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    Overview

    An examination of the core concepts of tourism studies which incorporates the fields of leisure and recreation, hospitality, and events in a broad social, economic, and environmental frame.

    This paper is a core paper of the MTour degree and is aimed at developing students' thinking, questioning and understanding about tourism at the master's level. Through fieldtrips, classes and student-centred discussion sessions, students develop a holistic understanding of tourism, recognising it as both an industry and a field of study that has significant connectedness and implications in the socio-cultural, environmental, political and economic realms. In addition, students will develop an understanding of their own positioning in relation to tourism ethics, issues of sustainability and use of research methodologies.

    About this paper

    Paper title Advanced Tourism Concepts
    Subject Tourism
    EFTS 0.1667
    Points 20 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,196.41
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Contact
    tourism@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Professor Hazel Tucker

    Teaching Arrangements

    One weekly 3-hour lecture.

    Textbooks
    Textbooks are not required for this paper.
    Course outline

    The course outline will be available on Blackboard at the start of the paper.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Teamwork.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will develop:

    • A holistic understanding of tourism as both an industry and a social practice with broad connectedness and implications
    • An ability to think through, question and form solid arguments around critical and global issues related to tourism
    • An appreciation of the differences and linkages between the approaches of tourism management and tourism studies
    • A critical approach to the conduct of tourism research, including a reflective understanding of one's own values and positioning in one's approach to research
    • An appreciation of the importance of ethical issues in tourism practice and research

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 13:00-15:50 9-13, 15-22
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