Tourism and Urban Planning Courses

The Tourism and Urban Planning courses at the University of Western Sydney are among Australia’s finest, offering a balance of theory and practical field studies, broad subject choices, flexible course structures, industry-based projects and placements and local and international work experience opportunities.

Staff bring a combination of disciplinary and professional expertise that ensures our work engages with, and is informed by, contemporary debates and the latest developments in the field. Our inspiring, enthusiastic teaching staff are at the forefront of their fields. 

UWS is committed to enhancing our region's cultural, economic, environmental and educational development. Our reputation for research excellence has placed us in the Australian Research Council's (ARC) funding top 20, underlining our position among the best research institutions in the country. 

An example of the important research being undertaken at UWS is the work of Professor David Tissue and his international research team, exploring eucalypt growth reactions to increasing carbon dioxide levels and climate change, as part of the Hawkesbury Forest Experiment. Dr Markus Riegler and Professor David Ellsworth have also been given a substantial grant to monitor insect herbivore and plant responses in eucalypt forests under climate change.

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