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First Year Tourism Stream
THE STRUCTURE OF THE TOURISM PROGRAMME
This programme is designed to provide students with an education about structural,
management, marketing and policy matters related to the modern tourism phenomena. The
programme is aimed at producing informed, knowledgeable graduates with a critical
awareness of tourism as one of the most powerful forces in the globalised late twentieth
century. Special emphasis is placed on the critical understanding of inter-cultural, linguistic,
environmental and development issues in the South African tourism industry. Students should
be in position to demonstrate a theoretically-based and practically sound level of competence
for employment as researchers, educators, policy- makers, tourism officers, analysts, tourism
planners and programmers, travel agents, tourism managers, and other tourism entrepreneurs
YEAR ONE : Geography 111 and 121 modules are compulsory:
Students intending to take a BA in Tourism Studies must successfully complete the
Geography 111 and Geography 121 courses. Completion of the Humanities Foundation
course is also recommended.
NOTE:
All practical examination papers are written in the Department.Students unable to acquire
stereoscopic vision for photo interpretation, should note that they will be at a considerable
disadvantage in the practical work, as aerial photographs and satellite imagery are important
tools for geographical enquiry and environmental management. Field excursions are an
integral part of the senior programmes and as such are compulsory.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
YEAR 1 (Compulsory)
Module GES 111 : Introduction to Human Geography
Module GES 121 : Introduction to Physical Geography
YEAR 1 MODULE DESCRIPTION
GES 111:Introduction to Human Geography -The focus on Human Geography covers
aspects such as urban development, geography of countries, population and migration,
settlements, resources, transport and tourism patterns. Also economic, social and political
processes that create these environments. The focus on practical skills includes simple
graphical and statistical skills for representing and analyzing patterns and processes.
GES 121:Introduction to Physical Geography - The focus on Physical Geography includes
various physical landscapes, rock types, atmospheric structure, characteristics and processes,
energy exchange, moisture, air movement, earth crust processes as well as weathering and
erosion. The focus on practical skills includes ways of presenting spatial information through
elementary (mental) mapping procedures, map-reading tasks as well as drawing techniques.