Undergraduate - Area of Study Tourism

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Business and Economics component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Campus(es)	Berwick, Peninsula

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The study of tourism includes the behaviour and motivations of tourists, businesses that service the tourists and economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism. Skills developed are primarily in management, marketing and business studies and include critical thinking, research, analysis and communication.

Units

All students complete the requirements as outlined below for the degree in which they are enrolled.

Bachelor of Business

To complete the tourism major in the Bachelor of Business, students must complete:

Eight units (48 points):

MGP2501 Introduction to tourism
MGP2200 Festival and events
MGP2522 Tourist communication
MGP3612 Tourism policy and planning
MGP3521 Tourist behaviour
MGP3542 Sustainable tourism destinations
MKP1120 Marketing theory and practice
MKP2600 Tourism marketing

Bachelor of Business and Commerce

To complete the tourism major in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce or related double degrees, students must complete:

(a.) Eight units (48 points):

MGW2200 Festival and events
MGW2522 Tourist communication
MGW2601 Tourism planning
MGW3521 Tourist behaviour
MGW3542 Sustainable tourism destinations
MGX2501 Introduction to tourism
MKW1120 Marketing theory and practice
MKW2600 Tourism marketing

Contact details

Visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/student/contact/index.html

Relevant courses

Single degrees

3806 Bachelor of Business
2224 Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Double degrees

4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
3831 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems