Sustainability in the context of Tourism along the Camino de Santiago: Heritage Interpretation Insights. A Case Study of the Central Portuguese Camino to Santiago - Porto and North Region

Study Programmes / SAP "Sustainability in the context of Tourism along the Camino de Santiago: Heritage Interpretation Insights. A Case Study of the Central Portuguese Camino to Santiago - Porto and North Region "

This SAP focuses on sustainability within the Camino de Santiago tourism framework. Our primary objectives include assessing the current state of tourism along the Central Portuguese Camino de Santiago, scrutinising the role of Heritage Interpretation in sustainable tourism development, and proposing practical strategies to achieve equilibrium between tourism, heritage preservation, and environmental sustainability. Subsequent chapters will delve into the methodologies applied, present field findings, and discuss implications for the future of sustainable tourism along the Camino de Santiago.

Date
From 01 July to 29 July 2024
Number Hours
0 hours
Course Code / UFCD Code:
SCAMINO
Typology
Transversal Skills
Mode of delivery
Blended
Location

Blended

Organised By

IPCA and TUS

Certification

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Programmatic synthesis
Language of instruction
English - United Kingdom
ECTS credits
3 ECTS credits
Academic Recognition
School of Hospitality and Tourism of Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA Portugal) and the Faculty of Business and Humanities, Dept of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness TUS (Ireland) will provide a transcript of records of 3 ECTS and a Certificate of Participation.
Means Criteria
Active participation in lectures and group work; Assignments; Final presentation; Assessment scale: in pass/fail;
Prerequisites

0.5 years of studies in RUN-EU European University 

Scholarship Available

Admission Conditions

How to apply
Fill in the application form
Target Audience
All RUN-EU degree, master, PhD students from first study year onwards, plus all RU-EU staff.
Selection criteria
Student’s motivation and expectations meet the SAP content, wide representation of fields of study and balanced participation of RUN-EU member institutions. First time SAP participation has priority. Maximum 32 students (8 groups of 4 students)
Training Area
Special Conditions
None
Learning Teaching Strategy
Professional Output

Workload Breakdown
Proposed Learning Outcomes

At the end of this SAP, you will be able to:

-Collaborate across disciplines for global sustainable tourism.

-Innovate tourism for economic and sustainable solutions.

-Raise awareness of long-term sustainability impacts.

-Gain foundational tourism knowledge for advanced studies.

-Analyse data for informed sustainable tourism decisions.

-Develop teamwork skills for holistic approaches to sustainable tourism on the Camino de Santiago.

Coordination
Francisco Gonçalves (fjgoncalves@ipca.pt), Catriona Murphy (Catriona.murphy@tus.ie) and Noelle O’Connor (noelle.oconnor@tus.ie)
Read all the details about this programme.
Please send an email to run-eu@ipca.pt or SAPchanginggames@ipca.pt if you have any further questions.