Tourism Marketing and Management
Associate Professor Girish Prayag has co-authored a book on global tourism resilience after natural disasters, and is currently working alongside ChristchurchNZ on a research project examining the impact of Airbnb accommodation services in Waitaha Canterbury.
Qualifications
Overview
Tourism Marketing and Management explores the growth of the contemporary tourism industry, and its vast impact on a country’s economy, environment, culture, residents, and on tourists themselves.
This subject focuses strongly on the development, management, and marketing of tourism, including issues of destination marketing and branding, impacts of tourism, Māori tourism, and insights into marketing practices in the hospitality and events sector.
UC’s focus on the management and marketing side of tourism is unique from other universities. On a national level, Aotearoa New Zealand’s tourism industry is mostly composed of medium to small tourism businesses, so there is a growing need for graduates with managerial experience in tourism.
- UC is ranked first in Aotearoa for research in Marketing and Tourism (Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua | Tertiary Education Commission 2018 PBRF assessment).
- UC’s tourism studies has a strong focus on the managerial and marketing aspects of the tourism industry, particularly on cultural and natural resources management in Aotearoa, offering a unique background and skillset from graduates of other universities.
- Tourism Marketing and Management students will be able to pair their studies with a major or minor that will develop their expertise in particular areas, for example with languages, in foreign policy, or digital marketing.
- Work integrated learning such as internships and industry projects are a key component of bachelor’s degree studies at UC, and students may also take on an international exchange experience with one of UC’s global partners.
There are no formal requirements for those wishing to study Tourism Marketing and Management. An interest in travelling, marketing, and international language will be useful towards your study.
Good communication skills, both written and interpersonal, are important. For secondary school students, those who have studied English-rich subjects eg, English, Classics, will benefit from the skills they have developed. Other subjects that may assist include: business studies, tourism, statistics, an international language, and geography.
UC offers a major in Tourism Marketing and Management as part of the Bachelor of Commerce.
You can also study a minor in Tourism Marketing and Management in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Sport Coaching, and Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership.
Tourism Marketing and Management major
To complete a major in Tourism Marketing and Management within the Bachelor of Commerce, you will need to take the following courses throughout the degree:
100-level
200-level
- MKTG 202 Marketing Research
- MKTG 240 Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management
- MKTG 241 Hospitality Marketing and Management
300-level
- MKTG 314 Tourism Marketing and Management
- MKTG 317 Sustainable Tourism Enterprises and Destinations
- MKTG 340 Event Management and Marketing
- MKTG 349 Applied Tourism Management and Marketing Project
For the complete three-year BCom Tourism Marketing and Management major degree plan, see Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School website.
Tourism Marketing and Management minor
For the Tourism Marketing and Management minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Sport Coaching, or Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership, you will need to take these courses throughout your chosen degree:
100-level
200-level
300-level
Graduates of Tourism Marketing and Management will have a strong background in tourism development, tourism marketing, and tourism management, making them ideal for managerial positions in tourism, events, and hospitality industries internationally.
Their experience in Aotearoa tourism in particular working alongside local iwi and mana whenua will be highly valued in our national industry, which is in need for managers with bicultural expertise to grow our national economy, identity, and smaller tourism enterprises.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.
Contact us
Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Phone +64 3 369 3888
Email studybusiness@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Reception Level 2, Meremere Building – see campus maps
Postal address
Te Rāngai Umanga me te Ture | College of Business and Law
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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