Academic titleMLitt Tourism, Heritage and Development
Course descriptionOur MLitt in Tourism, Heritage and Development is international in scope. We use examples from Europe, the Americas and Asia, while also drawing on Scotland as a major example.
Content
We approach tourism mainly from the perspectives of the social sciences and history.
Subject areas you will study include
* international development including globalisation, dependency and sustainability
* regional and destination development strategies
* the tourist as a subject in terms of motivation, background, behaviour and impact
* the cultural context of tourism in terms of the variety of experiences sought by tourists and the varying reactions from host communities
Heritage focuses on culture in its broadest terms. Subject areas you will study include
* built heritage such as archaeological remains, castles, monuments and vernacular architecture
* arts heritage such as literature, painting and music, as well as language and customs
* natural heritage, especially in relation to ecotourism
* heritage management: museums and other attractions
To graduate you must complete two core courses, two optional courses and a dissertation or project (which can include a work placement) on a subject of your choice.
Core courses
* Tourism and regional development
* Heritage, interpretation and development
Optional courses
* Material culture and the heritage of memory
* Cultural resource management
* Scottish cultural heritage: approaches and explorations
* Southwest Scotland: image and identity