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I couldn’t recommend the lecturers in this course more highly. Between them, they have an enormous and greatly diverse amount of experience. They are an inspirational bunch, which is why I am continuing to study with them.
The Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage will prepare you to work in a fast changing and competitive industry. Offered fully online, your studies will introduce you to contemporary issues in tourism, including an understanding of opportunities, complexity and sensitivities that arise when culture, environmental values and creativity intersect with business development.
You’ll learn through authentic experiences including guest speakers, and critical reflections on their own tourist experiences. This course is informed by an Industry Board of major organisations including Qantas, Tourism Tasmania, the Port Arthur Historic Management Authority, Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, Brand Tasmania, and Mona. During a period of such rapid change, the input from the board ensures that your educational experience is aligned with the movements and trends of the industry.
Tuition fee discount available in 2023
Domestic students commencing this degree in 2023 may be eligible to receive a 60% HECS fee waiver. HECS fee waivers will be automatically applied on enrolment.
Learning Outcomes
Career outcomes
The Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage is an excellent opportunity to upskill with the tools to work in a fast changing and competitive industry.
Your studies will explore contemporary tourism and cultural heritage theory, entrepreneurial concepts, and marketing tools to work in a competitive industry with evolving market conditions. After completing this course, you will have a greater understanding of the opportunities, complexity and sensitivities that arise when cultural, environmental values and creativity intersect with business development.
This is an excellent opportunity to connect with the tourism sector as demand for these skills is growing year on year:
- Policy and Planning Managers 7.7% projected growth by 2024.*
- Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers 9.0% employment growth by 2024.*
- Travel Attendants 8.7% growth by 2024.*
In addition to developing job-ready skills, you'll also have the option to pursue to further study in the Graduate Diploma of Tourism Environmental and Cultural Heritage or Master of Tourism Environmental and Cultural Heritage.
* ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024
Course structure
The Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage requires the completion of 50 credit points of Core units.
Core units
Marketing is a business function that goes beyond the mere act of selling or advertising, it encompasses the entire process through which value is created, captured and offered to customers. It is critical that organisations establish and maintain relationships with…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Online | Semester 1 | ||||
| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Tourism is part of globalisation. Tourism has changed over the decades as travels become cheaper, new destinations are found and more countries become prosperous. Tourism affects host societies and the issues are often global in scale. These include challenges from…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Term 3 | ||||
| Online | Term 3 | ||||
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…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
Digital disruptions such as the sharing economy have caused major disruptions for the tourism industry – both positive and negative. Platforms such as Airbnb and Uber, plus Airtasker, UberEats and HomeAway, have transformed the way tourists travel, the way that…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Online | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HGA602 The Sharing Economy and Disruptive Innovations
Entry requirements
For Domestic students
The College of Arts, Law and Education may accept as a candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage a person who:
a. has completed an undergraduate degree in any field; or
b. has work experience of at least three years in a relevant field.
For International students
Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects and the English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.
English Language Requirements
For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.
Course Specific Requirements
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage requires either:
- a Bachelor’s degree, or Australian Advanced Diploma or above, or approved equivalent.
- or at least 2 years' tourism industry experience.
Articulation
Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage may articulate into the Graduate Diploma and the Master of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage with full credit.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Cost shouldn’t get in the way of you studying.
If you’re a domestic student, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place in this course. This means your fees will be subsidised by the Australian Government. You’ll only need to pay the student contribution amount for each unit you study within the course.
You may also be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. If eligible, you’ll only have to pay your tuition fees once you start earning above a specific amount.
Further information is available at Scholarships, fees and costs.
Student contributionStudent contribution amounts are charged for each unit of study. This means that how much you’ll pay will depend on which units you choose. Find out more about student contribution amounts.
Further informationDetailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2023 Total Course Fee (international students): $17,225 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $34,450 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
Domestic students
The Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage is available with 60% HECS fee waiver for eligible domestic students commencing study in 2023.
Fee waiver details
For domestic students commencing study in 2023, we are pleased to offer this degree with a 60% HECS fee waiver.
This waiver is valid for students admitted and commencing this course in 2023 provided the eligibility criteria are met. This waiver is valid for units offered in 2023 only.
If you are eligible, the HECS waiver will be automatically applied upon enrolment. The waiver is not available for OUA students.
- You are an Australian citizen or permanent resident (i.e. eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place [CSP]).
- You are enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage and commence study 2023.
- You must be enrolled in a minimum of one unit and must remain enrolled until after the University Census Date relevant to the semester of study. If you are on an approved Leave of Absence (LOA), you are exempt from this requirement for the duration of your approved LOA.
- To retain this fee waiver, you must engage with your enrolled units. If you have not engaged and receive a result of AN (Absent deemed failed) for all enrolled units in a given study period, will not retain the waiver/discount from the following study period onward. You cannot then apply to have the waiver/discount reinstated.
- Not be excluded from the course based on academic progress or misconduct.
While your tuition fees can be discounted with the HECS fee waiver, please note you will still be required to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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