Bachelor of Science (Ecotourism) (B.Sc (Ecotourism))
Bachelor of Science (Ecotourism) (B.Sc (Ecotourism))
Program Code
BSC
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Special Notes
This program will not be offered in 2020.
Academic Year
2020
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
This program provides students with the opportunity to specialise in Ecotourism. This science based program will equip graduates with the skills required to recognize and evaluate the potential of future ecotourism areas, as well as to develop tours and interpretative materials to support visitor enjoyment. Students will develop a broad understanding of the relevant science in addition to more detailed knowledge through majors in either nature based tourism (flora and fauna) or geotourism (geology and paleontology)
The Bachelor of Science (Ecotourism) is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Science (Ecotourism)
There shall be a Bachelor of Science (Ecotourism).
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science (Ecotourism), the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 27 units
- Elective courses to the value of 45 units, which may include other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are not offered by the Faculty of Sciences up to the value of 9 units in total at levels I and/or II with no more than 6 units at level I
- Level I courses not exceeding 30 units
- Level III courses to the value of at least 24 units of Science or recognised minor courses
- A major chosen from: Geotourism Nature Based Tourism
- May choose a minor to the value of 18 units from: Geotourism Nature Based Tourism Indigenous Knowledges and Society
- Broadening experience
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ABORIG 1001 Indigenous People, Country & Protocols 3 SCIENCE 1400 Science or Fiction I 3 ENV BIOL 1002 Ecological Issues I 3 GEOLOGY 1100 Planet Earth 3 Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOG 2139 Environmental Management 3 ECOTOUR 2500 Perspectives in Science Based Ecotourism II 3 Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECOTOUR 3500 Advanced Applications in Ecotourism III 6 SCIENCE 3200 Communicating Science III 3
Major
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Major in Geotourism
To satisfy the requirements for Major in Geotourism students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 1100 Planet Earth 3 Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 2500 Sedimentary Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2501 Structural Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2502 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology II 3 Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECOTOUR 3500 Advanced Applications in Ecotourism III 6 and
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3013 Tectonics III 3 GEOLOGY 3016 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology III 3 GEOLOGY 3019 Field Geoscience Program III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 -
Major in Nature Based Tourism
To satisfy the requirements for Major in Nature Based Tourism students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1202 Biology I: Organisms 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1001 Fundamentals of Biology 3 BIOLOGY 1101 Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells 3 BIOLOGY 1401 Concepts in Biology 3 Level II
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 2500 Botany II 3 ENV BIOL 2501 Evolutionary Biology II 3 ENV BIOL 2502 Ecology II 3 ENV BIOL 2503 Zoology II 3 ENV BIOL 2510 Plant Identification II 3 Level III
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECOTOUR 3500 Advanced Applications in Ecotourism III 6 ENV BIOL 3121 Concepts in Ecology III 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 3004 Freshwater Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3010 Marine Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3580 Conservation Biology III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3
Minor
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Minor in Geotourism
To satisfy the requirements for Minor in Geotourism students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Level I
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 1100 Planet Earth 3 Level II
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 2500 Sedimentary Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2501 Structural Geology II 3 GEOLOGY 2502 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology II 3 Level III
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 3013 Tectonics III 3 GEOLOGY 3016 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology III 3 GEOLOGY 3505 Earth Systems History III 3 -
Minor in Nature Based Tourism
To satisfy the requirements for Minor in Nature Based Tourism students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1202 Biology I: Organisms 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value BIOLOGY 1101 Biology I: Molecules, Genes and Cells 3 BIOLOGY 1401 Concepts in Biology 3 BIOLOGY 1001 Fundamentals of Biology 3 Level II/III
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENV BIOL 2500 Botany II 3 ENV BIOL 2501 Evolutionary Biology II 3 ENV BIOL 2502 Ecology II 3 ENV BIOL 2503 Zoology II 3 ENV BIOL 2510 Plant Identification II 3 ENV BIOL 3004 Freshwater Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3010 Marine Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3121 Concepts in Ecology III 3 ENV BIOL 3560 Evolution of Australian Biota III 3 ENV BIOL 3580 Conservation Biology III 3 -
Minor in Indigenous Knowledges and Society
To satisfy the requirements for Minor in Indigenous Knowledges and Society students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.
Level I
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ABORIG 1001 Indigenous People, Country & Protocols 3 ABORIG 1002 Indigenous Scholarship & Interplay of Knowledges 3 Level II/III
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ABORIG 2002 International Study Tour: Indigenous Knowledges 3 ABORIG 3001 Indigenous Societies: Rights and Responsibilities 3 GEOG 2150 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment 3 HIST 3038 Aftermath: Aborigines in 20th Century Australia 3 HIST 3052 Aboriginal Peoples and the Colonial World 3 LING 2014 Australian Indigenous Languages 3 LING 2039 Reclaiming Languages: a Kaurna Case Study 3 LING 3013 Australian Indigenous Languages 3 MUSIC 2030 Indigenous Music: Roots & Key Concepts 3 SOCI 2012 Introduction to Social Research 3
Electives
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Electives
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Broadening Experience
The broadening experience requirement can be met by any of the following:
Study abroad or exchange
or
Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 2550 International Experience II 3 SCIENCE 2700 Science Internship 3 SCIENCE 3200 Communicating Science III 3 SCIENCE 3500 Science International Study Tour 3 SCIENCE 3510 Science International Study Tour B 3 SCIENCE 3550 International Experience III 3 SCIENCE 3700 Science Internship 3 and
courses outside the major area of study.