Overview
With the growth of tourism in New Zealand and internationally, the tourism industry worldwide is seeking graduates who are multilingual and who have an understanding of the cultural needs of their guests.
The Tourism, Languages and Cultures major subject offers students an opportunity to gain skills to work with people from other cultures in tourism and related business settings, by providing the necessary language literacy and cultural understanding, and cross-cultural perspectives, while also acquiring a solid grounding in tourism management.
Students can choose to study one or more of the following languages/cultures: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, or Māori. Students have the choice of a range of tourism papers, and can for example, include events or accommodation management, or ecotourism, among other papers. There is also space within this major for students to complement their chosen language/culture specialty with other appropriate humanities or business papers.
Contact details
Email tourism@otago.ac.nz or languages@otago.ac.nz
Languages and Cultures component
Dr. J.-R. Hyashishita
Dr Tangiwai Rewi
Tourism component
Dr Brent Lovelock
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Programme Requirements
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Tourism, Languages and Cultures
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | TOUR 101 Introduction to Tourism TOUR 102 Global Tourism | 18 18 |
| 200-level | TOUR 217 Tourist Behaviour TOUR 218 Tourism and Hospitality Enterprise Management TOUR 219 Destination Management | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | 36 | |
| Plus | 234 further points comprising:
Notes: At least 90 of these 234 points must be at 200-level or above. | 234 |
| Total | 360 |
