• In a highly mobile world where the preservation of historical and natural environments presents as one of the major challenges facing all societies, heritage has become a touchstone for social and cultural identity, the understanding of modernity, peace, and development, and the senses of citizenship, custodianship, and community.
  • At the same time, heritage sites have become significant tourist destinations and so in a world of flows and networks, the heritage-tourism relationship is a critical one. In the 21st century, it is impossible to disentangle the two.
  • The degree enables a critical examination of the relationship between heritage and tourism in a number of settings within Australia and internationally.