Overview

Tourism and events, including festivals, are important social, political and economic phenomena in many parts of the world. The uniqueness of this degree is that it is offered from within the Social Sciences and is developed within the framework of tourism for sustainable development. Graduates of this degree will enter … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Academic Chair

Admission requirements

Entry requirements (onshore)
Entry requirements (transnational)
English language requirements

Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate substantive knowledge of tourism as an academic discipline in its social, historical and world context, including its principal concepts, theories and methods of inquiry;

2.

Formulate clear and persuasive written and spoken communication of tourism and events concepts, knowledge and arguments suited to a range of different genres and audiences;

3.

Develop an understanding of the sources and techniques employed in tourism research, including recognition of the multiple perspectives (including inter-disciplinary perspectives) in creative enquiry of tourism and events;

4.

Construct well-reasoned arguments by evaluating competing explanations of social phenomena;

5.

Discuss and debate the relationship between individuals and wider global perspectives including an awareness of and respect for the social, biological, cultural, and economic interdependence of global life.