Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism
Travel & Tourism
A course by
Lincoln University
A 3-year full-time bachelor's degree focused on sustainable tourism, addressing global sustainability challenges within the tourism sector. Prepares students to work in public, non-profit, and commercial organisations managing sustainable tourism.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Lincoln University Campus, Lincoln
It will take a total of 3 years
Core skills this course teaches
Understanding tourist behaviour and sustainable tourism demand
Demonstrate knowledge of tourist characteristics and behaviours, and how these affect sustainable tourism systems and demand.
Understanding global environments influencing sustainable tourism
Analyze the dynamic social, cultural, economic, and political environments that shape sustainable tourism locally and internationally.
Knowledge of sustainable tourism products and operations
What You're Signing Up For
The Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism at Lincoln University prepares students to address urgent global sustainability challenges in the tourism sector. It provides knowledge and skills to develop sustainable tourism systems, focusing on social, cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability in New Zealand and internationally. The degree emphasises bi-cultural contexts, New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi obligations, and professional ethics, equipping graduates for roles in commercial, iwi-owned, and government organisations.
Course Content
- Nature, characteristics and behaviour of tourists and their influence on sustainable tourism demand
- Global social, cultural, physical, economic, and political environments impacting sustainable tourism
- Sustainable tourism product structure, operations, and sector interactions in New Zealand and globally
- Sustainable tourism development requirements in New Zealand including Treaty of Waitangi obligations
- Research skills and techniques for sustainable tourism challenges
- Bi-cultural contexts of sustainable tourism planning and development
- Management of tourism development through policy and planning models
- Professional ethics, conduct, and sensitivity to gender, ethnicity and equity issues
- Core courses including Introduction to Tourism, Tourist Behaviour, Sustainable Tourism Systems, Sustainable Tourism Planning and Management
- Compulsory and elective courses in management, policy, recreation, Maori studies, and research methods
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Tourism
Hospitality
Sustainability
Environmental Management
Future employment opportunities might be
Tourism Manager
Sustainability Consultant