TOURISM AND BUSINESS LAW

Academic year
2026/2027 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
TOURISM AND BUSINESS LAW
Course code
EM9051 (AF:569316 AR:377711)
Teaching language
English
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Academic Discipline
IUS/04
Period
2nd Term
Course year
2
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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Tourism and Business Law is an Interdisciplinary Activity of Master's Degree in Tourism Management and Sustainability.
The course aims at explaining the business activity and its different forms (sole proprietorship, partnership), by identifying their legal aspects and highlighting their role in the tourism sector.
To reach this scope, it is necessary to acquire an adequate technical and juridical language and the capability to find solutions in the complexity of the sources of law characterising this particular system.
1. Knowledge and understanding
1.1 Knowledge of the business activity in both forms of sole ownership and partnership.
1.2 Knowledge of the legal aspects of the business activity.
1.3 Knowledge and analysis of the organisational and functional structure of commercial companies, even when they operate in the tourism sector.

2. Applied skills of knowledge and understanding
2.1 Capability of distinction of the various figures of entrepreneur on the basis of nature, dimension and form of the activity.
2.2 Capability of identification of the proper rules for every figure of entrepreneur.
2.3 Comprehension of the various forms of enterprise from the point of view of organisation and functions.

3. Evaluation
3.1 Comprehension of the text of the law.
3.2 Capability of evaluation of the legal consequences of every enterprise’s form choice.
3.3 Capability of balancing the different interests concerning the business activity in sole ownership and in partnership.

4. Communication skills
4.1 Proper reporting of the specific features of commercial law.
4.2 Critical and dialogical interaction with the examiners during the examination.
No prerequisites are required.
1. Commercial and non-commercial entrepreneur. Enterprise and tourism sector.
2. Business assets and trademarks.
3. The company, in general.
4. The partnership.
5. Joint-stock companies.
6. Limited liability company.
7. Insolvency law (general principles).
Teaching materials (e.g. slides, academic papers, judicial decisions) will be uploaded to Moodle during the course.
The final exam consists exclusively in an oral test in order to verify the knowledge and comprehension of the course contents, the proper reporting of them and the ability of consulting legal texts.
oral

The instructor is responsible for ensuring the authenticity and originality of all examinations and coursework. In cases of suspected academic misconduct, an additional on-site assessment may be required during the exams, which may differ from the standard format.

Regarding grade graduation (mode by which grades will be assigned), regardless of attending or non-attending mode:

A. scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- sufficient knowledge and applied comprehension skills with reference to the syllabus;
- limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgments;
- sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the discipline of enterprise and companies;

B. scores in the 23-26 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- fair knowledge and applied comprehension skills with reference to the syllabus;
- discrete ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgments;
- fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the discipline of enterprise and companies;

C. scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- good or very good knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- good or excellent ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgments;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the discipline enterprise and companies.

D. honors will be awarded in the presence of knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus, judgment and communication skills, excellent.
Frontal lecture and teacher-students interaction.
Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca' Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Circular economy, innovation, work" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 11/04/2026