Understanding Travel and Tourism
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
TOUR 1001
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
100571
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
Yes
Course owner
UniSA Business
Course aim
To enable students to examine travel, tourism and hospitality as sociocultural phenomena in historical and contemporary contexts.
Course content
Tourism as a field of study; definition of tourism; continuities in the history of travel, tourism and hospitality; technological impacts from the Industrial Revolution to virtual reality; mass consumption societies and demand for tourism; destination attractions; structure and relationship of hospitality industry; tourism for economic development; tourism impact analysis ; trends in the development of travel and tourism.
Textbook(s)
Weaver, D & Lawton, L 2014, Tourism management, 5th edn, John Wiley and Sons, Milton, Qld
Prerequisite(s)
Nil
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Preparatory | 1 x 1 week | ||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| Lecture (Virtual) | 2 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 10 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
| External | 3 hours x 10 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Workshop | 30 hours x N/A | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | |||
| Offshore | 3 hours x 10 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Examination, Project
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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