HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN ADVENTURE TOURISM
Professional Degree: |
Higher Technician in Adventure Tourism |
Duration: |
4 Semesters |
Director: |
Miguel Burgos Pulgar |
Code: |
15011 |
Campus: |
Pucón |
Program Information
The objective of this Program is to train professionals who are able to plan different tours and guide different groups of people through mountains, rivers and lakes, in a reliable and safe way. At the same time, the students will learn the principles of environmental ethics and sustainable tourism during their training, which is a combination of theoretical classes (in the classroom) and practical classes (outdoors).
Occupational field
The students who successfully complete this Program will be able to work in the field of tourism, providing special tour guide services to individual clients or organized groups that want to carry out recreational sports activities in the natural environment: terrestrial environments in general, low or middle mountain regions, aquatic areas, etc.
The students of this program will be able to work in the following type of companies: adventure tourism companies, tourism companies (hotels, camping sites, hostels, lodges, etc.), travel agencies, natural parks or protected area management companies, sports clubs, schools, ski resorts with a complementary off-season offer of activities, public entities which offer activities in the natural environment, and other companies that offer similar services.