Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sustainable Tourism
Course Code: TUR526
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Not Applicaple
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aim to teach students the basic strategies and practices implemented by public institutions and private organisations in order for future generations to gain benefits of tourism with regard to the relationship between tourism and environmental issues in recent years. In addition, giving information about the basic principles and philosophies of sustainable tourism to the students is also an objective of this course.

Course Content

Sustainable tourism is defined as a contemporary approach which is administered by public and private authorities in such a way that the economic, social and aesthetic needs of tourists are satisfied as required, and protecting the environment without changing and destroying whether human is a part of it or not, and also maintaining cultural structures, ecological processes, biodiversity and the systems providing the natural life. This course is basically concentrating on these subjects.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Muhammed BAYKAL
Learning Outcomes
1.As being a specialist s/he develops her/his knowledge and skills based on her/his Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism field and s/he can evaluate the sector in the point of view interdisciplinary structure of tourism management.
2.S/He can analysis a problem faced in tourism management in terms of socio- economic and managerial both separately and together.
3.S/He studies original studies in tourism management in order to generate data in specific topics by using primary data sources
4.S/He conveys recent developments related to tourism management and her/his studies to the stakeholders by verbal, written and visual systematically.
5.S/He develops a solving method independently for a problem faced in tourism management, evaluates outcomes of the problem and takes roles in projects related to her/his field as a coordinator or a participant.
6.S/He makes strategic and implementation plans for particular issues in tourism administration and evaluates the outcomes of the plans; S/He also determines the vision, goals and aims of the company.
7.S/He evaluates her/his knowledge and skills acquired in tourism management by having a sceptic standpoint and investigates the problems by implying analytical approaches with miscellaneous methods.
8.Regenerates and develops her/his self constantly concerning the field that s/he participates in tourism businesses.
9.Gains the ability of data gathering, interpreting and noticing within scientific, social and ethical values.
10.To be able to use at least one foreign language to follow the international tourism literature.
11.Shares the developments related to departments of tourism businesses.
12.Has knowledge on information technologies using in tourism enterprises and uses these technologies.
13.By using the current data at the field of tourism management develops the knowledge by using scientific methods with scientific, social and ethical responsibilities.
14.Implements the knowledge and the abilities at problem solving that s/he absorbed on the field of tourism at interdisciplinary studies.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.R.Harris, T.Griffin & P.Williams (Eds.). Sustainable Tourism – A Global Perspective, Butterworth-Heineman, Elsevier, Oxford, 2002.
2.R.J.Orsato,Sustainability Strategies, Palgrave McMillan, 2009.
3.H. Çeken (Ed.), Sürdürülebilir Turizm – Temel Kavramlar ve İlkeler. Detay Yayınevi, Ankara, 2016
4.O.Kuntay, Sürdürülebilir Turizm Planlaması. Alp Yayınevi, 2004.
5.M.Kozak (Ed.), Sürdürülebilir Turizm-Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, Detay yayınevi, Ankara, 2014.
6.O.Bahar, M.Samırkaş ve N.Çelik, Farklı Boyutları ile Sürdürülebilir Turizm. Süre Yayınevi, Muğla, 2015.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of sustainability – Definition and content
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tourism and environment relations – Ecological, Cultural and social interactions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Tourism development and the effects on the environment
Week 4 - Theoretical
Eco Tourism, Eco Labelling and sustainability.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sustainable tourism and destination development
Week 6 - Theoretical
The international institutions and sustainable tourism – UNEP ve UNWTO Principles
Week 7 - Theoretical
sustainable cities
Week 8 - Theoretical
Overtourism, Carrying capacity and environmental effect assesments
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sustainable Tourism and Natural Heritage
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage
Week 11 - Theoretical
The principles of Sustainable tourism planning
Week 12 - Theoretical
The management of Sustainable tourism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sustainable Tourism and Public institutions
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sustainable Tourism and Civil Organisations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%15
Final Examination1%60
Quiz2%5
Attending Lectures14%5
Assignment3%5
Term Assignment1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment30721
Term Project101010
Individual Work201428
Quiz20510
Midterm Examination1066
Final Examination1088
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026