Turist Rehberliği Önlisans Diploması

ISCO: 08

ISCO: 08

• They describe the basic concepts of tourist guiding.
• They know the legal regulations and professional standards in the field of travel services.
• They know internal and external environmental factors that affected by tourism and travel companies.
• They know how the travel businesses for promotional, information, guidance, transportation, meeting-conference and the other services was organized and presented. Know at least one foreign language at level A2 Europe Language Portfolio.
• They can easily apply the theoretical and practical knowledge in the sector that they gained at school and internship.
• They know how the computer systems work that used in the travel companies and they can use these systems.
• They can use the foreign language knowledge acquired at school and internship.
• They analyze the problems faced by the tourism industry with the help of the theoretical and practical experience they gained and find solutions to them.
• Their contact force is high and they adapt to team work.
• They communicate with their subordinates and superiors effectively.
• They have the ability to work under pressure, stress and business density.
• They know applications like tour planning, tour operator and operation management, counseling services that organized in the travel agencies, and take an active role in these applications.
• They get detailed information all the historical sites and touristic places of Turkey.
• They introduce the cultural and geographical characteristics pf visited religions in the cultural tours to groups by the leadership.
• They know the basic principles of band-aid.
• They specialize in various religious beliefs, mythology, art history and archaeology and they transferred this information to domestic and foreign tourists during the introduction of their country.
• They help to the colleagues working together and the new ones.
• Prepare reports regarding their task and present them to their seniors.
• Assist colleagues by doing the tasks apart from their own in extraordinary situations.
• Band to national and ethical values and care for these values at work they attend.
• They are stick to national and ethical value, and they keep these values in their studies.
• They follow the innovations related to the profession and constantly improve themselves.
• They get the general information about tourism and travel activities in the other world countries.
• They know the history of the different religions and their principles.
• They acquire the capabilities to present a subject fluently.

The main objective of the Department of Tourist Guiding, to train professional tourist guides who can speak at least one foreign language and has the knowledge to introduce our country to the local and foreign tourists in the best way. The students of this program has the practical information about the historical and touristic places located in the east and the west part of Turkey, thanks to the Turkey tour they participate in obligatory. In addition to the tourism, computer and foreign language the courses such as archaeology, mythology, art of history and history of religions are the main courses that will contribute to the students being successful in their profession. Tourist Guiding Department interact the institutions like TURSAB, TUREB, TUREM and the chambers and associations like IRO and KARED.

Records of the candidates vocational colleges is done in accordance with the principles determined by the Higher Education Board and University Council. The process of registration to the university is carried by the candidates personally. However, those records whom has the right and valid excuse can be done by their relatives. It is given the ID card to the students entolled in the University certain. Fort he record to the vocational school; 1) To be graduated from high school or vocational school; high school diplomas received from a foreign country, whose equivalence to be approved by the Ministry of Education, 2) Conditions are sought, as a result of Student Selection and Placement Exam (OSYS), be placed to the Tourist Guiding Program with the central placement system. Documents required for registration: 1) High school or equivalent diploma 2) Placement of the outcome document made by OSYM

Our graduates employment opportunities in general are like that: To perform the tours as a salaried staff of the A,B and C group travel agencies which are the members of Turkey Travel Agencies Associations. To work as spot guide the paces which have the historic and cultural highlights and re visited frequently by tourists like Dolmabahçe Palace and Anatolian Civilization Museum. In addition, to catch the opportunity to guide outgoing tours by participating in outgoing guidance training certification program that organized by Tourist Guiding Association.

Full-time