Postgraduate Diploma Business (PGDipBus) in Tourism
Dunedin, New Zealand
DURATION
2 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Tourism at Otago goes beyond conventional thinking and explores all aspects of the industry.
Focusing on local and international perspectives you will understand the big picture as well as the day-to-day operations. Study tourism at Otago and you’ll be immersed in a rich, multicultural environment.
You’ll be all set to discover what the world has to offer. Be a part of the future of tourism in New Zealand and shape the international stage.
Why study Tourism?
The tourism sector offers you the opportunity to drive change and innovation while focusing on sustainable practices and mutual benefit for local communities. It is as dynamic as it is diverse. Tourism is a critical element of the New Zealand economy and has been earmarked by the Prime Minister as a key sector of the economy that continues to play a leading role in New Zealand's economic development. It is about unlocking the potential of tourist places, managing natural and built resources, understanding heritage and cultural issues, developing events and co-creating experiences that leave a lasting impression on locals and visitors alike.
The study of tourism is about understanding tourism and hospitality, and being well placed to manage tourism – be it at the level of business, destination or government – for sustained success. Tourism is also about practical things like hospitality, planning, managing and marketing. Being part of the Bachelor of Commerce, you will gain solid skills in business alongside knowledge of the societal and environmental implications of tourism. By the end of your degree, you'll enter a resilient industry with multiple dynamic opportunities for graduates.
Admissions
Curriculum
TOUR Papers
Semester 1
- TOUR101: Introduction to Tourism (also offered in Semester 2 and Summer School)
- TOUR216: Sport Tourism
- TOUR219: Destination Management
- TOUR301: Cultural and Heritage Tourism
- TOUR306: Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
- TOUR411: Tourist Culture
- TOUR418: Tourism Destination Development
- TOUR423: Advanced Tourism Concepts
Semester 2
- TOUR101: Introduction to Tourism (also offered in Semester 1 and Summer School)
- TOUR102: Global Tourism (also offered in Summer School)
- TOUR217: Tourist Behaviour
- TOUR218: Tourism and Hospitality Enterprise Management
- TOUR304: Event and Conventions Management
- TOUR305: Tourism Product Development
- TOUR422: Tourism and Global Environmental Change
- TOUR424: Tourism Methods and Analysis
- TOUR426: Event Management
Summer School
- TOUR101: Introduction to Tourism (also offered in Semester 1 and Semester 2)
- TOUR102: Global Tourism (also offered in Semester 2)
- TOUR310: Leisure: Lives and Societies
Not Offered in 2024
- TOUR103: Introduction to Hospitality
- TOUR214: Introduction to Wine Business
- TOUR221: Special Topic (Expected to be offered in 2026)
- TOUR303: Tourist Accommodation Management
- TOUR350: Special Topic: Heritage Interpretation in the Digital Age (Expected to be offered in 2026)
- TOUR351: Special Topic (Expected to be offered in 2026)
- TOUR416: Tourism Entrepreneurship and Business
- TOUR420: Special Topic (Expected to be offered in 2026)
- TOUR421: Special Topic: Global Hospitality Operations (Expected to be offered in 2026)
- TOUR427: Tourism and Development Ethnographic Field School
- TOUR480: Dissertation
Full Year / Non-Standard Periods
- TOUR590: Research Dissertation (Semester 1, Semester 2, 1st Non-Standard Period)
Career Opportunities
The industry needs motivated, educated people who understand the wider environmental, social and economic issues affecting tourism businesses. With the broad business education gained by Otago graduates, your opportunities are global.
Areas you can work in include:
- Adventure tourism
- Customer relations
- Events and conference coordination
- Heritage, museums, art galleries
- Hotel management
- Regional and government tourism organisations
- Sales and marketing
- Visitor services