| CODE | TRS1111 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Malta's Tourism Development | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Tourism Management | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The following themes will be analysed during the study-unit: The development of tourism in Malta from the Early “imperial” and business travellers to the present day. The unit is designed to provide a specific focus on Malta’s Tourism Development in the post-war era. and to examine in it the light of social sciences theory, more specifically to development theory. Study-unit Aims: Its aim is: -To provide a framework for the changes which took place throughout this period -To develop the appropriate knowledge to permit students to analyse the impacts that these changes had on Maltese Society -To explore the concepts relating to the interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: -Illustrate the relationship between the social sciences, politics and economics -Outline the key theoretical perspectives of development and -Apply them to the Maltese context -Critically analyse tourism's role in development 2. Skills: -Critical evaluation -Writing and Expression of ideas -Research skills Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: View reading list |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Alan Arrigo |
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