Major - Tourism Management
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M11113.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
The major in Tourism Management will provide students from many different fields of study within Western Sydney University the opportunity to gain a theoretical understanding, together with practical skills and knowledge about tourism that recognises the studies undertaken in related fields, thus broadening career prospects and providing an interesting specialisation. The major will cover the place of tourism in everyday life, the processes of tourism planning, product development, marketing and management regimes that are environmentally and socially responsible.
Major
Structure
The core and elective pools enable students from diverse University disciplinary backgrounds to be able to specialise to suit their career plans: Business Studies; Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; and Science. In particular, it complements the Bachelor of Business Hospitality Management and Bachelor of Business Sports Management programs and enables these students to have an effective double major that will boost their career prospects and choices.
Students are required to complete the following six compulsory units and two units from the major unit pool.
Compulsory Units
101275
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Tourism in Contemporary Society
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101276
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Working with Communities
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101277
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Tourism Policy and Planning
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101280
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Cultural Heritage and Tourism
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300457
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Nature Based Recreation
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300458
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Tourism and Regional Development
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Pool Units
101281
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Heritage Interpretation
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