Course
code: 0017 + Course fees: Local students -- HECS; international students
-- $A13,500 + Coordinator: Jeff Jarvis + Course requirements may be
subject to change in 2002 -- students should contact the course coordinator
for details prior to enrolment
The Master of Tourism is a broad based multidiscplinary program with strong
industry links, specifically designed to equip students with the skills
required to develop a career in the tourism (or associated) industry. It seeks
to provide students with a strategic understanding of how the industry operates
and how academic theories are applicable to it. Unit areas covered in the
program include; marketing and international marketing, cultural tourism,
development and planning, e-commerce, information technology, environmental
studies, cross cultural and regional studies and communications.
Applicants require a bachelors degree (or international equivalent) with at least a credit average in the final year in any discipline, or a bachelors pass degree in any discipline with demonstrable professional experience at senior level in a relevant area. Such applicants will need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and names of two professional referees.
The Master of Tourism would usually be undertaken on a full-time basis over 18 months/three semesters, and six semesters part time. Students complete 48 points of level four units (12 points) selected from the following:
and 12 points of electives (can be two six-point units) from the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, and Information Technology such as:
and 24 points of level-five units including at least one of the alternative core units:
and/or
or 12 points of genuine fifth-year electives from the Faculty of Arts, with approval from the course coordinator, such as:
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