Food Tourism (5cr)
Code: C-02504-MMPG1400-3010
General information
- Timing
- 01.04.2026 - 20.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Pääkampus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 25
- Course
- C-02504-MMPG1400
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Evaluation scale
0-5
Content scheduling
There are five themes which will be introduced gradually during the webinars.
Objective
Learning outcome expresses the level of competence Sufficient 1. Student - is aware of Food Tourism, both on local and global level. - can see the link between the current tourism trends an experience products related to food. - is aware of the meaning of terroir and authenticity in food tourism. - knows about the factors to be taken into account when planning a food tourism product.
Content
Defining Food Tourism Trends in tourism and food tourist’s motivators Experience products in tourism Special features of food tourism products: terroir and authenticity Locality and globality in food tourism Business and regional development in food tourism Experience product design in food tourism
Location and time
The course will be studied online, through assignments in Moodle and webinars in Zoom.
Materials
The study materials will be appointed in the beginning of the course and will be available in Moodle.
Teaching methods
Students will participate to webinars and will work on the assignments both individually and in groups. Discussion and group work will be used also during the webinars, in order to deepen the knowledge gained.
Employer connections
Within the assignments, students will have the chance to work on one working-life case study and will get to know several case studies from the field of food tourism.
International connections
Several case studies from abroad will be presented and if possible an international guest lecturer will be invited.
Student workload
The course will require 135 hours, including webinar lectures (about 10h), group work 65 h, independent study 60 h.
Qualifications
none