Ecotourism

This multidisciplinary program provides students with the understanding and techniques necessary to take part in the developing ecotourism, or even nature-based tourism market. The course includes a strong emphasis on hands on fieldwork and industry placements and development of partnerships with the tourism market. On successful completion of this course, students could have the ability to manage existing ecotourism enterprises sustainably, in addition to design and implement new ventures. The assortment of subjects studied comprise understanding biodiversity and landscapesand cultural heritage and native knowledge, interpretation and science communication, and environmental law, policy and planning. The ecological and social impacts of ecotourism are explored through existing case studies.

An Associate's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognized by UWA. English language requirements apply.