Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tourism Health
Course Code: CSAG514
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

The purpose of this course, knowledge of concepts related to health tourism, examining the development of health tourism, examining the health tourism sector and also in Turkey is the analysis of health tourism.

Course Content

The content of this course; the concept of health tourism, the characteristics of health tourism, development and health tourism sector, regulations in health sector, examination of health tourism types

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Metin DAM
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to have up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise in environmental health
2.Having knowledge about the techniques, techniques, and devices of the technology to treat, care and educate
3.Being able to take active role in environmental health organization and management
4.To be able to solve environmental health problems with scientific methods and to evaluate them with a critical approach
5.Obtaining theoretical and practical knowledge on environmental ethics, policy and planning, information systems, professional foreign languages, finance and intermediary institutions
6.Ability to produce, execute and finalize new projects for scientific research
7.To be able to interpret researches using appropriate statistical methods, to write a report of the research they have participated in, to publish it in a national / international accepted journal, to present it at scientific meetings
8.Having theoretical and practical knowledge about environmental health, historical development and economic dimension of environmental health
9.Being able to have theoretical and practical knowledge about the deterioration effects of the environment
10.Being able to have the knowledge and ability to apply in strategic management, marketing, performance management, quality management and human resources management in organizations providing services in the field of environmental health
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Unprinted lecture notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
A Theoretical Framework for Tourism Health
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification and Types of Tourism Health, Characteristics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Development and Causes of Tourism Health
Week 4 - Theoretical
Tourism Health Policy and Planning
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tourism Health Sector / Market
Week 6 - Theoretical
Tourism Health Industry
Week 7 - Theoretical
Risk and Safety in Tourism Health
Week 8 - Theoretical
Regulations in Tourism Health (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Regulations in Tourism Health Midterm
Week 10 - Theoretical
Free Movement of Patients and Tourism Health in the European Union
Week 11 - Theoretical
Health Tourism in Turkey: A General Framework and Medical Tourism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Health Tourism in Turkey: Thermal Tourism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Risk and Safety in Tourism Health
Week 14 - Theoretical
Health Tourism in Turkey: Disabled and Elderly Tourism
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination142244
Final Examination151253
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
2
2
4
4
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
2
2
2
2
OÇ-4
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-6
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-7
1
2
3
4
5
OÇ-8
5
4
3
2
1
OÇ-9
4
4
5
5
1
OÇ-10
2
3
2
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026