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Tourism Marketing and Management

02 September 2023

Tourism Marketing and Management explores the growth of tourism and its impact on a country鈥檚 economy, environment, culture, residents, and tourists. This subject focuses on developing, managing, and marketing of tourism. It covers destination marketing, M膩ori tourism, and more. Find out about studying Tourism Marketing and Management at UC.听

HOW TO APPLY

This subject has a strong focus on the management and marketing of tourism, including destination marketing, impacts of tourism on the environment and local culture, M膩ori and Indigenous tourism, and specialised marketing in the hospitality and events sectors.

You will also focus on sustainable and resilient tourism operations, how to responsibly develop tourism, and finding the balance between 鈥榦vertourism鈥 and听鈥榰ndertourism鈥.

What will you learn?
  • Hands-on learning through internships and final-year industry projects. You can also go on an international exchange with one of UC鈥檚 global partners.
  • A focus on cultural and natural resources management and tourism issues in听Aotearoa.
  • Choose courses that develop your expertise in an area that interests you such as foreign policy, languages, entrepreneurship, or digital marketing.
  • You will learn from lecturers with expertise in marketing and tourism research, and industry experience.

Tourism Marketing and Management major

For the major in the听Bachelor of Commerce, complete the following courses:

100-level

200-level

300-level

For the complete three-year BCom Tourism Marketing and Management major degree plan, see听Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School website.

Tourism Marketing and Management minor

For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health Sciences, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport, or Youth and Community Leadership, complete the following courses:

100-level

200-level

300-level

Your studies will set you up with applied skills like project management, behavioural change, bicultural competence, marketing research and communication, and sustainable tourism benchmarking and听monitoring.

In particular, your experience in Aotearoa tourism will be highly valued in the industry, which needs managers with bicultural expertise to grow our economy and smaller tourism enterprises.

Career pathways could include:

  • destination management and marketing
  • events coordination and marketing
  • guiding and interpretation
  • tourism and hospitality operations听management.

Find out more about听what you can do with a degree from UC.

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