
We offer a variety of Postgraduate Taught and Research opportunities
Postgraduate Taught Programmes
We offer a variety of Postgraduate Taught programmes; taught at the School of Interdisciplinary Studies Dumfries Campus, the Gilmorehill Campus, and at our world-class consortium partners.
MSc Tourism Development & Culture (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master)
This two-year Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) explores contemporary theoretical and practical issues in tourism development, with a cultural focus, providing critical analytical skills. Mobility periods will give you the opportunity to study at the University of Glasgow and its world-class consortium partners.
MSc Tourism, Heritage & Development
This programme is designed to build your understanding of the tourism, heritage and development sectors. Drawing upon a multidisciplinary team to do this, it uses academic approaches from the social sciences and the arts to investigate key themes. These include motivation, impacts, sustainable development, cultural and natural heritage, interpretation and management within this field.
MSc Tourism, Heritage & Sustainability
This programme is designed to build your understanding of the tourism, heritage, and sustainability sectors. Drawing upon a multidisciplinary team to do this, it uses academic approaches from the social sciences and the arts to investigate key themes. These include motivation, impacts, sustainable development, cultural and natural heritage, interpretation and management within this field.
MSc Management & Sustainable Tourism
This Masters will provide you with an understanding of the contemporary issues impacting on the tourism industry and will explore the cultural, environmental and sustainability dimensions of rural and urban tourism. By the end, you will have the managerial and service-related knowledge to develop culturally, environmentally and sustainably aware destinations. You will learn in both an urban and rural setting at the Gilmorehill Campus in the West End of Glasgow and our beautiful Dumfries campus in the South West of Scotland.
Academic Contacts:
MSc Tourism Development & Culture (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master):
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Postgraduate Research Opportunities
We would particularly welcome applicants with an interest in taking postgraduate research degrees (PhD) in our four priority research themes:
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Tourism as engine for sustainable development
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Sustainable Cultural Tourism and Heritage
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The Geography and History of Tourism
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Smart cities, decision support systems and the future of tourism