Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Tourism Management will be able to:

Contextualize tourism within broader cultural, environmental, political and economic dimensions of society.
Critique tourism practices for their implications locally and globally.

Interpret and evaluate tourism as a phenomenon and as a business system.
Explain the diverse nature of tourism, including culture and place, global/local perspectives, and experience design and provision.
Identify and assess relationships and networks relative to building tourism capacity.

Apply relevant technology for the production and management of tourism experiences.
Plan, lead, organize and control resources for effective and efficient tourism operations.
Create, apply, and evaluate marketing strategies for tourism destinations and organizations.
Develop and evaluate tourism policy and planning initiatives.

Demonstrate commitment to ethical practices of tourism.
Actively engage in the world as global citizens.
Practice empathy and respect for diversity and multicultural perspectives.
Apply principles of sustainability to the practice of tourism in the local and global context.

Acknowledge one or more philosophical perspectives to knowledge creation.
Evaluate and apply various research methods commonly used in the context of tourism.
Propose and conduct a research project to inform tourism practice.

Select and deploy task-appropriate forms of oral, written, digital, and graphic communication.
Value and practice active listening, critical thinking, and critical reading.
Distinguish and produce forms of communication relevant to academia, business, government, and industry.
Assess, evaluate, and employ appropriate communication tools for discussions within and between teams and members, various audiences, decision-making teams, and corporate communication tasks.

Work collaboratively in groups, both as a leader and a team member, in diverse environments, learning from and contributing to the learning of others.