(Natural and Social-Economic) Threats to Contemporary Tourism Field of study: Tourism
Programme code: W2-S2TR19.2023

Module name: (Natural and Social-Economic) Threats to Contemporary Tourism
Module code: W2-TR-S2-021
Programme code: W2-S2TR19.2023
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the course is to familiarise students with contemporary sources and consequences for tourism in the modern world; typology of threats (natural extreme phenomena, e.g.: hurricanes, cyclones, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, landslides, ozone hole, greenhouse effect; epidemiological and disease threats, including tropical diseases, as well as socio-economic threats: terrorism, religious conflicts, armed conflicts, etc.), as well as developing the ability to deal rationally with risks and learning about methods of anticipating, reducing or eliminating them
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Has in-depth knowledge and recognises the research problems of tourism sciences, in particular regarding threats and constraints to tourism. Knows the theories explaining these risks and the relationships between them, representing advanced general knowledge of tourism space. [W2-TR-S2-021_1]
 W01 [5/5]
Knows the principles of planning and programming tourism development based on natural, social, economic, legal aspects, in particular related risks and constraints. [W2-TR-S2-021_2]
 W07 [5/5]
He/she is able to use his/her knowledge to correctly analyse the causes of threats to tourism, the course of natural and social processes and phenomena and interpret them, and knows how to prevent them and obtain information about them. [W2-TR-S2-021_3]
 U02 [4/5]
Independently gathers and interprets knowledge about threats to tourism and draws appropriate conclusions on the basis of this knowledge [W2-TR-S2-021_4]
 U10 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
lecture [W2-TR-S2-021_fs_1] 15 Formal lecture/ course-related lecture [a01]  course work W2-TR-S2-021_1 W2-TR-S2-021_2 W2-TR-S2-021_3 W2-TR-S2-021_4
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Getting acquainted with the syllabus content [b01] Consulting the curriculum and the organization of classes
reading through the syllabus and getting acquainted with its content
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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