Overview

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Offerings

KAPLAN-SGP-TMA-INT-2023-ONGOING
MURDOCH-W-INT-2023-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Completion of 36 points of study; GPA 2 and above; or interview with Academic Chair.
Students are highly recommended to complete TOU221 Sustainable Tourism before the enrolment in this unit.

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Additional information

Unit content:

The unit covers topics such as sustainable development and tourism, destination planning and development, and community stakeholder engagement in tourism. In particular, it focuses on the various forms of tourism suitable at the local community level. For example, agri-tourism, eco-tourism, rural tourism, gastronomic tourism and indigenous tourism, etc. The emphasis is on the exploration of sustainable tourism and destination management theory, concepts and strategies, as they are applied towards community-based tourism at the destination. The focus is on blending different disciplinary approaches towards a more comprehensive understanding of contemporary sustainable tourism and destination management that fulfils the ethical philosophies and triple bottom-line outcomes of social, environmental and economic sustainability.

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Additional Costs

All eligible students may apply, where they are prepared to pay for costs of the fieldtrip (self-funded or through Study Aboard funding support opportunities such as OS-HELP).  An estimated cost of the program is AUD2,000 - 2,300, plus return airfares to Sapporo, Japan, in addition to the course fee of a three credit point unit. This will cover the accommodation (shared accommodation, student hostel or home-stay), workshops and scheduled activities, transportation and some meals (for the in-country land components) during the study tour in Japan.

 

Expression of Interest

Students have to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI). This will be reviewed by the Tourism Academic Chair and Unit's teaching team, and places are offered to selected students. The EOI will open in early