Sport, Tourism and Events

Course aim

To provide a broad understanding of sport tourism and the resource needs, markets and impacts that influence the planning and development of sport tourism events.

Course content

Special interest tourism; the sport-tourism relationship; the evolution and development of sport event tourism; sport tourism demand and supply; economic, socio-cultural & environmental impacts of sport tourism events; sport event tourism markets; the sport event tourism experience; case studies of sport tourism events.

Textbook(s)

Hinch, T & Higham, J 2011, Sport tourism development, 2nd edn, Channel View Publications, Clevedon, Oxford, UK.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 11 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Moderated online discussion)	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.

Assessment

Case study, Examination, Research Report

Fees

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.