Tourism and Events

The Bachelor of Tourism and Events requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Tourism and Events, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study. The award of a grade of Fail (F) on more than one occasion in the same topic may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Core - Year 1 topics

31.5 units comprising

BUSN1011 Accounting For Managers (4.5 units) BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units) COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units) TOUR1101 Introduction to Tourism Studies (4.5 units) TOUR1102 Interpretation for Tourism (4.5 units) TOUR1103 Introduction to Events (4.5 units) TOUR1104 Tourism Portfolio (4.5 units)

Option – Year 1 topics

plus 4.5 units of topics from the following list:

GEOG1001 Environment and Society (4.5 units) INDG1000 Indigenous Studies: An Introduction (4.5 units) SCME1001 Media and Society (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

22.5 units comprising

GEOG2142 Environment, Economy and Culture (4.5 units) SOCI2025 Sociological Research: Design, Methods and Ethics (4.5 units) TOUR2101 Place, Culture and Tourism (4.5 units) TOUR2103 Event Design and Management (4.5 units) VEED2004 Introduction to Digital Graphic Design (4.5 units)

Option – Year 2 topics

plus 13.5 units from the topics listed below:

BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units) GEOG2712 Asian Regional Development (4.5 units) HIST2066 Outpost of Empire? South Australian History, 1834 to the Present (4.5 units) LANG2005 Migrant Journeys: Cultures, Identities and Belonging (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising

TOUR3101 Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Events (4.5 units) TOUR3106 Tourism Business Planning and Innovation (4.5 units) TOUR3113 Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development (4.5 units) TOUR3102 Placement (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 Topics

plus 18 units from either Group 1 or Group 2

Option - Year 3 - Group 1

4.5 units comprising

TOUR3104 Research Project (4.5 units)

Plus 13.5 units of topics from the list below: BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units) BUSN3041 Services Marketing (4.5 units) CREA3456 Cultural Policy and the Arts (4.5 units) GEOG3112 Geographies of Migration (4.5 units) GEOG3761 Caring as Country: Indigenous Environmental Management (4.5 units) TOUR3108 Community Project (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 - Group 2

13.5 units comprising

TOUR3000 International Project (9 units) TOUR3108 Community Project (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of topics from the list below:

BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units) BUSN3041 Services Marketing (4.5 units) CREA3456 Cultural Policy and the Arts (4.5 units) GEOG3112 Society and Space (4.5 units) GEOG3761 Caring as Country: Indigenous Environmental Management (4.5 units)

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of International Tourism and Events may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a:

• Bachelor of Arts - from 1 January 2021
• Bachelor of Arts - prior to 31 December 2020
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Languages

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.