Master of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage (A7U)

Develop the skills to manage and grow tourism enterprises in a fast-changing industry.

The Master of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage will prepare you for work in the tourism and cultural heritage industries. You’ll develop skills to manage opportunities, complexity and sensitivities that arise when culture, environmental values and creativity intersect with business development.

This degree will immerse students in the tourism industry with opportunities to experience Tasmanian tourist destinations. Our island state’s seven World Heritage-listed properties and popular Tasmanian businesses such as MONA are closely studied.

You’ll connect with our industry partners and learn through authentic experiences including, on-site visits, industry encounters, and critical reflections of tourist attractions

Your studies will prepare you for work in a competitive industry disrupted by technology and an ever-changing market. You will be introduced to entrepreneurial and leadership tools that will help manage and grow tourism in sites of cultural and environmental value.

We offer an enjoyable modular format of flexible online and face to face learning supported by our university campuses in Hobart, Cradle Coast, and Sydney.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and critically analyse complex contemporary tourism and cultural heritage knowledge to identify and critically analyse the impact of developments and innovations on these industries

• Critically evaluate sustainable tourism principles, including their application to and impact on the tourism and cultural heritage industries.

• Integrate advanced knowledge of theory and research practice to design effective approaches to contemporary cultural heritage management, or entrepreneurial tourism communication.

• Critically appraise, select and apply ethical research methods to plan and execute an independent research-based project and/or piece of scholarship on a contemporary tourism, environmental and cultural heritage issue.

• Use a range of communication and professional skills to present the theoretical and applied aspects of your work to a wide range of tourism and cultural heritage stakeholders.

Entry Requirements

For Domestic students

The College of Arts, Law and Education may accept as a candidate for the Master of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage a person who:

• has completed an undergraduate degree in any field; 

• has completed the Graduate Diploma in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage; 

• has completed the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage; or

• has work experience at a management level 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 meet 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

The College of Arts, Law and Education may accept as a candidate for the Master of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage a person who:

• has completed an undergraduate degree in any field; 

• has completed the Graduate Diploma in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage; 

• has completed the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage; or

• has work experience at a management level of at least three years in a relevant field.

Credit Transfer

Students in this course may be eligible for a reduction in the volume of learning of:

• up to 100 credit points if they have completed a Bachelor Honours (AQF 8) award in a cognate discipline as defined by the College; or

• up to 50 credit points if they have completed a Bachelor (AQF 7) award in a cognate discipline as defined by the College.

Students may also apply for recognition of prior learning for specific units of study based on prior learning or work experience.

Articulation

Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage or Graduate Diploma of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage may articulate into the Master of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage with full credit.

Students may also exit from the Masters with these courses where they have sufficient credit. Students who complete 100 credit points may exit from the Master of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage (MTECH) with the Graduate Diploma of Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage (GradDipTECH).

Successful completion of 50cp of study would enable a student to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Tourism, Environmental and Cultural Heritage (GradCertTECH).

The course has been developed as a coursework Masters program designed for professionals, with the choice of either an internship or a research stream for the capstone output. Students wishing to progress to a PhD can undertake the Research Thesis units, after completing HSS408 Advanced Research in Social Sciences (or equivalent), and will negotiate with the Course Coordinator specific requirements in their Research Thesis so that they may meet the eligibility requirements for application to PhD study.