Contemporary approaches to curriculum optimization for the educational programs of the academic bachelor in tourism

In connection with the entry into force of the new law «On education» the reforms of the national higher education received an additional boost. Improved standards of the third generation «FGOS 3+» has opened up great opportunities for the development of professional education in various areas of training that allows to fully take into account industry-specific features and requirements of business communities. Therefore, the most important task of the present stage of the reform of higher education is the adaptation of modern educational trends in the development of main educational programs of undergraduate and graduate levels. The article is based on a study conducted with direct participation of the authors, the main result of which is the development of an academic main educational program for the undergraduate level in the field of study «Tourism». Directly this article deals with the optimization of curricula that are «core» of any educational program. The results obtained directly by the authors are based on a fairly extensive empirical basis, which consists of curricula and basic educational undergraduate programs developed by higher education institutions - the recognized leaders in the field of tourism education. For the undergraduate level in the field of study «Tourism» the authors formed a competence model for academic Bachelor in tourism, taking into account the possibility of academic mobility, and consisting of a modular curriculum that includes 27 academic disciplines (modules). It should be noted that both the curriculum and the exemplary educational program as a whole meet the requirements of the federal state educational standard of higher education and take into account the demands of the modern business community regarding the training of future bachelors in tourism.