Welcome to "Sustainable Destination Development" at Dalarna University

Welcome to " Sustainable Destination Development ". It is intended primarily for students taking the Master’s Programme in Tourism Destination Development. We welcome also exchange students.

Course Content

This course aims at exposing the students at the complexity of tourism development in a variety of settings and developmental stages. Tourism is presented as a developmental choice with impacts on the local and global natural and socio-economic environment.  Sustainable tourism is examined from several perspectives and students are introduced in the rhetoric of sustainable tourism development. They explore various case studies using multiple theoretical lenses and cutting edge research to inform their understating of tourism reality at different scales and contexts.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Conduct analytic work on the field of sustainable tourism development
• Critically evaluate tourism development and its planning from a sustainability perspective in an academic written form
• Understand sustainable tourism development as approached in a variety of cases

We hope you engage in inspiring, interesting, and challenging discussions with your teachers and fellow students. An important feature in the design of the course is that it connects theory with practice. You will use a variety of case studies to analyse, understand and explain using the course literature. The literature used in this course is academic research and thus you will have the opportunity to read cutting-edge research and incorporate it in your own learning and understanding of destination development.

We view group work as an important resource. This was evident by the feedback of previous participants of the course, who highlighted the value of group work and group discussions. You can expect a variety of group work, peer discussions and peer feedback and an integral part of the course together in-depth individual written essay.

Study format

Lessons in this course will be taught at Campus Borlänge.

Be Ready to Start Your Studies

Throughout your studies, you will use Canvas, which is the name of this learning platform. Your programme is made up of several courses, and every course has its own course room. In each room, you will find teaching material and other information about that specific course. You will also find your schedule in your course room and a literature list. It mostly comprises of academic articles and a few book chapters. Most (if not all) are available online through DU library website with your university log in.

Start of the Course

The course will run for the period September 2 - November 8 on campus Borlänge

 On Monday September 2nd we will have an introduction to the Master Programme and on Wednesday September 4th an Introduction to this course.

Course schedule

A preliminary schedule (still subject to changes) may be found through Studentweb or HÖGSKOLAN DALARNA - KG3019_H3J5U (timeedit.net)

IMPORTANT

It is important that you read the information on our Welcome Page to find out more about your upcoming studies, how to find accommodation and what it is like to study at university.

Contact

The course co-ordinator is Ioanna Farsari  ifa@du.se

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.

Looking forward welcoming you to the course!

Best regards,

Ioanna

	Course Syllabus			Contact information
	Reading List			Ioanna Farsari Course Coordinator ifa@du.se
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