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Fundamentals of Research in Tourism
Tourism & Hospitality Management Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: 9/3/25 - 12/23/25
Fundamentals of Research in Tourism
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: CETT - University of Barcelona
Location: , Spain
Primary Subject Area: Tourism & Hospitality Management
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
Contact Hours: 60
DESCRIPTION
The subject Fundamentals of Research in Tourism is seen as a first contact by an undergraduate student with the academic, professional and business world of tourism research. Since research in tourism science is a young discipline, still developing and creating its own conceptual foundations, this subject is of crucial importance to introduce students to specialized knowledge tools and strategies of applied basic research on the fields of tourism, culture and territory, gastronomy and food and hotel management. To achieve this, the learning will focus on the acquisition by the student of research basis and of the necessary critical tools to address any scientific piece of work with both formal characteristics and content that all rigorous and methodical work of tourist research must have.