Tourism: Impacts and Sustainability
Postgraduate
Postgraduate
TOUR 5003
Postgraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
013598
4.5
No
School of Management
To provide students with a framework for the study of the interaction between tourism and the physical, cultural, social, political and economic environments within which it operates.
To enable students to evaluate the costs and benefits of tourism for host communities in a variety of social and cultural settings.
To enable students to explore the ethical dimension of tourism planning and tourist activity.
Cultural preservation and cultural commodification; authenticity and pseudo-events; the demonstration effect; crime, prostitution and tourism; a sense of place and its loss; Doxey's Irridex; gender dimensions of tourism practice; tourism, diplomacy and international understanding; the politics of tourism planning; the multiplier effect and leakage; employment issues; environmentally responsible tourism; conflict, coexistence and symbiosis; carrying capacity; community involvement; sustainability; impact assessment.
Nil
Nil
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
Seminar | 3 hours x 11 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE | |||
External | 3 hours x 11 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Major project, Reflective journal
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.