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MASTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF TOURISM DESTINATIONS AND PRODUCTS

Master in Environmental Sustainable Management of Destinations and Tourist Products

Programme management and coordination

Dr. Alba Caballé, (alba.caballe@uab.es)
Lecturer at EUTDH and course head at the Barcelona Provincial Govt Office for Tourism Promotion.

Timetable

From November 8 2007 to March 21 2008.
Classes are held on Thursdays and Fridays from 17:00 to 21:00
Project submission date in June or October 2008.

Contents

400 hours - 40 Credits
Module   Contents

Sustainable planning of tourism destinations and products. From theory to practice.
(9 credits)

 
  • The process of tourism planning.
  • Tourism management in the different administrative sectors.
  • Sustainability of tourism products and destinations.
  • Product and Destination design. The role of the tourism consultancy.

Competitiveness of tourism destinations and products
(8 credits)

 
  • Tourism quality management systems.
  • Governance and other current concepts applied to tourism management.
  • Sustainable management of land and tourism products.

Final Diploma project (3 credits)

 

Tourist product management
(4.6 credits)

 
  • Creation and management of tourism products.
  • Growth sector tourism products.

Tourism in the natural environment.
(4.6 credits)

 
  • Management of tourism products in the natural environment.
  • Sustainability of natural resources and tourism management.

Tourism management techniques
(1.8 credits)

 
  • Data collection and analysis.

Masters dissertation
(6 credits)

 
  • Research into one aspect of sustainable planning of tourism destinations and products proposed by the participant (supervised by a tutor).

 

Masters Course in Sustainable Management of Tourism Destinations and Products. University School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra. Escola Universitària de Turisme i Direcció Hotelera, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB. Escola Universitària de Turisme i Direcció Hotelera de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona