Course GTR2UP

Tourism Principles and Practice

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 35, 2023

The course introduces tourism as a multifaceted phenomenon in modern world. The relation of tourism to the environment, the economy and society and culture are discussed and related to the sustainability of destinations. The course introduces basic concepts in tourism studies around destinations, management, marketing, governance and discusses tourism as a system to illustrate how destinations are embedded in a dynamic socio-economic and socio-ecological world. It discusses global and local trends that shape and influence tourism as a phenomenon and destinations in different parts of the world. The course focuses on issues of sustainability, destination development, and global trends.


Starts and ends:
week 35, 2023 - week 44, 2023
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Borlänge
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements
Application Code:
HDA-H3EXR
Main field of study:
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