TOUR 106 Basics of Tourism Industry 

The aim of this course is to give students an introductory knowledge about the travel and hospitality operations.

TOUR 202 Front Office Procedures     

The aim of this course is to help students to understand, organize, perform and evaluate the front office functions, that are very important aspects to the success of a hotel. This course examines complex relationships between departments, technological advances, and unique front office tools.

TOUR 203 Introduction to Hospitality Industry  

The course introduces students to the different components of tourism, emphasising terminology, concepts and procedures   used throughout the travel and hospitality industry, with an overview of the organisations and major operations.

TOUR 204 Food and Beverage Operations  

The concept of this course is to guide the students, who have decided to enter the hotel and catering industry as a profession, through the basic stages of food and beverage operations.

TOUR 206 Housekeeping  

The objective of this course is to give students not only profound knowledge of the technical skills involved but also an understanding of the management of the housekeeping department. It covers all aspects of housekeeping.

TOUR 207 Introduction to Food and Beverage Service Operations
This course provides information for management decision making within the hospitality operation. It is a study of accounting processes for managers, for analysis, control and planning in hospitality industry.

TOUR 208 Travel Industry  

This course aims to give a general idea about the organization of travel industry and it’s position in tourism industry. For this will be studied the intersectional relation in tourism, touristical product and travel motivators. Tour market segments and types of tours will also be covered.

TOUR 210 Tourism Geography of Turkey

This course is designed to give a general idea about the formation of Anatolian Landscape. Furthermore, it covers the brief history of Anatolian civilisations and an account of the natural resources and treasures of  Anatolia. Most visited ancient ruins and museums of Turkey will be mentioned as well.

TOUR 301 Hotel Accounting  

Offers an advanced treatment of the accounting function and addresses the unique needs of the hospitality industry. It emphasizes the understanding and preparation of hotel financial statements, through reviewing the basic accounting concepts and procedures. Prerequisite : TOUR 203.

TOUR 302 Tourism Legislation in Turkey and Consumer’s Rights     

General concepts  of law will be introduced in addition to national tourism offices and civil initiatives in Turkish Tourism. Finally, encouragement of tourism investments and consumer rights will be taken into consideration. This course will be given in Turkish.

TOUR 303 Hospitality Accounting  

Introduction to basic accounting concepts and techniques; fundamentals of the accounting process and preparation of basic financial statements; uses and interpretation of accounting data derived from the operation of an organization. 

TOUR 304  Tourism Economics
This course provides subject / issues of economics in order to understand and perform in tourism sector. Topic of discussion in microeconomics are at the national level , Including: Inflation , unemployment, economic growth theories, and as well as regional economic decisions . Tourism multiplier effect is one of the many other subjects, which  are related to tourism industry.

TOUR 322 Turkish Cuisine

This course will enable the students in small groups to work in the kitchen of the practice restaurant. They will have the opportunity to, using the knowledge gained in food preparation. Techniques, apply student recipes, prepare a selection of Turkish dishes for service in a restaurant.

TOUR 306 Public Relations and Tourism

This course will be enable the students to plan and organize all public relation activities of a tourism corporation with the primarily the main public, such as customers,tour operators ,food and beverage suppliers, officiers, etc.

TOUR 321 Food and Beverage Management               

Provides the student with a combined classroom instruction and practical training for effective management of food and beverage services in restaurant and bar operations. Prerequisite : TOUR 204.

TOUR 323 Nutrition science                                               

The aim of the course is to present the science of food and cooking, particularly the effects of cooking on nutrients, texture, colour and flavour of food. It aims at bringing together science and cooking by applying a scientific approach to cookery.

TOUR 331 Travel Agency Operations                                  

In this course, after a rapid repetition of travel agencies’ organizational structure, the emphasis will be given on the specialization areas of travel agencies and their purchasing and sales activities.

TOUR 333 Ticketing        

This course familiarize the student with basic IATA rules and regulations, reservations, reservation terms and  sequences,  ABC World Guide Airline Passenger Tariff, issuing a ticket.

TOUR 401 Marketing in Tourism and Hospitality      

The objective of this course is to achieve principles of sound marketing concepts in the hospitality industry. Furthermore, this course gives student better understanding of such basic business functions as sales, advertising, public relations, promotions, and merchandising.

TOUR 402 Managerial Accounting in Hospitality Industry

This course provides internal and control techniqves, and analytical perspective to evaluate the hospitalty industry .

TOUR 403 Business Communication      

This course aims to provide better understanding of purposes and processes of communication in tourism and hospitality business. Furthermore it helps students to have opportunities to improve and evaluate their oral communication skills.

TOUR 404 International Tourism

This course covers the marketing of tourism and the government involvement on tourism policy planning and development .In addition, the social, cultural and economic implication of tourism policies and planning in the international contexed will also be covered in the course.

TOUR 407  Area Project I 

It introduces students to research methods and area works. Students will be oriented to different topics of tourism  according to their interests.

TOUR 408 Area Project II    

This course is a continuation of TOUR 407. Students will present their industrial reports.

TOUR 421 Cost Control in Food and Beverage Operations  

The aim of this course is to give students the financial side and the control of  food and beverage department.

TOUR 422 Hospitality Supervision   

This course is designed to explain the principles of supervision by referring specifically to the hospitality industry.

TOUR 423 French for Catering   

The aim of this course is to introduce culinary French to students entering the catering industry.

TOUR 424 Banquet and Conference Management     

The aim of this course is to examine the sub-department of food and beverage as its organization of function catering.

TOUR 431 Tour Planning and Implementation  

This course indicates the relationship between the tour operators and groups. Furthermore it gives the basic idea of tour planning and its procedures.

TOUR 432 World Tourism Geography         

The objective of  this course is to give a general idea of World Tourism Geography.

TOUR 433 Alternative Tourism      

The meaning of alternative tourism will be given through the necessities and specialities distinguishing them from the classical truistical products. A classification and determination of alternative tourism products will give new horizons to students.

TOUR 434 Tourism Transportation   

The aim of this course is to learn how to organize tourism transportation. Charter operations and surface transportation will be examined.

GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSES GIVEN BY FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

Sociology is concerned with the study of whole societies and the way in which their various parts are connected to each other. This course attempts to give a picture of the society we live in and the main transformations we experience in the society. After explaining the main theoretical perspectives, certain key issues in sociology are going to be focused. These issues are chosen in accordance with the occupational interests of the Department of International Relations students.

PSYC 102 Introduction to  Social Psychology

An introduction to the nature and causes of individual behavior in social events; to identify the factors that shape behavior and thoughts. Topics cover general theories and methods of psychology; basic concepts and research findings in major areas of psychology, such as perception, learning, cognition and emotion.

HIST 201 History of Civilization I

This class will trace the development of Western Civilization by concentrating on political, social, economic, and religious continuity and. There will be three basic divisions in the course from The Ancient world to The Middle Ages, from Middle Ages to Rise of Modernity and from the Rise of Modernity to the Modern West. Numerous areas will cover including the following: the First Civilizations, Hebrews, Greeks, City States, Christianity, Modernity, individuals influencing history and vice versa, rise and fall of governments, long and short term causes for important events, reasons for rise of “the West. When finished, students should have a broad understanding of the importance of Western Civilization within the modern world.

HIST 202 History of Civilization II

This class which is the continuation of the HIST 201 will trace the development of Western Civilization by concentrating on political, social, economic, and religious continuity with a special focus on modernity and globalization and also the individuals influencing history and vice versa, rise and fall of governments, long and short term causes for important events, reasons for the domination of “the West.