Food and Drink Tourism (5 cr)
Code: TO00BS64-3002
General information
Enrollment
23.05.2022 - 29.05.2022
Timing
29.08.2022 - 06.11.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
1 op
RDI proportion
4 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOP2), Palvelualat
Teachers
- Marjaana Salomaa
- Henry Lybäck
- Anikó Lehtinen
Teacher in charge
Marjaana Salomaa
Groups
-
TOP222SYTäydentävä osaaminen (amk-tutkinto), S22, 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