Overview

This Masters uniquely combines tourism and heritage through a social sciences and arts perspective, offering a broader and more critical exploration beyond typical business-focussed approaches.

Key facts

The programme is delivered by the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability, Dumfries Campus, a location that is rich in cultural and natural heritage. You’ll have access to historic tourism sites, national parks, and natural landscapes for hands-on field trips.

You will analyse the cultural and societal impacts of tourism and heritage rather than traditional management studies. You will explore these aspects of heritage:

• the tangible (buildings, infrastructure)
• the intangible (customs, traditions)
• the natural (national parks, wildlife).

Whether you’re advancing a career in tourism or switching fields, this programme offers placement opportunities, guest lectures, and real-world experience to equip you for diverse roles in tourism and heritage industries worldwide.

Courses will explore tourism and heritage issues across the globe, from Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. This programme goes beyond traditional teaching models by providing you with the skills to question what is meant by heritage, and how using innovation and modern technology can help enhance the tourism sector.

You will have the opportunity to engage in discussions on pressing issues within the tourism industry. This will include exploring the politics of heritage, the perspectives of local communities vs visitors, cultural representation, and the complex histories associated with heritage sites.

As part of our diverse and growing postgraduate community, you will have access to dedicated academic staff specialising in tourism research throughout the world.