R3J Bachelor of Tourism as at 14th May, 2002
Bachelor of Tourism
Abbreviation: BTourism
Course code: R3J
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6324 3579
Introductory comments
Students who commenced the Bachelor of Tourism in 2000 in Hobart should consult the
Hobart schedule below for the list of units to be completed.
The Bachelor of Tourism (BTourism) is a three-year course offered by the Faculty of Arts at
the Launceston campus only. Students may study full time or part time and have nine
enrolment years, including the year of passing the first unit for the degree, in which to
complete the course requirements.
Admission & prerequisites
To gain entry to the BTourism, students must meet the normal minimum University entry
requirements which include several categories of special admission, such as mature age.
No particular subject prerequisites apply for this course. Students normally enter in
February. There is limited entry in July.
Course objectives
The BTourism provides a specific course of study for students considering a career in the
tourism industry. The degree comprises an overview of tourism as a field of human
activity, examining tourism as a system rather than simply as an industry, and introduces
students to the key areas of academic knowledge. Students will receive a solid grounding
in the areas of wilderness and heritage tourism with opportunities in other areas such as
marketing, management , economics, IT and indigenous tourism.
The degree combines units from the Faculty of Arts with units from the Faculties of
Commerce, and Science and Engineering (eg psychology and architecture).
Career outcomes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Tourism degree will be strong applicants for jobs in a wide
range of fields, for example:
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Tourism and the travel industries;
heritage tourism, museums and historic sites;
wilderness, antarctic and nature tourism;
tourism research; tourism marketing;
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tourism administration; tourism journalism and the media;
other service industries and sectors.
Course structure
Students complete a total of 300% of units normally made up of 100% at first-year (level
100), 100% at second-year (level 200) and 100% at third-year (level 300).
There are 137.5% core Tourism units, consisting of 50% at level 100, 50% at level 200 and
37.5% at level 300.
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Students must complete an additional complementary major in a discipline offered by any
of the faculties of Arts, Commerce, and Science and Engineering. A major consists of 25%
at level 100 and 75% at level 200/300 – a total of 100%. At least 25% of units in a major
must be at level 300. Majors may be taken in areas such as, for example, humanities, the
social sciences, commerce, geography, computing or language.
The remaining 62.5% is made up of electives which may be taken from any courses offered
by the University.
Notes
1.
Students intending to take a geography major must include the units HGT207
Natural Environment: Interpretation and KSA200/301 Antarctic Tourism.
2.
Students should seek advice from the apppriate faculty regarding information
about the structure of the complementary major, including prerequisites,
sequences and quotas for units.
Sample course A
Year 1
Foundations of Tourism A and B
Tourism Geography
Australian Tourism Typologies
Indonesian (major)
Psychology (elective)
Year 2
Sustainable Tourism
International Issues in Tourism
Social and Political Research
Eco- and Nature-based Tourism
Indonesian (major)
Psychology (elective)
Year 3
Tourism Policy and Planning
Tourism Project
Indonesian (major)
History and Heritage (elective)
Writing the Grand Tour (elective)
25%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
37.5%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Sample course B
Year 1
Foundations of Tourism A and B
Tourism Geography
Australian Tourism Typologies
Computing (major)
Sociology A (elective)
History 1B (elective)
Year 2
Sustainable Tourism
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25%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
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International Issues in Tourism
Social and Political Research
Eco- and Nature-based Tourism
Computing (major)
Web Page Design (elective)
Year 3
Tourism Policy and Planning
Tourism Project
Computing (major)
Antarctic Tourism (elective)
Digital Imaging (elective)
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
37.5%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Articulation
Students who have completed a TAFE Associate Diploma or a Diploma in tourism-related
subjects may apply for credit towards the BTourism degree course. Students who have
studied in another degree such as the Bachelor of Arts and want to transfer to the
BTourism may also apply for credit.
Students who are currently studying for another degree can transfer to the BTourism
course.
Schedule of units
Launceston schedule
Unit title
Level 100
Foundations of
Tourism A
Foundations of
Tourism B
Tourism
Geography
Australian Tourism
Typologies
campus-sem
weight
code
L1
12.5%
HGT101
L2
12.5%
HGT102
L1
12.5%
HGT103
L2
12.5%
HGT104
12.5%
HGT203
12.5%
HGT204
12.5%
HGA203 or
HGA303
HGT201 or
HGT301
Discipline A (level 100)[a] – 25%
Electives – 25%
Level 200
Sustainable
L1~H1
Tourism
International Issues L2
in Tourism
Social and Political L1~H1
Research
Eco and
L1
Nature-based
Tourism
12.5%
Discipline A (level 200)[a] – 37.5%
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Elective – 12.5%
Level 300
Tourism Policy and [na]
Planning
Tourism Project [b] H2
12.5%
HGT305
12.5%
HGT306
Discipline A (level 300)[a] – 37.5%
Electives – 25%
[a] Chosen from the faculties of Arts, Commerce, or Science & Engineering.
[b]
This unit will be offered in Launceston in 2003 at a 12.5% weighting.
Hobart schedule
Students who commenced the course in 2000 in Hobart must complete the degree
according to the rules under which they commenced. Students are reminded of the
requirement to complete compulsory core units as a matter of priority. Under the
transition provisions for teach-out of the BTourism in Hobart, students have until
December 2003 to complete the degree.
campus-sem
code
Unit title
weight
Level 200/300
Students must complete all units in the three core areas.
Interpretation and Heritage Core
HGT203
Sustainable
L1~H1
12.5%
Tourism
HGT207 or
Natural
L1~H1
12.5%
HGT307
Environment:
Interpretation
HTA229 or
Van Diemen’s Land H1
12.5%
HTA329
1642–1850
HAB210 or
Indigenous
L2~D2
12.5%
HAB310
Tourism
Wilderness and Antarctic Core
Eco and
L1
Nature-based
Tourism
Antarctic Tourism
H1w~L1w
Environmental
H2
Impact Assessment
Wilderness and
H2~L2
Natural Area
Management
Management, Marketing and Policy Core
Principles of
H3/2~L2~O?
Marketing [c]
Tourism Policy and [na]
Planning
Tourism Project
H2
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12.5%
HGT201 or
HGT301
12.5%
12.5%
KSA201 or KSA301
KGA381
12.5%
KGA278 or
KGA378
12.5%
12.5%
BMA151 or
BMA251
HGT305
12.5%
HGT306
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Regional
Development
Policy
Elective units
One of:
Marketing Research
Social and Political
Research
Qualitative
Research Methods
Survey Research
H1v~L1
12.5%
HSD223 or
HSD323
H2
L1~H1
12.5%
12.5%
H2
12.5%
H2
12.5%
BMA253
HGA203 or
HGA303
HGA230 or
HGA330
HGA204 or
HGA304
Plus three (37.5%) from the following:
Chinese 2
H1&2~L1&2~O3
Language Skills A
Japanese 2
H1&2~L1&2v
Language Skills A
French for Tourism [na]
and Business
German for
H1
Tourism and
Business
Accounting and
H3/1~L1~B1~O?
Financial Decision
Making
Buyer Behaviour
H2
Human Resource
H2~L2~O2
Management in
Tourism and
Hospitality
Cultures and
[na]
Societies of
Southeast Asia
Art, Natural
H2
Environment and
History
Environmental
[na]
Ethics
Fauna
H1
Conservation
Management
Geography of Asia H1
Marketing
Communications
Services Marketing
Social &
H1~L1
25%
HMC201
25%
HMJ201
12.5%
HEF203 or HEF303
12.5%
HEG203
12.5%
BFA103
12.5%
12.5%
BMA252
BMA225 or
BMA325
12.5%
HGA254 or
HGA354
12.5%
FSZ250 or FSZ350
12.5%
HPA277 or HPA377
12.5%
KGA332
12.5%
KGA202 or
KGA302
BMA255
12.5%
H1~L1
12.5%
H3/1/2~L3/1/2~B 12.5%
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BMA353
BFA207 or BFA307
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Environmental
3/1/2
[d]
Accounting
HGA251 or
Tourism, Sport and [na]
12.5%
HGA351
Leisure
FSZ251 or FSZ351
Art, Natural
H1
12.5%
Environment and
Wilderness
KPA152
Natural Vegetation H2
12.5%
of Tasmania
KGA331
Vegetation
H1
12.5%
Management
HTA290 or
History and
L1~D2
12.5%
HTA390
Heritage
HTC204 or HTC304
Uncovering the
[na]
12.5%
Past
HTC207 or HTC307
Monuments of
H1
12.5%
Rome: Image and
Ideology
Or, students may nominate appropriate electives, subject to the approval of the head of the
program
[c]
[d]
use enrolment code BMA251.
use enrolment code BFA307.
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Additional Information
The following information answers some frequently asked questions.
Note, however, details should be confirmed with the appropriate authority
Responsible faculty or school | Faculty of Arts
Campus(es) offered | Launceston
Mode of delivery | Full time | Part time
Course duration | 3 years minimum (6 semesters) | 9 years maximum (18 semesters)
Costs (course fees only – annual) | HECS: YES
Students enrolled in this course | Total students enrolled last year: 50 | Total students
enrolled this year: 52
Approximate student-staff contact hours | 12 hrs weekly
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