Master of Tourism

Produce graduates for the industry in the field of Tourism and related fields.

Produce graduates for self-employment, consultancy and small business leadership in tourism and recreation related fields.

Entry Requirements

Bachelor Honours Degree in Social and or Natural Sciences.

Or

Any other relevant Degree, with at least three years working experience in the field of tourism and recreation.

This qualification allows for both course work and full dissertation with compulsory modules at 180 Credits

Full Dissertation, 180 Credits.

Or

Coursework, 180 Credits.

1. Demonstrate discipline specific research proposal writing including problematisation, objectives of the research, provisional study of the validity of the research, key questions to the research, research methods, timetable for research process.
2. Supervised research and variable levels of creative thinking.
3. Work as a member of the empirical community archival and literature research.
4. Manage time-necessary for effective and efficient completion of degree.
5. Communicate effectively through writing and interaction with supervisor.
6. Manage tourism environment and variable integration into research.
7. Generate work using technology.
8. Problem solve through ideological studies and systematic critique/articulation.
9. Demonstrate relevant knowledge and employment of various learning and research strategies.
10. Show responsible knowledge in local, national and global communities.
11. Demonstrate cross-cultural and aesthetic sensitivity.

• Identify a research problem within a specific discipline of movement and sport science and read widely to enhance their knowledge in this area.
• Write research proposal(s) that indicate that learners are able to identify a problem(s) in tourism and related fields and formulate the research problem(s).
• Formulate hypotheses, select and utilise appropriate research instruments and data analysis methods, collect and report the findings of the investigation and formulate recommendations.
• Search, critically read and interpret literature form different sources and draw comparisons and conclusions.
• Create a theoretical framework provided by the literature review and compile a bibliography.
• Identify and analyse different scientific procedures in terms of the problem being researched.
• Express him herself clearly in written form that is linguistically correct and well presented.

Integrated Assessment

1. Reports on internship programmes.
2. Research reports.
3. Written assignments.
4. End of module examination and tests.