Heritage and Tourism
Bachelor's degree
In Stirling
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Stirling (Scotland)
Introduction:
The course provides a broad-based interdisciplinary training in heritage and tourism that is rigorous and intellectually challenging, as preparation for, or as an enhancement to, a career in this area.
It combines the applied business and heritage-specific skills of Forth Valley College's HND programme, with the advanced academic skills in heritage of the University's BA (Hons) course. It is designed to equip students with sector-specific and applied business and academic skills which are appropriate for an understanding of contemporary Heritage management issues and promotional and interpretative methods and techniques. This will provide students with a knowledge, understanding and experience relevant to careers in the sector.
Further, the course will provide graduates with a broad knowledge and understanding of contemporary challenges facing the management, promotion and conservation of the historic and natural environments, both within Scotland and internationally, and equipping them with the skills necessary for the future development of key economic assets.
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Fees and costs
Fees 2017/18
Overseas students (non-EU) £ 11,845.00
Scottish and EU students £ 1,820.00
Students from the rest of the UK £6,750 per year for a maximum of 4 years
Fees 2018/19
Overseas students (non-EU) £ 12,140.00
Scottish and EU students £ 1,820.00
Students from the rest of the UK £9,250.00
From 2016/7 onwards, the fees for overseas undergraduates will be held at the level upon entry.
You should expect to pay fees for every year you are in attendance and be aware fees are subject to revision and may increase annually. Students on programmes of study of more...
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Subjects
- Tourism
Course programme
Teaching is conducted in a wide variety of contexts, from the lecture through to small group work. Assessment is carried out via examinations, essay writing, workshop reports and other forms, such as the final-year dissertation. Final Honours classification is based on work done in Year 3 and Year 4.
All modules at Level 10 are delivered by small group learning and teaching which aims to provide opportunity for interaction with specialist staff and to develop communication skills. This format enhances opportunity for developed discussion of key issues. In addition, our students will be invited to make formal and informal presentations in these groups as part of their assessment.
Students are encouraged and expected to undertake independent study. Students are expected to read and observe widely from a variety of sources of different forms (text, film documentary, photo-archive, field observation) from across the contributing disciplines. Their independent study culminates in the dissertation/project researched and written across Semesters 7 and 8. This assessment element provides students with the opportunity to produce a substantial piece of researched material/extended project or portfolio on their chosen area and may be linked to a placement/internship.
Modules are assessed typically by a combination of coursework and examination, with the weighting varying depending on the nature of the material taught and the module outcomes specified. An integrated assessment strategy will be adopted.
Heritage and Tourism