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Faculty of Arts
Department of TOURISM
Course Description
TOUR107 - Computer Reservation Systems I - 2 credits
This course introduces students to the global distribution systems mostly in use by the local and regional travel and hospitality industry.
TOUR113 - Travel Agency Management I - 3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with the basic skills and procedures required by professional travel agency managers.
TOUR117 - Outgoing Tourism I - 2 credits
In this course detailed guidance is prepared in order to acquaint the students with the outbound tourism and means of transportation on land and sea.
TOUR118 - Outgoing Tourism II - 2 credits
This course covers in brief, information about world hotels, main tourist sites and attractions in different countries. Moreover, it covers a brief analysis of regional framework and specific regions of the world.
TOUR121 - Air Transport Ticketing I - 3 credits
These introductory courses provide students with the basic knowledge relating to the role and functions of international bodies, travel terminology and airline guides.
TOUR122 - Air Transport Ticketing II - 3 credits
These introductory courses provide students with the basic knowledge relating to the role and functions of international bodies, travel terminology and airline guides.
Pre Requisite: TOUR121
TOUR125 - Incoming Tourism I - 2 credits
These courses cover in brief tour brochures including costs, itineraries, group size, pace, single supplements, terms and conditions and consumer protection.
TOUR127 - Incoming Tourism II - 2 credits
These courses cover in brief tour brochures including costs, itineraries, group size, pace, single supplements, terms and conditions and consumer protection.
TOUR133 - Geography of Palestine - 3 credits
This course covers the physical, political and economic Geography of Palestine.
TOUR151 - Customer Services Management - 3 credits
This course will prepare the students in the two areas of Travel Formalities and Customers Services and Selling Techniques. Students will study the types of customers, their needs and expectations, how to create good customer relations the selling process and making recommendations and closing the sale. Travel formalities include passport and health certificates, taxes, customs and currency, insurance.
TOUR152 - Geography in Travel Planning - 3 credits
This course will give the students a broad image about destination geography, including factors that determine a destination`s appeal such as attractions, accessibility, costs and standards of living, culture & climate. Cultural geography and patterns of tourism.
TOUR153 - Transportation in the Travel Industry - 3 credits
Students will study Airline codes and definitions, aircraft and in-flight services, airport facilities and special passengers, automations, baggage, international regulations, and travel guides.
TOUR154 - Hotels & Tour Packages - 3 credits
This course will give details about administrative and accounting procedures, tour packages and hotel reservations.
TOUR201 - Field Trips I - 0 credit
Jerusalem, Bethlehem area and surroundings
TOUR202 - Field Trips II - 0 credit
Nazareth and Tiberias
TOUR203 - Field Trips III - 0 credit
Galilee is visited.
TOUR204 - Field Trips IV - 0 credit
Dead Sea and Qumran are visited.Selected field trips cover a wide variety of interesting places for tourists.
TOUR207 - Computer Reservation Systems II - 2 credits
This is a continuation of TOUR 107 involving airline distribution, pricing, ticketing and transaction processing.
TOUR211 - Travel Agency Management II - 3 credits
This course deals with selling practices, commercial skills, requirements and fundamental skills to all business operations.
Pre Requisite: TOUR113
TOUR212 - Travel Agency Management III - 3 credits
These courses are a continuation of Tour-113 and Tour-211 as required by the IATA/UFTAA International Certification Program. Areas covered include: travel business environment, major international travel and tourism organizations, employment in the travel and tourism industry.
Pre Requisite: TOUR211
TOUR217 - Outgoing Tourism III - 2 credits
This course introduce students to the fundamentals of escorted guided tours, round-trip transport to the destinations, airport transfers and hotel accommodations.
TOUR218 - Outgoing Tourism IV - 2 credits
This course is designed to give an overview to important international destinations and world attractions.
TOUR222 - Air Transport Ticketing III - 3 credits
These courses offer a broader view to reservations procedures, fare calculations, billing and methods of payments as well as travel taxation.
Pre Requisite: TOUR122
TOUR227 - Incoming Tourism III - 2 credits
These courses are designed to give a general overview to important historical and archaeological sites relevant to the Holy Land.
Pre Requisite: TOUR127
TOUR228 - Incoming Tourism IV - 2 credits
These courses are designed to give a general overview to important historical and archaeological sites relevant to the Holy Land.
TOUR237 - Air Transport Ticketing IV - 3 credits
These courses offer a broader view to reservations procedures, fare calculations, billing and methods of payments as well as travel taxation.
Pre Requisite: TOUR222
TOUR243 - Human Resource Management - 3 credits
This course aims to provide an understanding of the role of the management of people at work in theory and practice. It is designed to provide a specific body of knowledge in human resource management. It will also provide student with the skills to manage themselves on their supervised work experience and to understand and appreciate particular management styles, structures, and culture which they may experience.
TOUR244 - Tourism Marketing - 3 credits
This course applies the theory of direct marketing and service marketing for practical use in the Tourism Industry. Concepts analyzed include marketing mix components of products - presentation communication and distribution - customer retention, service deliveries, systems and Internet-based strategic marketing applications. Case studies show how direct marketing and service marketing can be used by a variety of travel and tourism related service suppliers and vendors.
TOUR252 - Travel Agency Management IV - 3 credits
These courses are a continuation of Tour-113 and Tour-211 as required by the IATA/UFTAA International Certification Program. Areas covered include: travel business environment, major international travel and tourism organizations, employment in the travel and tourism industry.
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