Courses

Tourism Guidance Department:
Students major in tourism guidance in the first year in the faculty. The University Council, upon the suggestion of the faculty council , approves of the B.S. , M.S. and PH.D in tourism guidance.The study in the department is divided into two parts: the theoretical part and the practical part.
The theoretical part involves lectures and instructions to the students while the practical part involves field visits to the tourist attractions , whether regular visits ( to the Egyptian Museum ), short visits ( to the old Cairo and Beni-Suef) or long visits ( to Luxor and Aswan , Minia , Siwa and Alexandria ) .
These visits are often guided by the demonstration and instruction by the specialist and the staff members.The following topics are tought and researched in the department: the history, monuments and civilization of Egypt, the ancient Egyptian religion and literature, the ancient Egyptian language, the modern and contemporary history and monuments of Egypt,  Greco-Roman history and monuments of Egypt, tourist guidance skills, arts and architecture.

Courses of Tourism Guidance Department:

Year1:
Specialized Foreign Language (1) (Semester 1&2) 
Ancient Egyptian History (1) (Semester 1&2)
Ancient Egyptian Archaeology (1) (Semester 1&2)
International and Egyptian Tourism Regions (Semester 1)
Introduction to Tourism (Semester 1)
Egyptian Environment (Semester 1)
The History of Egyptian Art (Semester 1)
Ancient Egyptian Language (1) (Semester 2)
Introduction to Hospitality Industry (Semester 2)
Contemporary Egyptian Society (Semester 2)
Human Rights (Semester 2)

Year2:
Specialized Foreign Language (2) (Semester 1&2) 
Ancient Egyptian History (2) (Semester 1&2)
Ancient Egyptian Archaeology (2) (Semester 1&2)
Ancient Egyptian Language (2) (Semester 1&2)
Tourism and Hotels Legislations (Semester 1)
Practical Tourism Guidance (1) (Semester 1)
Ancient Egyptian Religion (Semester 1)
Tourism Souvenirs and Traditional Crafts (Semester 2)
Tourism Guidance Skills (Semester 2)
Practical Tourism Guidance (2) (Semester 2)

Year3:
Specialized Foreign Language (3) (Semester 1&2)
Modern History of Egypt (Semester 1)
Greco-Roman History of Egypt (Semester 1&2)
Ancient Egyptian Archaeology (3) (Semester 1&2)
Ancient Egyptian Language (3) (Semester 1&2)
Islamic History of Egypt (Semester 1&2)
Practical Tourism Guidance (3) (Semester 1)
The Byzantine History of Egypt and its Archaeology (Semester 2)
Practical Tourism Guidance (4) (Semester 2)

Year4:
Specialized Foreign Language (4) (Semester 1&2) 
Ancient Egyptian Archaeology (4) (Semester 1&2)
Greco-Roman Archaeology (Semester 1&2)
Islamic Archaeology (Semester 1&2)
Ancient Egyptian Language (4) (Semester 1&2)
Practical Tourism Guidance (5) (Semester 1)
Contemporary History of Egypt (Semester 1)
Practical Tourism Guidance (6) (Semester 2)
Modern and Contemporary Archaeology of Egypt (Semester 2)