Sustainable Tourism & Global Challenges MSc

This programme will give you a strong understanding of sustainable tourism. You will develop an awareness of the cultural and environmental issues influenced by tourism and be able to apply critical and practical solutions.<br/><br/>WHY THIS PROGRAMME<br/>You will evaluate sustainable tourism as a response to local and global challenges experienced within and beyond the tourism industry.<br/>Discover policies and practices for the management of sustainable tourism and how these can be used to address environmental and cultural issues.<br/>You will be equipped with intellectual and research skills that will enable you to assess complex, real-world problems and develop innovative solutions.<br/>The programme will enhance your appreciation of sustainable leadership approaches and how such approaches can be engaged with in differing cultures and contexts.<br/>You will be based at a world leading university, located within the Dumfries and Galloway region, an area notable for its natural and cultural resources, including a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, among many other sites of relevance to sustainable tourism.<br/><br/>PROGRAMME STRUCTURE<br/>You will complete six core courses and one optional course, followed by a dissertation (which may include a work placement).<br/><br/>You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and project work. Some of the courses will also include study trips, whilst there is an opportunity to undertake a field trip course to experience sustainable tourism in practice.<br/><br/>Core courses<br/>LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY, AGILITY & INNOVATION IN TOURISM (NEW)<br/>RESEARCH IN TOURISM (NEW)<br/>RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (NEW)<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS<br/>THE ECONOMICS OF CIRCULAR TOURISM (NEW)<br/>TOURISM & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (NEW)<br/><br/>Optional courses<br/>ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE<br/>ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND SOCIETY<br/>EVENTS MANAGEMENT<br/>TOURISM MARKETING<br/>TOURISM SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE<br/>SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE MANAGEMENT<br/>RESPONSIBLE TOURISM FIELD COURSE (NEW)<br/>WRITING THE ENVIRONMENT: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY NATURE WRITING