Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
Prepare to help grow a bold new future for tourism, with a focus on the wider context of sustainability in a changing world. Learn to apply your knowledge and skills in a range of public, non-profit and commercial sector organisations.
Addressing urgent global sustainability challenges is at the heart of the Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism. Post-pandemic considerations are changing the future of the sector and experts are needed to develop sustainable tourism systems that will provide strategic management of sustainable tourism operations.
How you’ll grow
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature, characteristics and behaviour of tourists as consumers and the influence on tourist demand and sustainable tourism systems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamic global social, cultural, physical, economic and political environments in which sustainable tourism phenomena exist.
- Describe and explain sustainable tourism products, structure, operations and interactions within the tourism sector in New Zealand and internationally.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of sustainable tourism development in New Zealand derived from obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
- Select and apply appropriate research skills and techniques to specific sustainable tourism issues and challenges.
- Work in the bi-cultural contexts of sustainable tourism planning and development in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- Evaluate and apply approaches to managing the development of tourism through the application of policy and planning models.
- Express commitment to a standard of behaviour based on professional ethics and conduct.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to gender, ethnicity and equity issues.
Career opportunities
Potential employers include commercial operators, iwi-owned businesses, local government, and agencies such as the Department of Conservation.
> Lincoln has such a great selection of courses, and they let you mix and match to tailor to your needs.
Shannon Fitzgibbon
Bachelor of Tourism Management
About the provider
Lincoln University is one of the eight government universities in New Zealand. Established in 1878, it is governed by the Lincoln University Council.
Based in Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand, Lincoln offers a unique experience, a perfect balance of student and academic life and a host of recreation activities around the region.
The institution is rated the 15th best small university in the world by the QS World University Rankings. It is home to a diverse group of nearly 4,500 students who come from more than 80 different countries around the world.
Lincoln graduates have a 6 percent higher employment rate than those from other New Zealand universities and the number of students graduating from Lincoln is higher than the national average.
Students can choose from a wide range of specialist courses from three faculties and one division – the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce; the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences; the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design; and the University Studies and English Language Division.
Lincoln has dedicated itself towards undertaking meaningful research that makes a globally positive impact. Its sustainable approach and commitment towards handling climate change issues have attracted many postgraduate students studying at the institution.
The university also engages in other land-based research and hosts a range of research centres, including food research and innovation, land, environment and people, wildlife management and conservation, and soil and environmental research.
The university shares ties with leading organisations as well as research centres, which help students gain additional skills and knowledge through practical learning experiences.
The Lincoln University Students' Association (LUSA) is an active student body that governs a variety of clubs and organisations on campus.