YEAR 2 SEMESTER ONE MODULE DESCRIPTION

The Tourism Industry (TOU211):
Content:

  • Tourism as an industry - key definitions and concepts
  • The motivation and decision to travel
  • Tourism demand
  • Tourism sectors
  • The tourism destination
  • Principles of responsible tourism

At the end of this course students will understand the factors that lead to the motivation to travel; understand the factors that influence the demand for tourism; be aware of the different sectors that make up the tourism industry; study tourism destinations as suppliers of tourism products, and learn the principles of responsible tourism.

Tourism and Economic Development (TOU212):
Content:

  • The role of tourism in economic development
  • Economic impacts of tourism - foreign exchange earnings, balance of payments,employment.
  • Financial leakages and ways of minimizing them.
  • The political economy and functional approaches to tourism and economic development.
  • Tourism income multipliers and cost-benefit analysis.
  • Case studies on tourism and economic development.

At the end of this course students should be familiar with current theoretical approaches to tourism and economic development, as well as current issues; be able to explain the requirements for tourism to contribute to sustainable economic development; understand the main ways of estimating the economic impacts of tourism, and by using case studies, they should be able to evaluate the impact of tourism on economic development.

YEAR 2 SEMESTER TWO MODULE DESCRIPTION

Environmental Impacts of Tourism (TOU221)
Content:

  • Impacts of tourism on the natural and built environments: marine, forest, beach, wilderness, desert.
  • Measuring and assessing environmental impacts.
  • Minimizing negative impacts.
  • Case studies: Environmental impacts.

At the end of this course students should be able to explain and discuss the impacts of tourism on the natural and built environment and be aware of ways of measuring and assessing environmental impacts and ways of minimizing negative environmental impacts.

Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism (TOU222):
Content:

  • The tourist-host interrelationship.
  • Tourist behaviour, crime, sex tourism
  • Commodification of culture, cultural change
  • Measuring socio-cultural impacts
  • Strategies for minimizing negative socio-cultural impacts
  • Culturally-sensitive tourism

At the end of this course students should be able to explain and discuss the positive and negative social impacts, as well as cultural impacts, of tourism on host communities. They should also be able to explain and discuss the impact of tourism on the natural environment.