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  2. Department of Tour Guiding
  3. Master of Arts (MA) in Tourist Guiding
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  5. Sociology of Travel
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
TRR516 - Sociology of Travel II. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ BURCU KAYA SAYARI
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
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Prerequisites There are no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component.
Recommended Resources Apostolopoulos, Yorgos, Yiannakis, A. and Leivadi, S. (2001). The Sociology of Tourism: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations. New York: Routledge.Cohen, Erik. (1988). “Authenticity and Commoditization in Tourism.” Annals of Tourism Research 15(3):371-386.Urry, J. (2002). The Tourist Gaze. London: Sage Publ.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Concept of Travel and Its Ties with Sociology: General Framework of Travel Sociology
Week - 2 Methods and Approaches in Travel Sociology
Week - 3 Travel and Development
Week - 4 Host and Tourist Relationship
Week - 5 Relations between Travel and Culture
Week - 6 Travel and Authenticity
Week - 7 Travel and Gender
Week - 8 Travel and Critical Approaches
Week - 9 Modernism and Postmodernism
Week - 10 Tourists: Roles, Typologies and Tourist Motivation
Week - 11 Travel and Performance Approach
Week - 12 Travel and Mobility
Week - 13 Travel and Sociology of Place
Week - 14 Travel and Identity

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