Tourism and Social Anthropology

Postgraduate

In Eastbourne

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Eastbourne

  • Duration

    1 Year

Facilities

Location

Start date

Eastbourne (East Sussex)
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Darley Road, BN20 7UR

Start date

On request

About this course

For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing.

Degree and/or experience:
Entry requirements are flexible and as such have no specific subject requirements. Students with non-relevant qualifications may be asked to complete a short portfolio prior to commencing the course. Honours degree or equivalent. HND or equivalent plus at least 5 years relevant industry experience. Applicants with extensive industry experience will be considered on an individual basis.

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Course programme

The synergies between tourism and social anthropology are clear here since social anthropology aims to understand the social processes that underpin what it means to be human. As an activity, tourism moves people from the familiar world of the everyday to the unfamiliar world of other places, people, and cultures. An anthropological perspective is crucial for understanding the role of tourism in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of human activity. Through tourism individuals may become strangers or exotic outsiders in their own land. This matters because the choices made about the places to visit, the activities engaged in, the postcards, souvenirs and photographs acquired along the way can reveal much about the ways in which people relate to and make sense of the world in which they live. An understanding of the social science perspectives on tourism will help manage social impacts of tourism and ensure beneficial relations between hosts and guests

Professional accreditation

The programme is delivered through the Centre for Tourism Policy Studies (CENTOPS), an accredited member of the UN World Tourism Organisation.

Course structure


Full-time students attend workshops on two days per week with the part-time route usually requiring one day per week. Teaching methods include group work, case studies, presentations, and live projects. The course is delivered through a variety of approaches including lectures, presentations, tutorials and case studies, with an emphasis on interactive learning.

Areas of study

The course draws upon the school's long standing research and teaching excellence in the areas of tourism and social anthropology. The content of the course is strongly underpinned by the tourism team's expertise and research activities.

Key themes in the course encompass
:

- the paradox of being local in a global world
- tourism and rituals of mobilities and social interaction
- tourism and mythologies of adventure, paradise and pilgrimage
- tourism and social change: the host-guest encounter
- material culture, landscape and identity.

Career and progression opportunities

Graduates from this course will develop a range of skills for example intellectual development, the ability to synthesise and critically evaluate information, analytical skills, research and interpretation of data, organisation and communication. A student studying this course will develop in the areas of cultural and self-awareness and comparative perspectives. In terms of careers the course will be useful for employment generally because of the skills developed and specifically: tour operators/ travel companies, tourism consultant, museum sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Anthropologists are also employed by retail/market research organisations so graduates from this course will be able to offer such organisations a specialist focus in the tourism and travel sector.

Mode of Attendance : Full - time

Tourism and Social Anthropology

Price on request