Information for students of the dual pathway in Tourism and Hospitality Management degree

The Dual Pathway of the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management offers students the opportunity to spend time during the final years of their degree courses in companies in the tourism and hospitality sector and thus apply the skills that they have learnt during their studies in a real professional environment.
 

In addition to practical experience, students receive specialised training in key areas of the sector, such as business management, professional team work, sustainability, tourism marketing, customer service, the digitisation of services and the use of foreign languages, all taught by professionals in the sector.
 
Through this initiative, the Faculty demonstrates its commitment to applied and labour market-oriented training that aims to increase the employability of its graduates by providing them with a global perspective and practical experience of working in the sector.

Curricular structure and pathway

The dual pathway takes place during the 2nd semester of the 3rd year and the and 2nd semester of the 4th year of the degree course and is organised as follows:

• Stage 1: 2nd semester (3rd year)

  • Guidance in the Tourism Sector (2 ECTS): sessions taught at the faculty by professionals from the sector to help students prepare for and adapt to the labour market.

  • Work Placements I and II (24 ECTS): approximately 480 hours working and learning at a company in the sector.

  • Gastronomy (30 ECTS): compulsory subject that is not part of the dual pathway, but which enables the student to complete all the credits corresponding to the semester.

• Stage 2: 2nd semester (4th year)

  • Work placement in a Tourism Company (24 ECTS credits): approximately 480 hours working and learning at a company in the sector.

  • Bachelor's Thesis (6 ECTS): The student's Bachelor's Thesis will be based on a project proposed by or agreed with the company. The work will include an onsite stay of 45 hours at the company, to which will be added the hours needed to prepare, analyse and write the Bachelor's Thesis, in accordance with the established academic criteria.

Contract and remuneration

• The relationship between the student and the company is governed by a Work-Study contract.

• Students must receive financial compensation equal to or greater than that established in the collective agreement applicable to the sector of activity of the collaborating entity and, under no circumstances, may such compensation be less than the minimum wage, in proportion to the number of hours worked.

Application and admission

Registration process

• Registration for the 3rd year of the degree course:

  • During the ordinary registration process, all students must register for the normal compulsory and optional academic subjects corresponding to the 3rd year of the degree, in accordance with the curriculum. Students do not choose dual pathway subjects during this phase.

  • Once the academic year has begun and while the students are studying the compulsory subjects of the 1st four-month period, those students who are interested in following the dual pathway must submit an application and participate in the selection process described in the previous section.

  • Once this process has been completed, students selected for the dual pathway will have a period of 10 working days during the first fortnight of February to modify their registration by substituting their initially chosen subjects for those of the dual pathway, in accordance with the procedure established in the URV's registration regulations. Students will incur no additional cost for this process.

  • Students who have not been selected for the dual pathway will continue to study the subjects for which they originally registered during the remainder of the academic year.

• Registration for the 4th year of the degree:

  • In the 4th year, students who are following the dual pathway will register directly during the ordinary registration period for the specific dual pathway subjects planned for this year.

Collaborating entities