Food and Drink Tourism (5 cr)
Code: TO00BS64-3001
General information
Enrollment
24.05.2021 - 30.05.2021
Timing
17.09.2021 - 29.10.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
2 op
RDI proportion
3 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOP2), Palvelualat
Teachers
- Marjaana Salomaa
- Anikó Lehtinen
- Henry Lybäck
Teacher in charge
Marjaana Salomaa
Groups
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TOP221SYTäydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S21, Palvelualat
Learning outcomes
Student is able to
- grow overall understanding of food tourism and its’ significance in tourism business
- describe and apply future trends in planning and development
- describe the regional tourism attractions
- integrate local food and beverage in to tourism experience
- utilize business thinking in food tourism services
- develop customer-oriented services and processes in food travel
Teaching methods
The course includes introduction to food tourism and development work. These elements give student understanding of food tourism and food routes in Finland, student develops customer-oriented tourism services based on local attractions and learns to integrate local food and beverage in to tourism experience.
Grading scale
H-5