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YUFE Minor in Sustainable Tourism

YUFE Minors are semester-long 30 ECTS short thematic groups of courses. Students of all YUFE universities programmes can apply for the participation in Minors via YUFE Virtual Campus. Minors are also building blocks of YUFE Joint Bachelor in Urban Sustainability Studies programme.

Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management offers a YUFE Minor „Sustainable Tourism” in summer (spring) semester.

2026/2027     2025/2026

YUFE Minor „Sustainable Tourism” in 2026/2027

Obligatory courses (all are required to finish the Minor)

Course USOS code and link to course description ECTS points Class hours and forms
Global issues of tourism 2800-OG-EN-GIT 2 6h lecture + 9h tutorial
Responsible tour organisation and guiding 2 15h tutorial
Sustainable destination management 2 15h tutorial
Natural resources and conservation in tourism 2 15h tutorial
YUFE Challenge: Sustainable urban destinations 4 30h project

Elective courses (20 ECTS are required to finish the Minor)

Course USOS code and link to course description ECTS points Class hours and forms
Geography of Poland: landscape, society and tourism 2800-OG-EN-GP 2 15h lectures
An introduction to virtual tourism 2800-OG-EN-IVT 2 15h lectures
Film and book tourism 2800-OG-EN-FBT 2 8h lecture + 7h fieldtrip
Culinary tourism – food around the world 2800-OG-EN-CTW 4 15h lecture + 8h tutorial +7h fieldtrip
Let’s rock – Geotourism and geoparks 2800-OG-EN-GG 4 14h lecture + 16h tutorial
On the rivers and lakes – secrets of water tourism 2800-OG-EN-RLSWT 2 7h lecture + 8h fieldtrip
Slow tourism and a city 2800-OG-EN-STC 2 7h lecture + 8h fieldtrip
Space tourism and its determinants 2800-OG-EN-STD 2 15h lectures
Bicycle in tourism and recreation 2800-OG-EN-BITAR 4 15h lectures + 15h fieldtrip
Forests of Poland 2800-OG-EN-FPOL 4 20h lectures + 10h fieldtrip
Hunting extremes: severe weather and its record in the natural environment 2800-OG-EN-HEX 2 15h lectures

YUFE Minor „Sustainable Tourism” in 2025/2026

Obligatory courses (all are required to finish the Minor)

Course USOS code and link to course description ECTS points Class hours and forms
Geography of Poland: landscape, society and tourism 2800-OG-EN-GP 2 15h lectures
Global issues of tourism 2800-OG-EN-GIT 2 6h lecture + 9h tutorial
YUFE Challenge: Industrial heritage as
a chance for tourism		 2800-OG-EN-IHCT 4 10h lecture + 20h fieldtrip
Polish as a foreign language (Faculty of Humanities) 2 60h tutorial

Elective courses (20 ECTS are required to finish the Minor)

Course USOS code and link to course description ECTS points Class hours and forms
An introduction to virtual tourism 2800-OG-EN-IVT 2 15h lectures
Film and book tourism 2800-OG-EN-FBT 2 8h lecture + 7h fieldtrip
Culinary tourism – food around the world 2800-OG-EN-CTW 4 15h lecture + 8h tutorial +7h fieldtrip
Let’s rock – Geotourism and geoparks 2800-OG-EN-GG 4 14h lecture + 16h tutorial
On the rivers and lakes – secrets of water tourism 2800-OG-EN-RLSWT 2 7h lecture + 8h fieldtrip
Slow tourism and a city 2800-OG-EN-STC 2 7h lecture + 8h fieldtrip
Space tourism and its determinants 2800-OG-EN-STD 2 15h lectures
Bicycle in tourism and recreation 2800-OG-EN-BITAR 4 15h lectures + 15h fieldtrip
Forests of Poland 2800-OG-EN-FPOL 4 20h lectures + 10h fieldtrip
Hunting extremes: severe weather and its record in the natural environment 2800-OG-EN-HEX 2 15h lectures

 

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