Overview
The Tourism Guidance department is one of the three scientific departments at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels (SCU). The department targets graduate students skilled with multiple knowledge related to Egypt's history, antiquities, and civilization over eras. Students can guide tourist groups in antiquities and tourist areas and in Egyptian museums to cope with touristic labour market needs. In addition to, the total awareness of the touristic knowledge that allows them to work in the tourist industry.
The department gives attention to lingual preparation. The department's academic program includes second language courses like (Deutsch- French- Spanish- Russian- Chinese).
The scientific department organizes the students' multiple civilian visits and scientific trips throughout the whole academic year. Moreover, by the end of each academic year (July- August) the department organizes summer training. The department seeks to offer graduates job opportunities by preparing an annual employment fair that gathers various companies in the Canal and Sinai regions.
Vision
To achieve educational and research scout in touristic guidance branches locally and regionally.
Mission
Qualifying a graduate can serve and improve the tourist labour market upon scientific specialized bases and rules committed to the profession's manners and ethics. Moreover, prepare researchers specialized in history and antiquities sciences. In addition, serve the society in the Canal and Sinai regions by offering consultations and services in the touristic guidance field and adopting assessment and continuous development guidelines.
Goals:
- Explain the tourists and antiquities of different areas in Egypt.
- Apply knowledge related to touristic guidance and fields concerning tourism and host.
- Apply effective presentation, connection, and communication skills with others.
- Able to guide touristic groups from different cultures effectively.
- Communicate with tourists from different nationalities using clear language.
- Deal with all kinds of problems professionally.
- Self-development of skills.
- Apply ethics, manners, and professional guidelines during his\her career.
- Understand major rules and legislations to work in touristic guidance and Tourism and Hotels sector generally.
- Respect Egyptian customs and traditions.
- Understand first aid general principles and security and safety rules related to the tourism area.
- Value cultural differences between tourists of different nationalities.
- Cope with global and local new events.
- Improve managerial, technical, and technological skills related to the sector.
- Deal professionally with special needs tourists.
- Practice touristic guidance skills effectively that match with the tourist.
- Aware of the value of souvenirs and advertise them.
Education system
- The period of study for obtaining a bachelor's degree in four years (the two-semester system) and specialization in the scholastic divisions will be per what is indicated in the study schedules stipulated.
- The faulty Council, based on the presentation of the departmental councils, determines the training system for the faculty students according to what is shown in the study plan tables and it is implemented under the supervision of the teaching staff and within the available capabilities. Training is considered a success and failure subject without adding its degree to the total grades. It counts as a one-semester subject.
- Transfer exams and bachelor's exams are held at the end of each semester of the courses the student has studied in the academic year. In addition to the postponed courses of the previous year. To enter the exams scheduled, the student must have completed an attendance rate of no less than 75%.
- The Faculty Council, based on the request of the councils of the relevant departments, may issue a decision to forbid the student from applying for the exam in the courses in which he did not meet the attendance rate. In this case, the student is considered to fail in these courses except if he offers an acceptable excuse to the Faculty Council. In this case, he/she is considered absent with an excuse.
- Students of the fourth year prepare a project during the school year and allocate an additional period for discussion after the written examination determined by the faculty council, which is based on the proposal of the relevant department council. Hence, it does not exceed three weeks, and the student who fails in the project subject is left to repeat.
- The councils of the specialized departments determine the annual field scientific visits plan and the faculty council approves it.
- All subjects in all the academic years end with a final exam in the semester in which they are taught
- The study continues for one semester for fifteen weeks.
Grades percentages:
• Excellent: 85% or more.
• Very good: from 75% to less than 85.
• Good: from 65% to less than 75%.
• Fair: from 50% to less than 65%.
As for the failure of the student, it is estimated with one of the following two grades:
• Poor: from 30% to less than 50%.
• Very poor: 30%.
Master's Degree (MA):
• Applicants must obtain B.Sc. in the intended major, with a general minimum grade of "GOOD" from the Faculty of Tourism & Hotels Management, an equivalent degree from another academic institute accredited by the university, or a postgraduate diploma from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Management with a general minimum grade of "GOOD".
• Applications must be submitted on the annual fixed period and offered to the department (major) for assessment, then up to the Faculty Board for final decision. Applications are valid as of the faculty's approval.
• Upon their employers' agreement, applicants must be free to study for at least 2 days a week.
MA Regulations:
• The duration of the study is no less than two years.
• Applicants must pass at least 24 units of the postgraduate courses assigned by the major Department's Board, of which 25% must be external-related subjects approved by both the major Department's Board and the Faculty Board upon a recommendation by the Supervisor as illustrated in the MA & Ph.D. course list. Methods of Research courses and seminars are complementary regulations.
• Applicants must prepare a minimum 2-year/maximum 4-year thesis approved by both the Departments Board (major) and the faculty Board that will be valid upon the faculty Board's approval. Registration can be extended for a maximum 2-year period upon the Supervisor's recommendation and endorsement by the Department (major) Board.
• A seminar must be held where a thesis must be conducted by the applicant and approved by the Panel of Examiners.
Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.):
Registration for Ph.D.
• The applicant must obtain an MA Degree in the specialization/major from any of the Faculties of Tourism & Hotel Management or an equivalent degree from another academic institute accredited by the University. Applicant's MA degree grade must be no less than "VERY GOOD".
• Applications must be submitted on the annual fixed period and offered to the department (major) for assessment, then up to the faculty Board for final decision.
Regulations of Ph.D:
• Upon the Faculty Board's approval, the required period to obtain a Ph.D. in any of the tourism studies, hotel management studies, or tour guide is a minimum of two years and/or a maximum of five years.
• Applicants must pass at least 32 units - with a minimum grade of "VERY GOOD" - of the postgraduate courses as illustrated in the Ph. D. course list, of which 25% must be external-related subjects, assigned by the faculty Board upon approval of the major of the Department Board.
• An innovative dissertation must be conducted by the applicant and then accredited by the Faculty Board upon recommendation and approval of the major of the Department Board. The required period for this is a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years upon accreditation by the faculty Board, which is liable to extend the registration period for an extra two years maximum, based on a report by the supervisor and approval of the major of the Department Board.
• Debated in a seminar, the Dissertation must be approved and accredited by a Panel of academic examiners.