In the academic year of 2016-2017, Tourism Guidance Department was established in the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences. The language of education, which is Turkish, continues its education and training activities with its expert and professional academic staff and rich course contents such as Tourism Guidance, History, Archeology, Economics, Human Resources, Hotel Management, European Union and Tourism within the framework of four-year license plan. The purpose of Tourism Guidance Department to each student who completes four years of undergraduate education, to gain informations and skills in the fields such as Tourism and Tourist concepts, International Tourism and Turkey Tourism, Tourism Law, Hotel Management, Definition of Archeology, History at the same time prepare and train like a qualified, innovative, entrepreneur, competetive human resources.
The Department of Tourism Guidance provides students with a variety of opportunities both in their academic staff and in their international educational level and in their practical trips. With these opportunities, students who are able to move away from the theory and have the ability to practice as required by the profession graduate as the people who are needed by the tourism industry. The primary objective of the program is to have a good level of foreign language, high level of cultural knowledge, high knowledge about nature and cultural assets in our country, good human relations, analytical thinking, innovative, problem-solving and organizational ability, tolerance, courtesy, respect, honesty. as with basic and social values, leadership skills, to gain and trained individuals who can give an information and can take the local and foreign tourists sights of Turkey in the tourism industry.
Students who have graduated from the Tourism Guidance Department as a Tourist Guide, have the opportunity to work in public, private and international organizations. They can work as an independent tourist guide, travel guide, travel agency manager, travel agency information officer, middle and top level manager in tourism businesses. Students who think and succeed in their academic career will also have the opportunity to pursue academic career. In addition, graduates who have a master's degree in Educational Sciences have the opportunity to become vocational teachers in secondary schools.
1. Freelance tourist guide 2. Tourist guide connected to travel agency 3. Travel agency manager 4. Travel agent information officer 5. Middle and senior managers in tourism businesses 6. Academic career opportunity for successful and prospective students.
Admission to the undergraduate / undergraduate programs of our university is based on "Regulation on the Transfer between Associate Degree and Bachelor's Degree Programs Transfer, Double Major, Minor, Inter-Agency Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions" accepts students with lateral transfer within the quota.
All students who want to pass the Vertical Transfer to our department are placed by the Student Selection and Placement Center if they get enough points by taking the Vertical Transfer Exam. Students who fulfill all the requirements are thus entitled to a four-year undergraduate degree at our school.