Guia docente 2020_21
Facultade de Ciencias Empresariais e Turismo
Grao en Turismo
 Subjects
  Economics: Introduction to economics
Subject Guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2020_21
Subject Economics: Introduction to economics Code O04G240V01103
Study programme
Grao en Turismo
Descriptors Total Cr. Choose Year Quadmester
6 Basic education 1st 1st
Teaching language
#EnglishFriendly
Spanish
Galician
Prerequisites
Department
Coordinator
Molina Abraldes, Antonio
Pintos Clapés, Juan
E-mail molina@uvigo.es
jpc@uvigo.es
Lecturers
Molina Abraldes, Antonio
Pintos Clapés, Juan
Web http://faitic.uvigo.es
General description - The subject fits to the professional and academic profile contributing to the basic training of the student in the field of economics, which is present in numerous aspects within the professional scope in the tourism sector.

- The subject has 6 credits ECTS and it is compulsary. It belongs to the first term of the first year. It initiates to the student in the fundamental economic aspects, with special emphasis in the tourism industry. It has clearly a complementarity relationship with other subjects of this degree. For example: Economy Applied to the Tourism, Public Planning of the Tourism Development, international Trade and Tourism or Taxation of Tourism Companies.

- On the one hand, the subject analyses the behaviour of diverse economic agents that interact in markets. On the other hand, it focuses on the main macroeconomic variables and the impact of the Tourism in an environment of open economies who are involved in international trade.

This subject belongs to the English Friendly Program. The international students can apply for: a) materials and references in English related to the subject, b) having tutorials in English, c) being assesed in English.
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