Graduate Certificate of Ecotourism
Overview
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Description: |
The Graduate Certificate of Ecotourism is a convenient short course for people interested in becoming nature-based tourism guides, ecotourism operators, or staff at wildlife tourism attractions, parks agencies and in local government. Students have direct access to the World Heritage areas of Wet Tropics, the Great Barrier Reef and to the diverse surrounds of outback Queensland. The course offers core information on ecotourism, wildlife tourism, environmental best practice, green certification and sustainability issues. Subjects successfully completed for this award may be credited towards the Master of Tourism. |
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Duration: |
0.5 year full-time |
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Mode: |
On campus, full or part time * |
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Workload: |
Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks. |
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Type: |
Postgraduate |
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Credit points: |
12 credit points o |
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Campus: |
Cairns |
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Course code: |
23611 |
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* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only. o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points. |
Structure
The Graduate Certificate of Ecotourism is a short coursework degree for students with prior higher education experience. The program leading to the award of the Graduate Certificate of Tourism normally consists of 12 credit points to be completed over a period of six months full-time or up to 24 months part-time.
Entry Requirements
Students wishing to enrol in the GCertEcotourism must meet one of the following requirements:
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An appropriate undergraduate degree, or
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Other qualifications deemed equivalent
