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BSc Tourism Online Open Day – March 21, 2020
BSc Tourism
Online Open Day – March 21, 2020
Let’s introduce ourselves
Tiger-Lily KetellapperBSc Tourism Graduate
Jan PhilipsenProgramme Director
Why?
An academic bachelor programme
Tourism Figures
Corona crisis
Corona crisis
Tourism Figures
Dynamic Context
Climate change Effects on natural resources Effects on culture Disruptive innovations Economic and geo-political crises
Climate Change
Climate Change
Effects on Natural Resources
Effects on Natural Resources
Effects on Natural Resources
Manta Ray Tourism Indonesia
Disruptive Innovations
Economic and Geo-political Crises
Socio-Cultural Transformations
dark tourism
What’s the alternative
Voluntourism
What’s the alternative?
What’s the alternative?
Research & Development
Frank Oostdam
Director and president of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents
and Tour Operators (ANVR)
“We have to realise that we are one of the biggest economic
sectors in the world and this comes with bigger responsibilities
than we were used to in the past. Looking at the future
challenges of our sector I’m strongly convinced that the BSc
Tourism has the essential competences to really bring our sector
a sustainable step further and we will get new young travel
professionals that really can be agents of change.”
What?
Joint Degree WUR and BUas
Tourism Figures
Sharing the best of two worlds
Wageningen University & Research Academic expertise in environmental & social sciences International network of prestigious academic institutions
Breda University of Applied Sciences Applied expertise in leisure & tourism Institutional links with innovative companies in tourism sector
Sustainability & Interdisciplinarity
International
All courses specifically developed for the BSc Tourism All courses have an international focus 20-30% international students WU and BUas lecturers work in teams All have international research, work and/or teaching experience
Admission
VWO profile
Natuur & Techniek Natuur & Gezondheid Economie & Maatschappij Cultuur & Maatschappij
English: VWO 6.0 or HAVO 7.0
Year 1 – Breda University of Applied Sciences
Year 1 – Breda University of Applied Sciences
Year 1 – Breda University of Applied Sciences
Year 2 – Breda University of Applied Sciences
Year 2 – Breda University of Applied Sciences
Year 3 – Wageningen University
Year 3 – Wageningen University
Year 3 – Wageningen University
Year 3 – Semester 5
Wageningen University
overige Nederlandseuniversiteiten
Internationale uitwisseling
Themesmarketing & consumer behaviour
business management
international development studies
international land- and water management
anthropology | psychology
climate studies | environmental sciences
risk and disaster management
etc.
Study in numbers
Who?
Student Experiences
BSc Tourism student community
BSc Tourism Wageningen Day
National Field Project
Garbage awareness
International Field Project
Minor Innovation & Entrepreneurship
MSc Management, Economics & Consumer Studies
And Then?
Career Opportunities
Accreditation
Overall assessment: “GOOD”
“The programme delivers on its ambition to educate analytical, critical, and strategic thinkers who will be able to adjust to the challenges that the tourism sector faces.”
“The research quality of staff members is beyond any doubt.”
“Graduates showed a high level of ability and showed that they are very well prepared for progression to a master’s programme either in tourism, or related to tourism.”
Master Programmes
Almost all students continue in a MSc programme
BSc tourism guarantees a large variety of MSc opportunities
~30% opts for a MSc at Wageningen University
~20% opts for a MSc abroad
Master Programmes
JamesMSc Environmental
Sciences
LenaMSc International
Development Studies
MennoMSc Tourism, Society and Environment
JudithMSc Air Transport
Management
Employment
Employment - Anouk
MSc International Development StudiesWageningen University & Research
Content ProducerWWF, Netherlands
Employment - Daniek
MSc Cultural Geography, University of Groningen
Consultant Bureau BUITEN
Before: Consultant Rho Adviseurs
More info?
Overview of information sources
www.wur.nl/bto
www.buas.nl
www.bsctourism.com
WhatsApp & Facebook
WhatsApp: +31 6 22085486 Facebook: BSc Tourism
https://opendag.wur.nl/
Chat with students of theBSc Tourism
Check information aboutmatching, study anywhereanytime, etc in the FAQ
Online lecture series
Register:
https://www.wur.nl/en/Education-Programmes/Bachelor/Tourism.htm
Contact
Study adviser: Pieternel [email protected]
Programme coordinator: Sebastiaan [email protected]
Thanks for joining us!
