Tourism and Environmental Management

Postgraduate

In Bedford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Bedford

  • Duration

    12 Months

To equip students to engage with and manage the complex changes and challenges facing the international tourism industry in the 21st century. Students acquire invaluable business and consultancy skills in environmental impact assessment related to the tourism industry.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bedford (Bedfordshire)
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Faculty Of Education And Sport, Bedford Campus, Polhill Avenue, MK41 9EA

Start date

On request

About this course

UK Students:
Students from the UK will normally need at least a Second Class Honours degree (above 2:2), or equivalent.

Students from the European Union and International students:
Students whose previous education has not been delivered through the medium of the English language are required to demonstrate proficiency in English by the presentation of original certificates as follows:

Overall score of 6.5 in IELTS with a minimum score of 6 in each of the components of speaking, listening, writing and reading. Therefore overall scores will be:
* IELTS 6.5
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Subjects

  • Management

Course programme

MSc Tourism and Environmental Management
Mode: full-time (September start)


The MSc in Tourism and Environmental Management is an innovative new course.

Its uniqueness is based upon its inter-disciplinary approach to analysing the tourism and environment relationship, an approach that is based in a combination of the paradigms of the social and natural sciences.

It is the first Master’s degree in the United Kingdom to combine tourism and environmental studies within a theoretical framework that transcends the social and natural sciences.

Based upon its integrated scientific approach, the course will equip you to choose career pathways within business, government, non-government or voluntary organisations.

Why choose this course?

This course is unique in the combination of subject areas, which will be taught by experienced staff and practitioners in the field, and which will draw on the latest developments in policy and practice.

The course will also benefit from specialist lectures offered by individuals from other academic institutions, agencies and commercial enterprises.

You will have the opportunity to visit specialist facilities and development sites.

The course has a resonance to both tourism/environmental education and society because:

1) It is not only multi-disciplinary, a generic characteristic of tourism studies, but is innovative in transcending the natural/social science divide;

2) Students would subsequently be able to contextualise tourism within a theoretical/research framework that transcends traditional boundary divides between the social and natural sciences;

3) The consumption of tourism will continue to rapidly increase, making the understanding of its relationship with the natural environment and environmental management relevant to different spatial scales; and

4) The issue of our relationship with the environment has become one of central concern to the well-being of future generations and sustainable development to address human needs.

Career Opportunities

Given that environmental issues are being placed at or near the summit of the global policy agenda, combined with the advent of moves towards the development of green economies, a diversity of careers would be open to graduates.

These include organisations that are involved in the planning of tourism development, including Ministries of tourism; regional/national tourism organisations and other state-sponsored tourism agencies; local government and development authorities offices, non-governmental organizations and consultancies.

Given the increasing emphasis within the tourism industry on environmental management, any segment of the tourism industry could offer employment opportunities, including: tour operators and enterprises; airlines; and the hospitality and hotel sectors.

Management consultancy, policy advice and research in relation to environment and tourism think-tanks are also other possible career options.

Academic careers in further and higher education would also be alternative future career choices.

The generic skills embedded in the Master’s programme would also enable graduates to pursue careers in organisations that are not specific to the tourism and environment sectors.

Teaching/learning methods and strategies

A range of approaches will be used for teaching throughout the course including lectures, seminars, tutorials workshops and site visits.

Some practical work will be field based and you will also visit specialist facilities and organisations. Specialist laboratory facilities are available at the University’s Luton campus, and at the Institute of Research in the Applied Natural Sciences, Butterfield (near Luton), for environmental science-based independent projects.

The course embraces a range of teaching and learning approaches, each intended to enable you to develop the required knowledge and skills whilst guiding your own work and reflecting on how you are learning.

Teaching and learning methods include:

Lectures to deliver the theories and concepts necessary for the construction of required analytical frameworks.

Participatory seminars and workshops that require the application of knowledge and theories attained from the lecture content and other sources, including your own reading and research, to a variety of scenarios.

The interactive use of a virtual learning environment and online delivery to further the debate of key issues.

Visiting lecturers and specialists/practitioners: guest speakers from a range of national and international organisations and sectors (academic, commercial, government and not-for-profit), invited to lecture on how their experiences relate to key theories and concepts developed on the programme.

Students' participation in class debates, and leading discussions based on their own research, as well as working in groups and presenting findings and solutions to problems. At all times you will be encouraged to reflect on and take responsibility for your own learning.

Assessment

Assessment will be carried out using a mixture of approaches including written essay, group work, time-constrained written examinations, oral presentation, project design, and written dissertation.

All work for assessment is double marked and quality is monitored by external examiners.

Practical work will be assessed through written reports and reflective diaries.

Your ability to carry out independent research will be assessed through project design, literature review and independent dissertation.

Group work will help students to develop transferable skills such as taking initiative, communication, team working and decision making. Your oral communication will be assessed through presentations.

Dissertation/project and research

To help with the development of this you will be involved in:

  • Researching presentations and projects both group and individual.
  • Undertaking data collection, synthesis and analysis.
  • Producing case studies and the analysis of policy and strategies
  • Completing a major research project of 20,000 words.

Recommended reading

  • Glasson, J., Therivel, R. and Chadwick, A. (2005) Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (3rd Edition). London: Routledge.
  • Holden, A. (2008) Environment and Tourism, 2nd edition, Routledge: London
  • Jones, C., Baker, M., Carter, J., Jay, S., Short, M. and Wood, C. (Editors) (2005) Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning: An International Evaluation. London: Earthscan.

Entry requirements

UK Students:
Students from the UK will normally need at least a Second Class Honours degree (above 2:2), or equivalent.

Students from the European Union and International students:
Students whose previous education has not been delivered through the medium of the English language are required to demonstrate proficiency in English by the presentation of original certificates as follows:

Overall score of 6.5 in IELTS with a minimum score of 6 in each of the components of speaking, listening, writing and reading. Therefore overall scores will be:

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL 580 [paper] OEFL 235 [computer]
  • Cambridge CPE C, Cambridge CAE C
  • or University of Bedfordshire test (TELAS) grade 2

Attendance

Full time – 2 days per week (4hours x 2 days – 8 hours per week)

Tourism and Environmental Management

Price on request