Delve into the contemporary issues surrounding the sustainability of regions, cultures and attractions of interest. Identify different theoretical approaches and consider what is best practice. Graduate with a wealth of specialist knowledge and employability skills.
Overview
With the UK and other governments around the world declaring a climate emergency back in 2019, tourism organisations are diversifying their actions to create sustainable growth within their industry. As such, environmental and regenerative issues will feature heavily within future practices.
This course will enable you to better understand how to protect and exploit fragile socio-economic resources. You’ll examine international best practice and learn how to shape new sustainable futures. You will cover key issues such as ecotourism, challenges to implementing sustainable practices in tourism, slow tourism with a focus on rural, wellbeing and wellness travel.
The sustainability agenda, and change management will also be explored, and the course will develop your theoretical knowledge of models and concepts applicable to real world scenarios.
Why us?
- Guest speakers from industry and renowned academics
- Course content reflects our close links with employers, and our teaching emphasises the connections between theories and practice
- Local, national and international field visits and study abroad opportunities
Course structure
The main teaching and learning methods employed are a combination of lectures, online lectures, seminars, workshops, group work, fieldwork, laboratory-based work, library-based work, case studies and most critically, independent study.
This course will incorporate extensive use of the virtual learning environment (VLE). Module guides, lecture presentations, guidance notes, glossaries, discussion boards and other related materials will be available on the VLE.
Your assignments will be submitted online, and feedback is normally provided electronically.
Career ready
The course is designed to build on the core and transferable skills necessary for future work. Practical experiences and activities are embedded into the curriculum in order to develop and contribute to your ongoing personal and professional development. The University Careers Service and regional and national employers are frequently invited to promote employability measures and inform students about work experiences or opportunities.
This course has strong links with the local community and modules are informed by the industry and regional and national employers. Through work experiences and placements, the course offers regional and global business community, public organisations and others, an access to highly motivated and skilled undergraduates dedicated to the industry. You study a range modules that build on the tourism knowledge, insights and skills required to become a successful within the industry. The course reflects contemporary areas within the tourism industry where you can specialise in your area of interest within your dissertation and tailor this to where you see your future career.
My name is Kavisha Prince Anthony, and I always had a dream of studying abroad. Thankfully, that dream came to life since I applied to the Study Advisor. I was able to receive my visa within four days. I also had some visa refusals in the past; I had about six UK visa refusals in the past, but thankfully, it was not an issue since the Study Advisor was able to make things work this time. I highly recommend Study Advisor for your dreams of going abroad, whether it be the UK or any other European country there is.