Sustainable Development and Tourism (Tourism Cph)


Title, ECTS credits         

Global Tourism Development

Sustainable Development and Tourism / Bæredygtig Udvikling og Turisme

5 ECTS 

Location

Room: 3.116, Frederikskaj 10 

Specialisation in Global Tourism Development

8th semester

Coordinator

Helene Balslev Clausen 

Course Instructor

Helene Balslev Clausen 

Language

English

Course Activities

The teaching comprises of lectures, exercises based on group work. The different theoretical approaches are discussed through use of case studies and different types of didactical material.

Academic Content and Conjunction with Other Courses/Semesters

The mobilities of global tourism are intimately entangled in broader geopolitical issues such as inequality, sustainability and indeed sustainable development. For centuries, travel, and more recently tourism, has been a powerful influence on the way people perceive the world, the way that values are constructed and how governments respond to those values. These global politics of tourism are central to gain a deeper understanding of how events in one part of the world can have far reaching implications for local communities on the other side of the world. The course will look closer into a range of contexts where the global flows are informed by and inform global, national, regional and local institutions and organisations. Moreover, we focus on the challenges and opportunities that organisations and institutions face when dealing with concept of sustainability that has become central to tourism development. The course will address various trends and explore how these can be integrated with novel approaches to sustainability in tourism development. 

The course builds upon existing knowledge and experiences from previous courses (Global Tourism and Transnational Mobilities and Cultural Encounters in Tourism) and focus on different concepts of sustainability related to tourism development. The core concepts of the course will be discussed and explored through a mix of conceptual articles, case studies and different types of didactical material.

 

Scope and Expected Performance (1 ECTS corresponds to 27 work hours for the student)

5 ECTS = a total of 135 hours for the entire course (27 hours per ECTS credit)

Teaching hours: 16 hours

Applied and Recommended Readings

 

Examination

In the 8th semester, the module is completed with:

An internal written examination in: Sustainable Development and Tourism.
The examination is a 2-day take-home assignment given by the examiner on the basis of the curriculum of the module. The assignment paper must be prepared individually and must not exceed 10 pages. The assignment paper will be evaluated by the examiner; in case of a fail grade, the assignment paper will also be evaluated by another internal examiner.

Evaluation: grading according to the 7-point scale. 

Credits: 5 ECTS

The examination should demonstrate that the student can fulfil the objectives outlined above as regards knowledge and understanding, skills and competencies. 


Semester: F19