TOUR 600s


TOUR 601 Contemporary Perspectives on Tourism (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 001400
(Cross-listed with GEOG 671, LED 671)
This course will introduce participants to a variety of topics and research methods through presentations made by active researchers from Canada and abroad.

TOUR 602 Seminar on Tourism Research (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 010723
Participants will prepare research proposals and present their proposals for discussion in a seminar situation.

TOUR 603 Consequences of Tourism (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 010724
(Cross-listed with GEOG 638)
This course will examine the economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism as well as different impact assessment paradigms and research methods. Examples will be taken from development and developing country settings.

TOUR 604 Social Planning for Tourism (0.50) SEMCourse ID: 010725
The course will examine the social categorizations of tourism through an exploration of the interaction between the tourist and the host communities by investigating the socio-cultural impacts of tourism; host and guest attitudes, behaviours and responses to tourism; gender in tourism; indigenous tourism; tourism and morality; tourist promotional images; and authenticity and cultural commodification. The course will have an international focus through the presentation of case studies from both developed and developing countries.

TOUR 609 Practicum in Tourism (0.50) PRACourse ID: 010726
This practicum course provides students with the opportunity to apply concepts and theories from other courses and their own reading to a better understanding of the functioning of some aspect of the tourism sector. The practicum will be administered under the supervision of a faculty member and will also involve the production of an appropriate academic report.

TOUR 675 Selected Topics in Tourism (0.50) RDGCourse ID: 010727
Topic(s) to be negotiated on an individual basis with faculty member. An outline for this course, approved by the professor in charge, must be submitted to the Program Director, within three weeks of registration.
1 Waterfront Rehabilitation
2 Lit Rev Bird Watching Tourism
3 Medical Tour & Sustainability
4 Heritage Tourism