27185 The Tourist Experience
6cpUndergraduate
This subject introduces conceptual and methodological approaches to the study of the experiences of the tourist. It seeks to develop an understanding of the tourist experience as distinct from the 'at home' leisure experience by exploring the unique sociocultural and physical environment of the tourist. A focus is diversity of experience and social inclusion. The subject discusses approaches to managing tourist experiences. The content of this subject is largely based on contributions from tourism studies, cultural geography, sociology, environmental psychology and social psychology.
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Fee information
2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $650.12
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2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,175.00
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