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Course Code: B1157
Tourism is a specialist degree that prepares students for employment with a diverse range of knowledge and skills, including analytical, communication and research skills. It provides a detailed understanding of travel and tourism with special attention to policy and planning for sustainable tourism development and destination management.
Knowledge of tourism and tourists is relevant to occupations in many discipline areas, so that it makes an ideal minor or double major for students from a range of majors at Murdoch. Students prepare for special areas of employment such as museums, hotels, national parks and government departments by judicious use of minors and double majors.
| Level: | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Tourism (BTour) |
| Duration: | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Availability: | Murdoch campus (internal) Murdoch campus (external) |
| Employment Prospects: | Tourism industry such as tour operators, accommodation outlets and resorts; travel wholesalers and retailers; government departments and agencies (for example Tourism Western Australia, Conservation and Land Management) at Federal, state and local government levels. |
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