Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism

• Program Overview
• Career Outcomes
• Professional Membership
• Program Structure
• Program Requirements and Notes

Program Overview

Sustainable tourism explores issues and management approaches relevant to sustainable tourism. You will gain a critical appreciation of environmental factors and sustainable development considerations that are important to tourism development.

You will study topics related to sustainable tourism such as the interaction between society and the environment, information technology and tourism, sustainable development and management, natural environment, environmental science, and business principles of relevance to tourism.

By working closely with local operators you will learn how to solve problems and develop strategies for best practice in sustainable tourism.

Career Outcomes

Knowledge and skills acquired through the Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism are transferable across many sectors such as government, education, the arts, commerce, and industry. Depending on minor and majors chosen, opportunities exist in:

• sustainable operations planning
• sustainable development interpretive coordinating
• environmental tourism enterprise ownership/operating
• ecotourism accommodation managing
• world heritage tourism planning
• sustainable tourism consultanting
• nature-based tourism guiding
• sustainable tourism policy
• local government sustainable tourism
• sustainable tour operating
• coastal management touris
• environmental events and festivals coordinating
• non-government conservation tourism
• ecotourism and special interest tourism
• nature-based tourist attractions

Professional Membership

Students and graduates may apply to the Ecotourism Association of Australia for membership.

Program Structure

The Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism is offered jointly through the Faculty of Business, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Faculty of Science. It has a substantially different structure to the normal Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Science.

Core Courses

Code	Units	Title
2 required courses:
COR109	12	Communication and Thought
COR110	12	Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship*

Introductory Courses

Code	Units	Title
6 required courses:
BUS102	12	Economics for Business
BUS104	12	Managing the Organisation
ENP100	12	Environment and Society
ENP235	12	Sustainable Development
SCI001	12	Environmental Processes
SCI002	12	Ecology

Major Courses

Code	Units	Title
12 required courses:
BUS105	12	Marketing Theory and Practice
ENP210	12	Planning Principles, Process and Law
ENP240	12	Interpretation: Environment, Heritage and Tourism
ESS251	12	Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis
ESS252	12	Environmental Management Strategies
TSM210	12	Tourism Management
TSM211	12	Tourist Behaviour and Special Interests
TSM221	12	Tourism Policy, Planning and Development
TSM222	12	Ecotourism: a Sustainable Option?
TSM312	12	Sustainable Tourism
TSM313	12	Tourism, Technology and Innovation
TSM323	12	Practicum in Tourism

Advanced Courses

Plus - choose 4 courses from 1 of the following areas:

• Environment, Ethics and Monitoring
• Heritage Interpretation and Planning
• Management of the Environment
• Ecosystems
• Ecology
• Tourism Business

Environment, Ethics and Monitoring

Code	Units	Title
AUS235	12	Internship in Environment and Heritage
BUS103	12	Business Law and Ethics
ENP230	12	Environment, Ethics and Economics
SCS211	12	Green Justice: Environmental and Social Issues

Heritage Interpretation and Planning

Code	Units	Title
AUS235	12	Internship in Environment and Heritage
AUS265	12	Walking Sites: Cultural Heritage Tours
ENP215	12	Interacting with the Natural Environment
ENP255	12	Urbanisation

Science of the Environment

Code	Units	Title
Choose 4 courses from:
ENS301	12	Ecological Concepts
ENS302	12	Conservation Ecology
ESS251	12	Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis
ESS252	12	Environmental Management Strategies
ESS271	12	Marine Dynamics
ESS272	12	Marine Ecology

Environmental Management

Code	Units	Title
ESS251	12	Environmental Monitoring and Data Analysis
ESS252	12	Environmental Management Strategies
ESS351	12	Integrated Catchment Management
ESS352	12	Built Environment and Waste Management

Marine Science

Code	Units	Title
ESS271	12	Marine Dynamics
ESS272	12	Marine Ecology
ESS371	12	Aquaculture
ESS372	12	Integrated Marine Systems

Tourism and Business

Code	Units	Title
Choose 4 courses from:
BUS103	12	Business Law and Ethics
BUS107	12	Accounting for Non Accountants
INF210	12	Introduction to Electronic Commerce
MGT210	12	Project and Event Management
MGT310	12	Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
MKG211	12	Services Marketing
MKG221	12	Sport and Event Marketing

Tourism and Marketing

Code	Units	Title
MKG211	12	Services Marketing
MKG221	12	Sport and Event Marketing
IBS310	12	International Marketing
IBS321	12	International E-Business Marketing Strategy

Program Requirements and Notes

1. Please ensure prerequisites are met before enrolling.

2. Students should seek course advice from the respective faculty in which their chosen minor is based.

3. No more than 10 introductory level courses are to be completed, including Core Courses, in the Bachelor of Business.

4. Refer to the Academic Rules.

5. Refer to Explanation of Terms.

* Subject to final approval.

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