Global Issues in Tourism
PostgraduateTAS-HGA5022025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 10 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Global Issues in Tourism
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Reflect on and critically analyse the contemporary issues that are shaping the global tourism industry.
- Assess the importance of community in engaging with the industry, and the role of the state in shaping global and national tourism policy.
- Analyse and evaluate the impact of crises upon tourism and cultural heritage destinations.
- Communicate effectively to a diverse audience using written and/or multimedia formats.
- Module 1 - Framing the Issues
- Module 2 - Tourism, Community and Sustainability
- Module 3 - Tourism and the Role of the State
- Module 4 - Tourism and Modernity
- Module 5 - Tourism and Domination
- Module 6 - Tourism, Workers and wrap-up
Tourism is part of globalisation. Tourism has changed over the decades as travels become cheaper, new destinations are found and more countries become prosperous. Tourism affects host societies and the issues are often global in scale. These include challenges from climate change, over-tourism and terrorism. On the other hand, tourism offers new social economic opportunities as the world becomes “smaller” and more welcoming. This subject addresses established and emerging global issues in tourism. To emphasise the global dimension of the issues, you will engage with internationally renowned scholars from around the world.
- Critical Analysis (30%)
- Case Study (50%)
- Group multimedia presentation (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-SCM-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Strategic Communication
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching arrangements: 7 weeks of online lectures (2 hours) 6 weeks of online workshops (2 hours)
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma of Strategic Communication
PostgraduateTAS-SCM-GDI