The Doctoral Degree in Tourism and Hospitality is intended for holders of a Master's Degree in Tourism, Hospitality, Gastronomy, Business Administration, Economics, Geography, History, Communication, Sociology, Architecture and Urbanism, and other related areas, issued not only by Brazilian but also by Foreign institutions recognized in Brazil.
Its purpose is to be a
Stricto Sensu graduate program, recognized among the scientific community for its excellence in training researchers and professors in Tourism and Hospitality, in line with the needs of society as a whole.
It is a center of excellence in Doctorate in Tourism and Hospitality that develops skills for education and research, produces and disseminates knowledge, promotes critical reflection aimed at social-environmental-economic-cultural development through research involving teaching staff and students with adequate instruments and resources.
Curricular structure
The Doctoral degree in Tourism and Hospitality lasts forty eight months. Given the academic profile of the program, students are expected to be present on Mondays and Tuesdays to participate in classes, research activities, seminars and debates.
Study and Research areas
Concentration areas
Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Management
Area 1: Tourist Destination Planning
Area 2: Management of Tourism Companies
Mandatory disciplines for all areas
Dissertation Seminar[ASBE1]
Epistemological Approaches to Studies in Tourism
Research Group Seminar I
Research Group Seminar II
Electives for all areas
Anthropology and Tourism
Landscape and Infrastructure in Tourism Spatial Planning
Tourism and Nature Conservation
Gastronomy: Ethnic-Cultural Aspects
Tourism: Socio-Spatial Aspects
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Tourism Destination Planning and Management
Organizations in Tourism and Hospitality
Tourism Marketing
Logistics Applied to Tourist Services
Finance in Tourism and Hospitality
Statistics
Optional Thematic Seminars
Number of credits
36 (thirty-six) credits in disciplines,
12 (twelve) credits for the Doctor's Dissertation.
Total: 48 (forty-eight) credits
Permanent faculty members:
Collaborating Professors:
Lines of Research
Central theme:
Planning and Management of Tourism and Hospitality
Phenomena of planning and management of Tourism and Hospitality are approached, considering the role of tourist destinations and management of tourist companies in society and in the tourist space. It also considers the importance of new destinations, relationships and forms of management necessary to attract resources for the tourist trade to achieve its goals and ensure sustainable survival.
Given the complexity of the topic, there are two lines of research:
Line 1 – Tourist Destination Planning
Line 2 – Management of Tourism Companies
These lines guide research projects and course subjects. Learn more about them:
Research Areas
Tourism Destination Planning
This line seeks to develop studies about the impacts and transformations in the places and communities where the tourist activity takes place. The interface with the disciplines is related to the planning and management process of tourism development, with a view to associating the activity with urban and regional development. In this sense, cultural, environmental, socio-spatial, ecological and landscape aspects and their potential and limitations for tourism use are analyzed, whether they are attractions or inputs related to the basic infrastructure.
Priority topics
Tourism destination planning, policy and management
Tourism, landscape and urbanism
Tourism and environment
Tourism and nature conservation
Tourism, regional and urban development
Tourism and Heritage
Ecotourism and Nature Tourism
Community-based rural tourism
Tourism, image and communication
Ethnic - cultural gastronomy
Tourism, health and quality of life
Management of Tourism Companies
This line emphasizes the development of basic and applied research in the area of organizations that work in Tourism and Hospitality, whether public, private or in the third sector. The interface between the disciplines allows approaches through which the study of management strategies and technologies is carried out in a systemic way. Within this line, the emphasis on organizations that work in Tourism and Hospitality demands an effort to understand how they behave in relation to their environment, from the strategy and organizational technology point of view, seeking to analyze the reasons for their performance.
Priority topics
Marketing of the Company and of the Tourist Destination
Hospitality Management
Gastronomy Services Management
Management of Information and Communication Technology in Tourism and Hospitality
Logistics and quality of services in tourism, hospitality and gastronomy
Logistics and Management of Airports, Ports and Roads
Air Transport Logistics and Management
Event Planning and Organization
Strategy and competitiveness in tourist destinations and companies
Quality of life and work management in tourism, hospitality and gastronomy
Research Groups
PLAGET - Group: Tourist Destination Planning
Themes and Lines of Research
Members
Diva de Mello Rossini, PhD.
Francisco Antônio dos Anjos, Ph.D. (group leader)
Marcos Arnhold Júnior, Ph.D.
Renato Büchele Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Yára Christina Cesário Pereira, Ph.D.
THG - Group: Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy
Themes and Lines of Research
Welfare and Tourist Security
Cultural Ethnic Gastronomy
Planning of Tourism Spaces
Tourism in Rural Areas
Hospitality of the Built Space
Hospitality, Heritage and Tourism
Hospitality, Gastronomy and Food Safety
Hospitality and Wellness
Members
Carlos Alberto Tomelin, Ph.D.
Diva de Mello Rossini, Ph.D.
Josildete Pereira de Oliveira, Ph.D.
Márcia Maria Capellano dos Santos, Ph.D. (UCS – Universidade de Caxias do Sul)
Maria Henriqueta Gimenes-Minasse, Ph.D. (UAM – Universidade Anhembi Morumbi)
Luciano Torres Tricárico, Ph.D. (Group Leader)
Rodolfo Wendhausen Krause, Ph.D. (Group Vice-leader)
HGTUR- Group: Hospitality, Gastronomy and Tourism Services
Themes and Lines of Research
Marketing and Strategy
Services and Operations
Technology and Media
Members
Ana Paula Lisboa Sohn, Ph.D.
Carlos Alberto Tomelin, Ph.D.
Carlos Marcelo Ardigó, Ph.D.
Fabrícia Durieux Zucco, Ph.D.
Luiz Carlos da Silva Flores, Ph.D.
Pablo Flôres Limberger, Ph.D.
Sara Joana Gadotti dos Anjos, Ph.D. (group leader)
Contact us
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1.100, 5ª Avenida, Bairro dos Municípios
Building 07, Room 204
Balneário Camboriú – SC – Brazil
Zip Code: 88337-300
Email:
posturismo.bc@univali.br
Phone:
+55 47 3261-1315
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