Languages and Cultures for Tourism

Study location	Turin
Type	First cycle degree (Undergraduate), full-time
Nominal duration	3 years. The enrolment conditions, full-time or part-time is chosen year by year and accordingly changes tuition fee
Study language	Italian

Tuition fee	€2,800 per year To obtain a reduction in the above amount you must have requested ISEE certification for financial aid. en.unito.it/studying-unito/tuition-fees

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education In order to enrol in a first cycle degree (i.e. bachelor’s degree) and one-long-cycle master’s degree programmes, you shall hold a high school diploma meeting the following requirements: • It shall enable you to apply for university programmes of the same level in your country; • It shall be gained after at least 12 years of global education; If you hold a high school diploma awarded after less than years of global schooling you have to include a Declaration issued by the University, provided with a certified translation and legalization, that you have also completed all the exams of the first year of university studies, ALTERNATIVELY a post-secondary (non-academic) qualification provided with certified translation, legalization and declaration of value. • If an academic eligibility exam is required in your country to enrol in universities, the same exam will be required for admission into Italian universities as well. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: Italian / English / French / Spanish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. These documents shall be written or translated in one of the following languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish. If the document is issued in a different language from those listed above, you will have to upload both the original document and its certified translation. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	Italian Students enrolling for the first time on an Italian-taught first cycle degree or one long cycle degree who gained their high school diploma abroad or in a foreign-system school in Italy, will be required to take an Italian language test.

More information	lingue.unito.it/..re_per_il_Turismo_1.html

Overview

OBJECTIVES
Graduates in Languages and Cultures for Tourism will acquire knowledge in basic disciplines (economic, geography, anthropology and sociology) and in juridical and cultural subjects in order to obtain essential competences to access in Tourism market. Moreover, students have to prove to be fluent – written and oral language – in at least two European languages – Italian excluded, in order to be able to communicate general and specific information always considering cultural aspects.
Students have to choose two languages among the following ones: French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and German.
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OBIETTIVI
I laureati nel Corso di Laurea triennale in Lingue e Culture per il Turismo dovranno dimostrare di aver acquisito conoscenze nell’ambito delle discipline di base (economiche, geografiche, antropologiche e sociologiche) e delle materie giuridiche e culturali che costituiscono la rete di competenze indispensabili nei settori attinenti al mercato del turismo. Dovranno inoltre dimostrare di saper utilizzare con buona competenza comunicativa orale e scritta almeno due lingue dell’Unione Europea oltre l’italiano, per scambio di informazioni generali e specifiche al settore di specializzazione che non siano però avulse dall’aspetto culturale che ogni lingua-cultura porta in sé. Le lingue tra le quali gli studenti potranno scegliere le due del proprio percorso di studi sono: il francese, l’inglese, il portoghese, lo spagnolo, il tedesco.

Career opportunities

• Technicians and professionals in accommodation facilities and similar professional profiles
• Fairs, exhibitions and cultural events organizer
• Organizers of conferences and receptions
• Tourist animator and similar
• Natur/Sport Guides
• Tourist guide
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• Tecnici delle attività ricettive e professioni assimilate
• Organizzatori di fiere, esposizioni ed eventi culturali
• Organizzatori di convegni e ricevimenti
• Animatori turistici e professioni assimilate
• Agenti di viaggio
• Guide ed accompagnatori naturalistici e sportivi
• Guide turistiche