Tourism, Environment & Development
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Description
Study the complex relationships between tourism, the environment and development. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of tourism as a form of development and examine its environmental impact. Develop your own particular interests in tourism by choosing from a wide range of systematic and regional modules.
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- The programme is a stimulating and enriching experience for students, not only because of its unusual approach to the study …
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Study the complex relationships between tourism, the environment
and development. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of
tourism as a form of development and examine its environmental
impact. Develop your own particular interests in tourism by
choosing from a wide range of systematic and regional modules.
Watch the video here, or access the 'interactive' tab to view at a
larger size and see any alternative films
playOverviewVideo('/prospectus/images/home.jpg','http://podcast.ulcc.ac.uk/accounts/kings/KCL_Marketing/Geography.flv','true','details_18');
KEY BENEFITS
- The programme is a stimulating and enriching experience for students, not only because of its unusual approach to the study of tourism but because it attracts students from different countries, with different academic backgrounds and experience. There are around 20 students on the programme, an ideal size for interactive teaching. Students usually get to know each other well during the year at King's.
- Students are encouraged to carry out fieldwork for their dissertations. This normally proves a challenging and an extremely rewarding experience.
- Students have been successful in gaining relevant employment following the programme.
- Located in the heart of London.
PURPOSEThe MA Tourism, Environment and Development is the ideal
programme for those seeking to explore the relationships between
tourism, development and the environment. The programme makes
particular reference to the world's poorest countries, critiquing
the use of tourism as a vehicle for poverty alleviation,
post-disaster and post-conflict development. The MA will be
particularly attractive to students who have either worked in
tourism, or wish to understand the contribution of tourism to
social and economic development. The MA provides an excellent
training in research and preparation for those seeking or returning
to tourism-related employment.
DESCRIPTION
Adopting an analytical approach, the MA Tourism, Environment and
Development explores the complex relationships between tourism, the
environment and development, with particular reference to the
developing world. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of
tourism as a means of bringing about development and examines its
environmental impact. It has close links with the MA Environment
& Development, with students developing their own particular
interests in tourism by choosing from a wide range of systematic
and regional modules.
Field based learning is an integral part of the programme and
students have the opportunity to meet with a variety of tourism and
development stakeholders. Students often undertake overseas
research for their dissertation module and in the 2011/ 2012 year,
students are carrying out dissertation research in Columbia,
Rwanda, Peru, Chile, Indonesia and Tibet among other locations.
This programme comprises a core dissertation, three compulsory
modules on Tourism and Development; Development and
Environmentalism in the 'South'; Practising Social Research and
three optional modules.
Please note that not all modules run in any given year and you should not choose this programme on the expectation that an optional module will be running.
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