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FACULTY OF TOURISM

courses, there are also elective courses in accordance with the
interests and abilities of the students in our faculty.
THE PARTICULAR QUALITIES OF THE FACULTY
The Faculty of Tourism has been founded within Erciyes Uni-
versity, a well-known research university, and possesses sever-
al facilities such as modern interactive teaching opportunities
with appropriate physical infrastructure, and an independent
conference hall. Thanks to the catering and servicing facilities,
computer laboratories and practice hotels that provide train-
FACULTIES cal infrastructure.
ing opportunities, the Faculty possesses a strong technologi-

The curriculum of our departments is mainly based on foreign
languages and theoretical and practical vocational educa-
tion and is supported by basic management and guidance
courses to prepare the students for the tourism sector. Along
with the compulsory internship, the faculty curriculum, which
is mainly practical, involves some elective courses in Turkish
and English which are in resonance with Bologna Process. The
academic calendar has been designed in such a way that stu-
dents can organize their internship properly and easily. The
annual Career Days familiarizes students with the companies
where they are going to do internships.
The faculty also provides students many opportunities by
means of Erasmus, Farabi, and Mevlana Exchange Programs to
continue their education at a different school both in Turkey
and abroad. The Tourism Management Student Club and the
Gastronomy Student Club, which are directly related to the
faculty, organize events during semesters under the supervi-
sion of faculty lecturers.
STUDENT FACILITIES

The aim of the faculty is to encourage students to have ad-
vance knowledge of English, as well as professional knowl-
edge and skills, and a second foreign language, to learn differ-
ent social structures and features, realize and improve their
own abilities, develop effective communication skills, learn
the particulars of teamwork, manage a tour, and acquire a
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