autumn 2016 TRATT Introduction to Tourism Management - 15 ECTS
Admission requirements
Basic entrance requirements for Higher Education Qualification in Norway.
Proof of English Proficiency:Basic entrance requirements for Higher Education Entrance Qualification. Proof of English proficiency.As a general requirement, all applicants to Norwegian Higher Education must document their proficiency in English on an advanced level, either through education or our approved international examination/test. Please find more info at www.uit.no
Course content
- Tourism as a phenomenon and as an industry
- The history of tourism
- Destinations and destination development
- Attractions and attraction development
- The tourism product
- Travel patterns and tourists behaviour
- Tourist demand and the tourist market
- Tourism politics and the organising of tourism
- Environmental, cultural and economical impacts of tourism on nature, humans and society
- International tourism and trends
Objectives of the course
This course provides an introduction to tourism, both as an industry and as an academic subject. It will explain tourism as a phenomenon by approaching it via various subjects and their traditions, notions and models. The course will describe tourism as a national as well as international industry.Error rendering component
- About the course
- Campus: Harstad |
- ECTS: 15
- Course code: TRATT
- Responsible unit
- School of Business and Economics