Tourism, Creativity and Culture unit (HGA318)

Introduction

This unit will enable students to understand how tourism and cultural industries have dramatically changed our lives. Cultural industries have grown significantly, with examples such as museums, regional festivals and wilderness adventures. At the same time there is an increasing capacity for travel and an increasing need to replace income earned from traditional industries with those from tourism. Different societies are now not only in greater contact with each other but also relating to each other in new ways, as well as benefitting from the growth of cultural capacity in their own localities. The unit will cover three related areas: The first situates the creative economy in the various social, economic and political contexts around the world. Creative cultural industries have become crucial to the life of major cities, regional economies and remote areas. The second area that is explored relates to the way in which creative and cultural industries have expanded through travel, international access and changes in the way cities, history, nature, culture, music, food, and art develop into new forms of experiences. The third area that is explored relates to creative and cultural case studies. You will also learn about options for communicating research and knowledge transfer, the collection and collation of literature and background research.

Summary

Unit name	Tourism, Creativity and Culture
Unit code	HGA318
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	Sociology and Criminology
Coordinator	Doctor Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Learning Outcomes

• Explain key concepts in the study of tourism, creativity and culture.
• Apply diverse theoretical perspectives to empirical cases in tourism, cultural and creative fields.
• Articulate your own positions on key debates within the field of tourism, creativity and culture.
• Communicate your ideas clearly in multiple formats.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
			not applicable

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Requisites

Prerequisites

25 credit points at Introductory level or higher

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HGA218

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On campus  Weekly recorded lectures or equivalent (2 hours) and fortnightly tutorial (1.5 hours) Online  Weekly recorded lectures or equivalent (2 hours) and fortnightly online tutorials (1.5 hours)
Assessment	Group presentation (25%)|Summary of three cultural heritage concepts (25%)|Excursion report (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.
Recommended	If applicable Recommended Readings can be found on MyLo

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