APG5609 Sustainable tourism development and planning
Faculty of Arts
APG5609 Sustainable tourism development and planning is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Other periods
- Caulfield
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5609
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5609
No unit lists APG5609 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4709
Overview
Patterns of sustainable tourism product development and management and the contemporary role of planning for tourism. Key study areas comprise the future of global tourism, government policy and industry practice, the impacts of the tourism industry on the economy, communities and the environment and the design and implementation of tourism planning.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | Caulfield | Online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Encourage critical analysis of sustainable tourism development in terms of potential positive and negative impacts on cultures and the environment
- 2
Familiarise students with the historical origins of tourism so that they may apply their understanding to contemporary tourism patterns and dilemmas
- 3
Acquaint students with the planning and policy making role of Governments, private operators and communities in tourism development
- 4
Enable students to 'read' changes in tourism landscapes from which they can draw conclusions and raise questions about future tourism development
- 5
Familiarise students with planning procedures for tourism purposes
- 6
Develop students' research and presentation skills on tourism related subjects.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Madelene Blaer
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Madelene Blaer
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5609?
APG5609 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5609 offered?
APG5609 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is APG5609?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.