Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of International Tourism

(BIntTourism)

NOTE: THE 2009 PROGRAM OF STUDY HAS SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL CHANGES.

Program of study

INTRODUCTION

COURSE AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

This industry-focused course examines the issues, trends and approaches in the global tourism industry. Its objective is to promote a critical and theoretical understanding of tourism as a global phenomenon and apply that understanding to international, national, regional and local circumstances by examining diverse industry practices in a range of contexts. There are strong links to the tourism industry throughout the degree and students complete an industry practicum and an industry-linked research project as part of the course.

The course combines academic analysis of trends in worldwide tourism and its impact with practical contact with selected local, regional, national and international aspects of tourism. It covers issues in tourism development and planning that allow for the retention of the authentic character of a place and investigates the approaches required to best deal with opportunities and challenges presented in global tourism. Policy, strategic development and global best practice for sustainable tourism are also covered.

Students may choose to follow a non-specialised stream in the Bachelor of International Tourism, or may choose to specialise in Cultural Tourism or in Festival and Event Design and Practice. There is a common core that all students will complete.

Learning outcomes

Graduates will help to shape developments in a sustainable and responsible international cultural tourism industry. Graduates will be able to:

• apply the appropriate knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes for successful careers in the field of international tourism;
• explain the concepts of tourism in an international context, and demonstrate a broad understanding of its role in relating to the arts, culture, environment and/or heritage of a place;
• demonstrate a broad understanding of international trends in tourism;
• communicate in a professional manner through analytical reports and effective verbal presentations in a variety of disciplines and collaborative situations;
• apply both theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to specific case studies;
• demonstrate how theoretical concepts can be applied in the workplace by undertaking an appropriate industry placement in tourism;
• demonstrate skills in quantitative and qualitative evaluation, management and marketing in a tourism context;
• demonstrate an awareness of the significance of the conservation and sustainable development of environments and assets, the preservation and management of heritage, and the preservation, development and distribution of cultural capital in the management of tourism;
• act ethically as professionals within the field of the international tourism industry.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

CREDIT

Students who have completed a minimum of one year of relevant full-time study, or the equivalent part-time, in an approved degree (or equivalent qualification) from an approved tertiary institution, may be eligible to receive up to 36 units of specified credit. Relevant studies include: the Arts/Humanities; Hospitality; Marketing; Language; Commerce; International Studies; Asian Studies; Tourism.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]

To qualify for the Bachelor of International Tourism, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study. The award of a grade of Fail (F) on more than one occasion in the same topic may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

1. 60 units of core topics
2. 48 units from one of the following streams: Non-Specialised, Cultural Tourism or Festival and Event Design and Management.

(1) Core Topics

First Year

BUSN1001	Accounting for Managers	4.5
CUTU1005	International Cultural Tourism Management	4.5
CUTU1006	Event Design and Practice 1	4.5
TOUR1003	Essentials of Tour Guiding	4.5

Second Year

BUSN2015	Marketing Management	6
CUTU2000	Place, Culture and Tourism: Global Issues, Local Approaches	6
CUTU2006A	Introduction to Tourism Research	6

Third Year

CUTU2005A	Tourism Placement 1	6
CUTU3000	International Principles and Practices for Sustainable Tourism	6
CUTU3006A	Tourism Research Project A	6
PROF2102A	Business Planning for Projects	3

(2) Students must complete 48 units in one of the following streams

NON-SPECIALISED

First Year

18 units of Non-Specialised Elective Topics

18

Second Year

PROF2106	Preparing Professional Presentations	3
PROF2107	Project Management Essentials	3
	12 units of Non-Specialised Elective Topics	12

Third Year

12 units of Non-Specialised Elective Topics

12

OR

CULTURAL TOURISM

First Year

ARCH1001	Introduction to Archaeology	4.5
AUST1004	Introduction to Aboriginal Studies	4.5
CUTU1002	Australian Social and Cultural Identities	4.5
CUTU1004	Introduction to Law and Society	4.5

Second Year

PROF2106	Preparing Professional Presentations	3
PROF2107	Project Management Essentials	3
	12 units of Cultural Tourism Elective Topics	12

Third Year

12 units of Cultural Tourism Elective Topics

12

OR

FESTIVAL AND EVENT DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

First Year

CUTU1002	Australian Social and Cultural Identities	4.5
CUTU1004	Introduction to Law and Society	4.5
	9 units of Festival and Event Design and Management Elective Topics	9

Second Year

CUTU2007	Event Design and Practice II	6
PROF2107	Project Management Essentials	3
	9 units of Festival and Event Design and Management Elective Topics	9

Third Year

CUTU3101A	Tourism Project	6
	6 units of Festival and Event Design and Management Elective Topics	6

Elective topics for all streams

A maximum of 3 units of electives in each of Second and Third Years of the Bachelor of International Tourism (a total of 6 units in the degree) may be taken as cross-institutional enrolment electives.

SELECTED LIST OF ELECTIVE TOPICS OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

ARCH1001	Introduction Archaeology (Non-specialised & FEDM students only)	6
ARCH1002A	World Archaeology	6
ARCH2001	Archaeology of Indigenous Australia	6
ARCH2002	Historical Archaeology of Australia	6
ARCH2003	Cultural Heritage Management	6
ARCH2004	Australian Maritime Archaeology	6
ARCH2301	The Museum #	6
ARCH3004	Historical Archaeology in Global Perspective	6
ARCH3005	Underwater and Coastal Archaeology	6
ARCH3013	The Archaelogical Imagination: Fact, Fantasy and Fiction in Archaeological Interpretation	6
AUST1004	Introduction to Aboriginal Studies (Non-specialised & FEDM students only)	4.5
AUST2000	Australian Languages: Issues and Debates	6
AUST2004	Indigenous Australian Art Today	6
AUST2005	Travelling Australia: A Cultural Guide	6
AUST2006	Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges	6
AUST2007	Cultural Theory: Australian Perspectives	6
AUST3998	Issues for Australians	6
CUTU1002	Australian Social and Cultural Identities (Non-specialised students only)	4.5
CUTU1004	Introduction to Law and Society (Non-specialised students only)	4.5
CUTU2007	Event Design and Practice II (Non-specialised & Cultural Tourism students only)	6
CUTU2101	Museums and Exhibitions #	6
CUTU3101A	Tourism Project (Non-specialised & Cultural Tourism students only)	6
ENGL1001A	Professional English	6
ENGL2110	Writing and Designing for the Web	6
ENGL2503	Introduction to Creative Writing	6
ENGL2507	'Wish you were here': Workshopping Travel Writing	6
ESOL1703	English as a Second Language 1	4.5
ESOL1703A	English as a Second Language 1	6
ESOL1704	English as a Second Language 2	4.5
ESOL1704A	English as a Second Language 2	6
ESOL1705	English as a Second Language for Business	4.5
ESOL1705A	English as a Second Language for Business	6
FREN1121	French 1, Part 1	4.5
FREN1122	French 1, Part 2	4.5
FREN2121	Upper Level French A, Part 1	6
HUMN2201	Settling in Australia: The Italian, Greek and French Experience	6
ITAL1121	Italian 1: Part 1	4.5
ITAL1122	Italian 1: Part 2	4.5
ITAL2121	Italian 2: Part 1	6
ITAL3502	Italians in Australia	6
LEGL2100	Small Business: Legal Issues	6
LEGL2101	Small Business: Legal Foundations	3
LEGL2102	Small Business: Legal Applications	3
LEGL2103	Technology, Regulation and Society	6
LEGL3016	Law and Urban Change: The Impact of Built Heritage	6
LEGL3023	Cultural Heritage and the Law	6
LEGL3028	Regulating Environmental Change	6
LING2702A	Language, Culture and Communication	3
MGRE1121	Modern Greek 1: Part 1	4.5
MGRE1122	Modern Greek 1: Part 2	4.5
MGRE2121	Upper Level Modern Greek A: Part 1	6
MGRE2502	Special Topic in Modern Greek Culture	6
PROF2101	Professional Writing	6
PROF2104	Finding Money: Researching and Submitting Grant Proposals	3
PROF2105	Tenders: Understanding the Tender Process	3
PROF2106	Preparing Professional Presentations (FEDM students only)	3
SCRN2007	Multimedia Design	6
SCRN3000	Cross-Cultural Media	6
SPAN1121	Spanish 1: Part 1	4.5
SPAN1122	Spanish 1: Part 2	4.5
SPAN2121A	Spanish 2: Part 1	6

SELECTED LIST OF OTHER ELECTIVE TOPICS

AMST1001	American Popular Culture	4.5
ASST1101	Indonesian, Introductory, Part 1	4.5
ASST1102	Indonesian, Introductory, Part 2	4.5
ASST1201	Indonesian, Introductory A, Part 1	4.5
ASST1202	Indonesian, Introductory A, Part 2	4.5
ASST2013	Indonesian Musical Cultures and Identities	6
ASST2101	Indonesian, Intermediate, Part 1	6
ASST2201	Indonesian, Intermediate A, Part 1	6
BIOL2201	Introductory Ecotourism	3
BUSN1004	International Business Context	4.5
BUSN1005	Introduction to Management	4.5
BUSN2004	Cost and Management Accounting	6
BUSN2009	Human Resource Management	6
BUSN2010	International Business Management	6
ENVS1701	Environmental Studies	4.5
ENVS1701A	Environmental Studies	6
GEOG2003	Society and Space	6
GEOG2005	Asian Regional Development	6
GLOB1001	Introduction to Globalisation	4.5
GLOB2003	Globalisation and Business	6
HIST1802	Europe, 1945 to the Present	4.5
HIST2050	Themes in Australian Social History	6
HIST2053	Maps and Dreams: Aboriginal Colonial Encounters in Australian History	6
HIST2057	Museums #	6
HIST2063	Memory and the Politics of Difference: Sex, Race and Belonging	6
HIST2064	Australian Environmental Histories	6
HIST3035	Destination Australia: Immigration History	6
INTR1006A	International Relations: An Introduction	6

# Students may not count both ARCH2301 or CUTU2101 and HIST2057 towards their degree.

Language topics may be studied as part of the elective component of the degree provided that students are not also enrolled in a Diploma in Language.

Other topics as approved by the Bachelor of International Tourism Course Coordinator.

Honours degree

To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study from the following program of study.

CUTU7000	Topic by Thesis - Tourism	12/18/24
CUTU7000D	Topic by Thesis - Tourism (Part 1)*, and	9
CUTU7000E	Topic by Thesis - Tourism (Part 2)*	9
CUTU7000F	Topic by Thesis - Tourism (Part 1)*, and	6
CUTU7000G	Topic by Thesis - Tourism (Part 2)*	6
CUTU7001	Problems in Tourism	6
CUTU7001A	Problems in Tourism (Part 1)*, and	3
CUTU7001B	Problems in Tourism (Part 2)*	3
CUTU7002	Special Topic in Tourism A	6
CUTU7002A	Special Topic in Tourism A (Part 1)*, and	3
CUTU7002B	Special Topic in Tourism A (Part 2)*	3
CUTU7005	Tourism Fieldwork, or	6
CUTU7005A	Tourism Fieldwork (Part 1)*, and	3
CUTU7005B	Tourism Fieldwork (Part 2)*	3
HUMN7000	Research Skills and Professional Practice	6

* Students must enrol in Part 1 and Part 2 to complete the requirements of this topic.

At the discretion of the course coordinator, other honours topics may also be included, to a maximum of 12 units.