Integrated bi-national Master of International Nature Conservation (M.Sc./M.I.N.C.)

M.INC.TOUR.603: Tourism Management

Learning outcome

Prescription
This course first examines the need for, and scope of, tourism planning and management. Particular attention is paid to the nature of tourism 'products', and market systems failure, which indicate management interventions. Because tourism destinations evolve over time, particular analysis is undertaken on economic, environmental and socio-cultural models and processes of change.
Various methods and models for tourism planning are then set against this systems based context. These are evaluated for their strengths and weakness, scale of application and relevance for developed or developing economies.
Within the course scope exists for the presentation of individual topics of interest such as sustainable tourism, eco-tourism, cultural and alternative tourism, or other specialised forms of tourism.

Course

  • Course: Lecture

Topics:

  • Tourism Systems and Planning Imperatives
  • The evolution of tourism planning thought
  • Marketing, economic planning or resource management
  • The need for and scope of Tourism Planning
  • Assessing Tourism's Impacts: processes of change
  • Economic impacts
  • Physical impacts
  • Socio-cultural impacts
  • Methods and models for Tourism Planning
  • Marketing Perspectives
  • Public participation and community based approaches
  • Land-Use approaches (including GIS)
  • Tourism and Development
  • Sustainable Tourism Development

Examination

  • Exam: Essay, Presentation, Formal Paper, Final Exam

Prerequisite for examination: As a result of their exposure to lecture, reading and assignment material students will be able to:

  1. Explain the nature of tourism systems and their requirements for integrated planning.
  2. Describe the major forces that impel evolution of tourism destination areas and understand models that describe their evolution.
  3. Relate visitor, industry and destination resource characteristics to tourism management models.

Further details

  • Admission requirements: None
  • Recommended previous knowledge: None
  • Language: English
  • Person responsible for module: David Simmons
  • Course frequency: Each winter semester
  • Duration: One semester
  • Number of repeat examinations permitted: Twice
  • Recommended Semester: First to third semester
  • Maximum number of students: 10