TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns the applications of health tourism, thermal tourism, medical tourism, wellness tourism in Turkey and the world, and their place and importance in tourism. 2) Can analyze health tourism market, industry and treatment processes. 3) Can analyze, criticize and evaluate important political and ethical issues related to health tourism practices.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction of the Course 2nd Week Tourism, Health, Health Tourism, Tourist Health Concepts 3rd Week Types of Health Tourism and Reasons for the Development of Health Tourism 4th Week Health Tourism Market in the World 5th Week Factors Affecting Health Tourism Demand and Health Tourism Policies 6th Week Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Tourism 7th Week Patient Rights and Safety in Health Tourism 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Quality, Safety and Risk in Health Tourism 10th Week Effects on the System: Source Country 11th Week Effects on the System: Target Country 12th Week Health Tourism from Türkiye's Perspective 13th Week Health Tourism from Türkiye's Perspective 14th Week Problems and Solution Suggestions for Health Tourism and Tourist Health
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 1 15 15 Total Workload 142 Total Workload / 30 4,73 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No