Programme Objectives
The Master of Social Science in Sustainable Tourism (MSSST) programme aims:
- To provide a solid conceptual framework and a technical know-how in the understanding and implementation of sustainable tourism;
- To raise the level of awareness of participants on aspects of resource management and environmental management principles; and
- To help inculcate environmentally friendly outdoor skills and equip participants with skills to plan, develop and manage resources for sustainable tourism and its derivatives.
The programme will address sustainable tourism from a natural resource-based perspective and will:
- Incorporate resource management and environmental management principles;
Identify relevant policies, and provide the opportunity for practicum; - Help students develop environmentally friendly outdoor skills;
- Develop concepts and techniques of communication and interpretation; and
- Equip students with skills to plan, develop and manage potential sites and enterprises.
Programme Structure
This is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time Master of Social Science Programme. Students need to complete 24 out of 30 credit units for graduation. Each student needs to take two required courses and five or six elective courses in order to fulfill the requirement of graduation. Lectures, seminars, field trips, field work in the form of practicum, and assignments in the form of projects and reports are the major instruction formats. All lectures will be offered in weekday evening or Saturday afternoon on The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) campus. Field trips will be conducted on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Term 1
(September - December)Term 2
(January - April)Summer Term
(May - July) -
SUTM 5001 *
Planning for Sustainable
Tourism DevelopmentSUTM 5002
Cultural and Heritage TourismSUTM 5012
Dissertation -
SUTM 5003 *
Tourism Policy and
DevelopmentSUTM 5006
Ecotourism Practicum
and Management -
SUTM 5004
Nature-based TourismSUTM 5007
Urban Tourism -
SUTM 5008
Overseas Field Studies -
SUTM 5005
Resource and Environmental Management for Tourism
