Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sanitation and Tourist Health
Course Code: TUR522
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

At the conclusion of the course students will be able to learn; Tourism movement and importance of food and water safety in tourism movements, travel related diseases threatening tourists health,destinations which are threaten by travel related diseases, prevention methods for travel related diseases.

Course Content

This course comprises from overview of tourism movement and travel related diseases, importance of food and water safety in tourism industry, prevention methods for travel related diseases, travel related diseases and its affects of destination preferences.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn about tourism movements
2.To learn travel related diseases
3.To learn about destinations under threat of travel related diseases.
4.To understand prevention methods for avoid travel related diseases.
5.To have information about tourism medicine practices.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Related Academic Articles.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
World tourism movements
Week 2 - Theoretical
World tourism movements
Week 3 - Theoretical
Tourist health and importance
Week 4 - Theoretical
Diseases threatening tourists health
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diseases threatening tourists health
Week 6 - Theoretical
Diseases threatening tourists health
Week 7 - Theoretical
Diseases threatening tourists health
Week 8 - Theoretical
Diseases threatening tourists health
Week 9 - Theoretical
Discussions and evaluations
Week 10 - Theoretical
Destinations which are under threat of travel related diseases
Week 11 - Theoretical
Destinations which are under threat of travel related diseases
Week 12 - Theoretical
Prevention methods for travel related diseases.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Prevention methods for travel related diseases.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Discussions and evaluations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%10
Assignment3%10
Term Assignment2%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152260
Assignment35015
Term Project27014
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026