A6012 Master of International Sustainable Tourism Management

The course is structured in four parts. Part A. Principal study, Part B. Applied study, Part C. Professional enhancement and Part D. Specialist study.

Part A. Principal  study 

These studies will immerse you in international sustainable tourism management studies at graduate level. Through a combination of academic and practice-based work, you will gain a solid foundation in all production technologies - print, video, audio and online - in metropolitan, regional and international contexts.

Part B. Applied study  

The focus of these studies is professional or scholarly work that can contribute to a portfolio of professional development.

Part C. Professional enhancement 

Designed in association with industry experts, select from this suite of professional enhancement offerings to build essential competencies for your career pathway

Part D. Specialist study

Select from a range of options designed to enhance specific knowledge and skills in international sustainable tourism management and related fields. 

Master's entry points

Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 1, you must complete 96 credit points, comprising Part. A, Part. B, Part. C and Part. D.
• If you are admitted at entry level 2, you must complete 72 credit points, comprising Part. A, Part. B, Part. C (6 credit points) and Part. D (12 credit points).
• If you are admitted at entry level 3, you must complete 48 credit points, comprising Part. A (30 credit points), Part. B and Part. D (6 credit points)

Note: Students eligible for credit for prior studies may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.

Course progression maps

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

If you are eligible to enrol in the 1.5-year entry point, you have the option of completing this course intensively over a 12-month period by following the intensive course progression map.

The course comprises 96 points structured into four parts: Part A. Principal study (42 points), Part B. Applied study (12 points), Part C. Professional enhancement units (12 points) and Part D. Specialist study (30 points)

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Principal study (42 points)

You must complete*: 

• APG5366 Strategic Communications in the Digital Era
• APG5389 Tourism industry and marketing (12 points)
• APG5452 Culture, events exhibitions and festivals
• APG5609 Sustainable tourism development and planning (12 points)**
• APG5717 Applied Tourism Research and Data Analysis 

*Note: Entry level 3 is only required to complete (30 points).

**APG5609 will be offered in semester 1 (Term 2), 2023.

Part B. Applied study (12 points)

You must complete one of the following capstone units:

• APG5183 International tourism marketing research project (12 points)
• APG5856 Research project (12 points)
• APG5044 Professional internship (12 points)
• APG5969 Advanced simulation (12 points)

Note: You must complete Part A before enrolling in a capstone unit.

Part C. Professional enhancement (12 points)

You must complete one or two units (12 points) from the following*:

• APG5084 Designing research**

• APG5966 Academic and professional presentation skills
• APG5470 Managing multicultural teams
• APG5471 Leadership in intercultural environments
• APG5967 Professional enhancement A
• APG5968 Professional enhancement B (12 points)

*Note: Entry point 2 is only required to complete one unit (6 points). 

** If you intend to pursue the research pathway, please note that APG5084 is a pre-requisite for APG5849 Research Thesis A

Part D. Specialist study (30 points)

If you are admitted at entry level 1 you must complete 5 units (30 points) from the elective lists below.

If you are admitted at entry Level 2 you must complete 2 units (12 points) from the elective lists below.

If you are admitted at entry level 3 you must complete 1 unit (6 points) from the elective lists below

You may also select units not completed from Parts A, B and C or undertake a tourism international exchange option (24 points). See your Program Director for details.

Discipline electives

You may choose one area in which to specialise from the lists below or choose units across the range of elective streams. 

Strategic Communication and the Digital Economy

• APG5380 Public relations in a global context
• APG5381 Crisis communications and issues management
• APG5182 Digital management and production
• APG5367 Campaigns, advocacy and change
• APG5373 Engaging Audiences
• APG5398 Digital media technologies
• APG5374 Data analytics in communications

Sustainability, Development and Resilience

• APG5390 Contemporary tourism development in emerging economies (12pts)

• APG5619 Community resilience and disaster risk reduction
• APG5426 Environmental analysis
• APG5433 Corporate sustainability management
• APG5434 Sustainability measurement
• ENS5010 Global challenges and sustainability
• ENS5020 Perspectives on sustainability
• APG5067 Cultural economy and sustainable development

Management, Marketing and International Relations

• APG5324 International political economy
• APG5470 Managing multicultural teams
• APG5471 Leadership in intercultural environments
• APG5805 Project planning and management in international development
• MKF5926 Integrated marketing communication
• MKF5601 Social Media Marketing
• MKF5955 Marketing management: Theory and practice
• MGF5911 Geo-politics and business globalisation

Cultural and Creative Industries

• APG5662 Cultural and creative industries
• APG5068 Creative cities
• APG5900 Cultural economy

Arts enrichment units

Note: A maximum of 12 points can be completed from the Arts enrichment units.

• APG5136 Mindfulness for workplace wellbeing and productivity
• APG5170 Social enterprise challenge in the Indo-Pacific
• APG5470 Managing multicultural teams
• APG5471 Leadership in intercultural environments

Complementary Electives

You may take approved units from other Arts Graduate coursework programs subject to meeting individual unit prerequisites.  These units must be selected from the Principal study and/or Specialist study parts. Note: A maximum of 12 points can be completed from the Complementary electives.

Research pathway (18 points)

If you wish to complete a research thesis (15,000 – 18,000 words), you must enrol in APG5084 in Part C and replace the capstone in Part B (12pts) and one elective in Part D (6pts) with the following units in consultation with the coordinator.

• APG5849 Thesis A
• APG5850 Thesis B (12points)

Notes: APG5084 Designing research is a co-requisite for enrolment in APG5849 Research thesis A and must be completed in the same semester. Only students with a course WAM of 80 or higher will be eligible to commence the research pathway.