AustraLearn: Reducing Our Global Footprint - Environmental Impacts of Tourism

  Australia

• New South Wales: 
Lismore

Term: Summer 
Dates: Inquire for specific dates.

Description: This short course will help students understand the relationship between the environment and the complex factors involved in tourism activity, society, and resource allocation, through lectures and field trips. Field and weekend trips to the Outback and Gold Coast are included, with activities such as surfing lessons at Byron Bay, lighthouse walks, and visits to wildlife sanctuaries, Protestor's Falls, Nimbin/Rainbow Region, Currumbin, Rocky Creek Dam, and the Minjungbul Aboriginal Centre.

With a population of 45,000, Lismore is set in an area of unsurpassed natural beauty and just a half-hour drive from the beaches at Ballina and 45 minutes from scenic Byron Bay, Australia's most eastern point. Located near both the rainforest and the ocean, you'll find the lifestyle relaxing, friendly, and mentally stimulating. The surrounding hills are dotted with historical villages and rustic hamlets. Nearby Nimbin is home to the Aquarius Festival and 'spiritual home' of Australia's alternative lifestyle movement. Lismore supports a flourishing arts community and a dynamic live music scene. With a full calendar of weekend markets, live performances, and cultural festivals, there is always something happening.

Highlights:
* Study, live, and explore in a vibrant, thriving, yet off-the-beaten-path location of Lismore and the world famous Byron Bay area.
* Gain an in-depth understanding and knowledge of tourism and environmental issues from faculty experts from the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Southern Cross University.
* Enjoy a variety of day trips and weekend excursions which will reinforce classroom learning and bring lecture topics to life.

A combination of classroom-based lectures from two of the leading tourism experts in Australia, Dr. Erica Wilson and Noah Nielsen, will be interspersed with a variety of day and weekend field trips. Topics covered in the course will include impacts of tourism, sustainable development and tourism planning, preparation and case studies of tourism plans, tourism planning and policy, ecotourism, Indigenous tourism planning, tourism planning in less-developed countries, tourism monitoring and evaluation, and more.

Cost in US$: Call for more information

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Australia Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of varies

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

AustraLearn's Mission Statement: AustraLearn seeks to foster the development of future leaders, who, through international awareness, gain a greater respect for and understanding of the relationship which exists between North America, Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific in the context of the larger global community.

Year Founded: 1989