Study programmes

 


Tourism, Hotel and Spa Industry (Bc-THK)

Form of study Full time
Academic degree Bachelor
Study branch Economics and Management (6213R00)
Method Combined
Length of study 3.0
Academic year 2022/2023
Garant študijného programu doc. Ing. Anna Šenková, PhD.
Graduate profile The aim of the study programme Tourism, Hotel and Spa Industry is to provide students with quality education and prepare them for employment in a competitive and rapidly changing environment of domestic and international tourism. The Bachelor's degree programme in Tourism, Hotel and Spa Industry prepares students for a professional career in tourism, hotel and spa enterprises in both domestic and international environments. Graduates of the programme are qualified economists - tourism services technologists and are ready for practice at the lower and middle management levels in the corporate sphere of tourism services. They are able to organize and manage business-operational processes and lead a work team in tourism enterprises. At the same time, they are ready to do business and process various business statistics and analyses in order to monitor and evaluate customer satisfaction and manage the brand and image of a tourist destination. During their studies, they acquire a complex general knowledge of economics, law, mathematical and statistical methods, management and marketing, finance and accounting, and psychology. This knowledge is complemented by expertise in areas that are specific for tourism activities, namely the fundamentals of tourism and the geography of tourism, intercultural communication in tourism, tourism service technology, tourism products, tour guiding activities, tour operator and travel agency issues, tourist destination management, hotel services management and spa service technology. The acquired knowledge is complemented by professional communication skills in two world languages and practical skills in the creation of multimedia information documents.



Study period :

1st year WT

# Code Name Completion ECTS credits Type Profilový predmet Contact lessons Course description
1st year WT 7KMN/IKO-THK/22 Intercultural Communication in Tourism (7KMN/IKO-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KMN/ZPR-THK/22 Fundamentals of Law (7KMN/ZPR-THK/22) Exam (S) 3 C L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KIK/AJ1-THK/22 English Language for Tourism I (7KIK/AJ1-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KFUM/MAT-THK/22 Mathematics (7KFUM/MAT-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C L-1 S-2 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KIK/NJ1-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism I (German) (7KIK/NJ1-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KIK/RJ1-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism I (Russian) (7KIK/RJ1-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KEE/MAK-THK/22 Macroeconomics (7KEE/MAK-THK/22) Exam (S) 5 C L-1 S-2 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KMN/EPO-THK/22 Business Ethics and Corporate Culture (7KMN/EPO-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KTH/DEK-THK/22 Cultural History (7KTH/DEK-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 4 OE S-2 per Week Course description
1st year WT 7KTH/SET-THK/22 Social Etiquette (7KTH/SET-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE L-1 per Week Course description


Study period :

1st year ST

# Code Name Completion ECTS credits Type Profilový predmet Contact lessons Course description
1st year ST 7KIK/AJ2-THK/22 English Language for Tourism II (7KIK/AJ2-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KEE/MIK-THK22 Microeconomics (7KEE/MIK-THK/22) Exam (S) 5 C L-1 S-2 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KIK/NJ2-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism II (German) (7KIK/NJ2-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KTH/ZCR-THK/22 Fundamentals of Travel and Tourism (7KTH/ZCR-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C PP L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KFUM/STA-THK/22 Statistics (7KFUM/STA-THK/22) Exam (S) 5 C PP L-1 S-2 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KIK/RJ2-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism II (Russian) (7KIK/RJ2-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KEE/HOP-THK/22 Economic Policy (7KEE/HOP-THK/22) Exam (S) 3 C L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KTH/GAS-THK/22 Gastronomy (7KTH/GAS-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 4 OE L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KEE/PMS-THK/22 Entrepreneurship in Small and Medium - Sized Enterprises (7KEE/PMS-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 4 OE L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
1st year ST 7KTH/SAA-THK/22 Sports and Recreation Activities in Their Animation (7KTH/SAA-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE S-1 per Week Course description


Study period :

2nd year WT

# Code Name Completion ECTS credits Type Profilový predmet Contact lessons Course description
2nd year WT 7MMO/MAR-THK/22 Marketing (7MMO/MAR-THK/22) Exam (S) 5 C L-1 S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KTH/SSR-THK/22 Guiding Services in Tourism (7KTH/SSR-THK/22) Exam (S) 3 C PP L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KMN/MAN-THK/22 Management (7KMN/MAN-THK/22) Exam (S) 5 C L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KFUM/INF-THK/22 Informatics (7KFUM/INF-THK/22) Exam (S) 3 C L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KIK/AJ3-THK/22 English Language for Tourism III (7KIK/AJ3-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KFUM/FIN-THK/22 Finance and Currency (7KFUM/FIN-THK/22) Exam (S) 3 C L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KIK/RJ3-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism III (Russian) (7KIK/RJ3-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KIK/NJ3-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism III (German) (7KIK/NJ3-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KTH/TDE-THK/22 Tourist Destinations in Europe (7KTH/TDE-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 4 OE L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KTH/KCR-THK/22 Spa Tourism in Slovakia (7KTH/KCR-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year WT 7KTH/OCT-THK/22 Organisation of Tourism (7KTH/OCT-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE S-1 per Week Course description


Study period :

2nd year ST

# Code Name Completion ECTS credits Type Profilový predmet Contact lessons Course description
2nd year ST 7KIK/AJ4-THK/22 English Language for Tourism IV (7KIK/AJ4-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KIK/NJ4-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism IV (German) (7KIK/NJ4-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KTH/TUP-THK/22 Tourist Products (7KTH/TUP-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C PP L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KIK/RJ4-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism IV (Russian) (7KIK/RJ4-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KTH/GER-THK/22 Geography and Regionalisation of Tourism in the SR (7KTH/GER-THK/22) Exam (S) 3 C L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7MMO/MID-THK/22 Creating Multimedia Information Documents in Tourism (7MMO/MID-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C PP L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KFUM/UCT-THK/22 Accounting (7KFUM/UCT-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C L-1 S-2 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KTH/VTA-THK/22 Rural Tourism and Agritourism (7KTH/VTA-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KTH/MTD-THK/22 Tourist Destinations Outside Europe (7KTH/MTD-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KTH/KMT-THK/22 Cultural and Urban Tourism (7KTH/KMT-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE S-1 per Week Course description
2nd year ST 7KTH/TPR-THK/22 Creating Projects in Tourism (7KTH/TPR-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 3 OE L-1 per Week Course description


Study period :

3rd year WT

# Code Name Completion ECTS credits Type Profilový predmet Contact lessons Course description
3rd year WT 7KTH/ZP1-THK/22 Final Thesis I (7KTH/ZP1-THK/22) Completion (A) 2 C S-1 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KEE/SVE-THK/22 World Economy (7KEE/SVE-THK/22) Exam (S) 3 C L-1 S-2 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KTH/MHS-THK/22 Hotel Services Management (7KTH/MHS-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C PP L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KMP/PSY-THK/22 Psychology (7KMP/PSY-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KIK/RJ5-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism V (Russian) (7KIK/RJ5-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KTH/TKS-THK/22 Technology of Spa Services (Physioteraphy, Balneology and Spa Treatment) (7KTH/TKS-THK/22) Exam (S) 4 C PP L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KMP/MSV-THK/22 Methodology and Methods of Social Research (7KMP/MSV-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KIK/NJ5-THK/22 Second Foreign Language for Tourism V (German) (7KIK/NJ5-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KIK/AJ5-THK/22 English Language for Tourism V (7KIK/AJ5-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 2 C S-2 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KTH/TS1-THK/22 Technology of tourism services I (7KTH/TS1-THK/) Exam (S) 4 C PP L-2 S-1 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KTH/TS2-THK/22 Technology of tourism services II. (7KTH/TS2-THK/22) Continuous assessment (PH) 4 OE L-1 S-1 per Week Course description
3rd year WT 7KTH/GEOEX/22 Geographical Excursion Selected Destinations (7KTH/GEOEX/22) Completion (A) 4 V S-40 per Week Course description


Study period :

3rd year ST

# Code Name Completion ECTS credits Type Profilový predmet Contact lessons Course description
3rd year ST 7KTH/ZP2-THK/22 Final Thesis II (7KTH/ZP2-THK/22) Completion (A) 3 C S-3 per Week Course description
3rd year ST 7KTH/PRA-THK/22 Professional Work Placement (7KTH/PRA-THK/22) Completion (A) 13 C S-18 per Week Course description


State exam courses :

# Code Name Completion ECTS credits Type Profilový predmet Faculty Course description
1. 7KTH/OZP-THK/22 Final Thesis Defence (7KTH/OZP-THK/22) State exam (ŠS) 8 C FMEO Course description
2. 7KTH/KSS-THK/22 State Exam (Colloquium) - Tourism, Hotel and Spa Industry (7KTH/KSS-THK/22) State exam (ŠS) 8 C FMEO Course description




Course type :

C = Compulsory course, OE = Obligatory elective course, V = Voluntary course

Contact lessons :

PS = Practical seminar, L = Laboratory, L = Lecture, S = Seminar

Druh profilového predmetu :

PP = Profilový predmet, DPP = Ďalší profilový predmet