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Master of Tourism Management by Research

This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.

The course normally comprises two years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time study. The program includes two stages. Stage 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points (6 units).



Stage 1
Stage 1 requires the completion of coursework units in research methodologies as well as the state of knowledge as research in Tourism Management plus two thesis preparation units.

UnitDescription Points
Semester 1
MTL5200Thesis Preparation A 30
MKT5704Qualitative Research Methods 15
and
MBA5700Principles of Tourism 15
or alternative unit as approved by the Course Coordinator
Semester 2
MTL5201Thesis Preparation B 30
BSA5701Business Research Methods 15
and
MBA5703Ecotourism Management 15
Or alternative unit as approved by the Course Coordinator
 


Stage 2
Students complete a thesis in an area of study identified during thesis preparation in discussion with the course coordinator and their supervisor. The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and is equivalent to one year of full-time study. Each semester students will enrol in the research thesis unit at 50 or 100% of full-time enrolment. Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis unit each semester until the thesis is submitted for examination.

UnitDescription Points
TSM6200Masters Thesis 0
 

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