University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C07027v4 Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management

Award(s): Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management (GradDipTourismM)
CRICOS code: 006583A
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Faculty/institute responsible: Business
Location: Kuring-gai campus, although subjects may also be selected from among those offered at City campus (Haymarket).

Overview
Course aims
Articulation
Additional admission requirements
Additional recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management is designed to develop critical, interpretive and problem-solving skills, and to provide a broad coverage of the tourism management field and some opportunity for studying areas of specific interests.

The Tourism Management program has been developed to meet the demand for professionals with a high level of management expertise.

Course aims

Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the acquisition of strategic planning skills for tourism development, management and marketing.

Articulation

This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Tourism Management (C11035), the Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management, and the Master of Management in Tourism Management (C04060).

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require one of the following:

  • a degree from a UTS-recognised university or other tertiary education institution, or
  • satisfactory completion of the relevant Graduate Certificate.

Additional recognition of prior learning

Students may be granted a maximum of five subject exemptions, of which two core subjects can be approved from prior undergraduate study.

Course duration and attendance

The Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management is a two-year part-time, or one-year full-time course.

The Tourism Management program is offered at Kuring-gai campus.

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management comprises 48 credit points, consisting of eight core subjects.

Course completion requirements

STM90293 Core subjects 48cp
Total 48cp

Course program

The course program is shown below.

 
27705 Industrialised Tourism Systems 6cp
27706 Managing Tourism Services 6cp
27708 Destinations in Tourism Systems 6cp
27807 Tourism Marketing 6cp
27767 Tourist Behaviour 6cp
27707 Applied Research Methods 6cp
27700 Sustainable Tourism Management 6cp
25746 Financial Management: Concepts and Applications 6cp

Other information

Further information is available from the Graduate School of Business on: