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  • Objectives
    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.
  • Entry requirements
    Domestic students Prerequisites: None You can qualify for undergraduate courses through: * year 12 qualifications * mature age entry (STAT) * TAFE/VET qualifications * higher education transfers. Flinders also offers a range of special access schemes. Refer to undergraduate study applications. International Students English language requirements
  • Academic title
    Bachelor of International Tourism
  • Course description
    The Bachelor of International Tourism is an industry focussed degree which trains graduates for employment in a very diverse industry.

    The course 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 respond to the opportunities and challenges presented in global tourism.

    Policy, strategic development and global best practice are also covered.

    In addition to the common core of tourism and business subjects, you will choose from 1 of the following 3 streams:

        * Cultural Tourism
        * Festival and Event Design and Management
        * Non-specialised stream.

    Field work and site visits are an integral part of the course and Industry Practicum - in Australia or overseas - is a compulsory component of the degree.
    What will I study?

    Refer to the program of study.
    What is International Tourism?

    International Tourism examines the tourism industry from a global perspective, with a triple bottom line approach of economic, environmental and cultural impact, which is underpinned by the principles of sustainability.
    Why study International Tourism at Flinders?

    The Bachelor of International Tourism at Flinders:

        * has a wide perspective with excellent global employment opportunities
        * is taught by people who work in the industry, and shaped by industry feedback and requirements
        * offers small class sizes, flexibility and a variety of topics that provide a broad range of skills and a knowledge base
        * has the strong support of industry, with employers contacting us seeking graduates to fill vacant positions.

    Career opportunities

    What can I do with my Bachelor of International Tourism degree?
    Study a language

    Flinders also offers all students the opportunity to major in a language in conjunction with any undergraduate course. The Diploma in Language is designed to provide students with competence in a chosen language that adds greater portability to their qualifications. You will complete a total of one extra year of study and graduate with both your chosen degree and the Diploma in Language. You can apply for this at time of enrolment.

    The Bachelor of International Tourism requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.

    PROGRAM OF STUDY  [February, 2009]

    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 6 units of electives in each of the Second and Third Years of the Bachelor of International Tourism (a total of 12 units in the degree) may be taken from a faculty other than Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.

    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

    ENVS2704
        

    Environmental Systems
        

    6

    GEOG1001
        

    Water Resources and Society
        

    4.5

    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
    A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of International Tourism, or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors 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.

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