Tourism: Food, Wine and Festivals
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
TOUR 2004
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
012289
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Management
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
Course aim
To facilitate students understanding of the contribution of food, wine and festivals tourism to destination development, by building on the foundation studies of event management and exploring social, cultural, environmental, political and economic perspectives on food, wine and festivals as destination attractions.
Course content
Tourist attractions; role of food, wine and festivals as visitor attractions at destinations; role of rituals; food, wine, festival destination development and marketing; push pull factors; demand and supply for tourism products and services; special interest tourism; nature and characteristics of food, wine and festivals; cost, benefits and sustainability; demands and interests of stakeholders; tourist behaviour; challenges of food, wine and festival tourism; tourist demand for festivals and events.
Textbook(s)
Nil
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| TOUR 1001 | Understanding Travel and Tourism |
| TOUR 2009 | Foundations of Event Management |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
| External | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | |||
| Lecture | 2.5 hours x 8 days | ||
| Tutorial | 10 hours x across 14 weeks | ||
| External (online discussion board) | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Essay, Key concepts paper, Report
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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