COURSE INFORMATION
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The Master of Tourism Management course offers the opportunity to pursue tourism research in a specialised area of tourism studies. The two year course will appeal to tourism graduates, graduates of other relevant disciplines and industry practitioners. Students will acquire and develop research skills associated with qualitative and quantitative research, advanced theoretical and applied knowledge in tourism. An integral part of this course is the preparation, undertaking and completion of a thesis. |
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Stage 1 (Coursework and thesis)
• Students require a Bachelors degree for admission to Stage 1.
Stage 2 (Thesis stage only)
Students can be admitted directly into Stage 2 with the following qualifications:
• A Bachelors degree with Honours: or
• An approved research-based Graduate Diploma; or
• An approved equivalent qualification; or
• Appropriate research preparation. |
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COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus. |
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MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE
The course normally comprises two years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time study. The program includes two stages. Stage 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points (6 units). |
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| STAGE 1 |
Stage 1 requires the completion of coursework units in research methodologies as well as the state of knowledge as research in Tourism Management plus two thesis preparation units.
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| Semester 1 |
| MTL5200 |
Thesis Preparation A |
30 | | | MKT5704 |
Qualitative Research Methods |
15 | | and |
| MBA5700 |
Principles of Tourism |
15 | | or alternative unit as approved by the Course Coordinator |
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| Semester 2 |
| MTL5201 |
Thesis Preparation B |
30 | | | BSA5701 |
Business Research Methods |
15 | | and |
| MBA5703 |
Ecotourism Management |
15 | | Or alternative unit as approved by the Course Coordinator |
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| STAGE 2 |
Students complete a thesis in an area of study identified during thesis preparation in discussion with the course coordinator and their supervisor. The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and is equivalent to one year of full-time study. Each semester students will enrol in the research thesis unit at 50 or 100% of full-time enrolment. Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis unit each semester until the thesis is submitted for examination.
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| TSM6200 |
Masters Thesis |
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| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | | | For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014
