The aim is for the student to know the basic technical principles of cultural tourism and museums in order to be able to develop correct tourism management within the framework of cultural heritage and museums.
In order to achieve this objective, the student must learn a series of knowledge and acquire specific skills and attitudes.
In terms of knowledge, at the end of the course the student will be able to
- Understand the importance of cultural tourism in tourism management.
- Understand the importance of museums and their relationship with cultural tourism.
- Analyse the problems generated in the development of cultural tourism
- Analyse the problems generated in the use of museums as part of tourism management
- Recognise tourism activities related to culture and museums.
In terms of specific skills, the student will be able at the end of the course to:
- Document himself/herself on cultural tourism and museums
- Carry out studies on cultural tourism and museums.
- Know the problems generated by cultural tourism and museums and be able to solve them.
- Identify and manage cultural tourism and museum sites and destinations
- Evaluate cultural tourism potentials and the prospective analysis of their exploitation and maintenance.
In terms of general abilities or skills, the learner will be able to: ¿ The ability to search for, communicate and discriminate which information is relevant to a given decision:
- The ability to search for, communicate and discriminate which information is relevant to a given decision.
- The ability to be concerned with sustainability in all areas.
- The ability to apply multidisciplinary knowledge to the resolution of a given problem.
The student should have the following attitudes at the end of the course:
- An attitude of study and analysis of the cultural aspects of tourism.
- A critical attitude towards tourism activities carried out on heritage sites
- An attitude of respect towards cultural aspects of tourism.