Tourism, Environment & Development
Postgraduate
In London
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
Entry requirements & how to apply
Minimum requirements 2:1
Minimum standard is a 2:1 degree. Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 but have professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.
In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.
International requirements Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements Band B Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.
Application procedure
Applications must be made online using King’s online application portal apply.kcl.ac.uk and a non-refundable application fee of £60 applies.
We run a rolling admissions system. We aim to process all complete applications within four weeks; during February and March and over holiday periods, applications may take longer to process. There is no set deadline.
Please note that as part of the evaluation process of your application you may be required to undertake a Skype interview.
Personal statement and supporting information
You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
Supporting document Yes
Please provide a writing sample of around 500 words, answering the following questions. Please note this an essential requirement and supporting statements which do not answer the questions below will not be assessed as part of your application.
Why you are applying for this specific programme, and how does it fit in with your future plans? (max 250 words)
How does your experience and education make you a suitable candidate for this programme? (max 250 words)
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Please write these questions as separate answers, with a clear title for your answer to each question
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Subjects
- International
- English
- Evaluation
- English Language
- Tourism
- Human Geography
- Development
- Environment
- Social research
- Community
- Livelihoods
- Disaster Risk
- Environmentalism
- Water Policy
- Tourism & Development
Course programme
Course detail Description
The MA and MSc Tourism, Environment & Development is the ideal course for those seeking to explore the relationships between tourism, development and the environment. The course makes particular reference to the distinctive political, social and economic environments of the South, and critiques the use of tourism as a vehicle for poverty alleviation, post-disaster and post-conflict development. The MA will be particularly attractive to students who have either worked in tourism, or wish to understand the contribution of tourism to social and economic development. The MA provides an excellent training in research and preparation for those seeking or returning to tourism-related employment.
Further literatureCourse format and assessment
Teaching
We will teach you through a combination of lectures and seminars, and you will typically have 20 hours of this per module. We also expect you to undertake 180 hours of independent study for each module. For your 12,000 word dissertation, we will provide four workshops and five hours of one-to-one supervision to complement your 587 hours of independent study. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment
Performance on taught modules in the Geography Department is normally assessed through essays and other written assignments, oral presentations, lab work and occasionally by examination, depending on the modules selected. All students also undertake a research-based dissertation of 12,000 words.
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Structure
Year 1
Courses are divided into modules, and students on this the MA and MSc course take modules totalling 180 credits.
If you are a part-time student you would normally be required to take half of the course credits of required/optional modules in Year 1 and the remaining in Year 2, including the dissertation.
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Required ModulesYou are required to take the following modules:
- Dissertation in Tourism, Environment & Development (60 credits)
- Tourism & Development (20 credits)
- Tourism, Conservation & the Environment (20 credits)
- Practising Social Research (20 credits)
Students following the MSc route are also required to take the following module:
- Advanced Quantitative and Spatial Methods in Human Geography (20 credits)
- Water Resources & Water Policy (20 credits)
- Development & Environmentalism in the ‘South’ (20 credits)
- Environment, Livelihoods & Development in the ‘South’ (20 credits)
- Disasters & Development (20 credits)
- Community, Vulnerability & Disaster Risk (20 credits) (Prerequisite: Disasters and Development, either through taking the module fully or through auditing)
- Climate Change & Culture (20 credits)
- A Practical & Theoretical Evaluation of Sustainable Development (20 credits)
- Up to 20 credits from Level 7 modules offered across the university, subject to approvals
- Any of the modules listed above.
- Any Level 7 (Master’s) modules offered in the Department of Geography.
- Up to 20 credits from Level 7 modules offered across the university, subject to approvals.
Tourism, Environment & Development