourism IIIB: French
- Foreign languages for tourism IIIC: German
- Foreign languages for tourism IIID: Portuguese
- Universal medieval history
- Modern universal history
- Contemporary universal history
- Theory and method of archaeology
- medieval art history
- Applied archaeology
- Accommodation management
4 Course
- Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
- Ancient history of the Iberian Peninsula
- Medieval history of the Iberian Peninsula
- History of pre-Columbian and colonial America
- History of modern art
- Paleography
- Tourist distribution
- Public planning of tourism development
- Tourism promotion
- Foreign languages for tourism VAT: English
- Foreign languages for tourism IVB: French
- Foreign languages for IVC tourism: German
- Tourism market research
- Taxation of tourism companies
Other subjects
- Internships - Geography and History
- Final Degree Project - Tourism
- Final Degree Project - Geography and History
- Organizations in the tourism sector
- Management and conservation of historical and cultural heritage
- Historical research, documentation, archives and libraries
- Corporate and institutional management of tourism companies
- Excavations and archaeological studies
- Guides and tourist intermediaries
- Cultural and tourist advice
- International project management
- Travel agency and information office management
- Human resources management
- Teaching in public and private centers
- Management of public or private, national or international entities related to the tourism sector
- Tourism Technicians in Public Administration