Bachelor of International Tourism (Honours)

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.

• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
  
• Program of study
  
  

Course aims

The course aims to:

• extend students&##39; knowledge and understanding of the Tourism industry and the role of research within industry contexts
• familiarise students with advanced skills in academic writing, including thesis preparation and standards required for publication
• provide students with the skills to present their research orally and in writing
• encourage students to become independent thinkers and researchers.
  
  

Learning outcomes

On completion of the Honours degree in International Tourism students will be able to demonstrate:

• an extensive knowledge of the tourism industry in a local, state, national and/or international context;
• a broad understanding of the existing academic knowledge in the area of their specialisation
• a capacity to develop and support the extended argument needed for an Honours research thesis
• the ability to evaluate, analyse and deploy evidence in support of a research thesis
• the ability to communicate their findings clearly, in both oral and written form.
  
  

Program of study

To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study from the following program of study.

Core - Placement topics

Core - Thesis topics

 TOUR7003A  Tourism Honours Thesis (9 of 27 units)  
 TOUR7003B  Tourism Honours Thesis (9 of 27 units)  
 TOUR7003C  Tourism Honours Thesis (9 of 27 units)