Course Summary
With the ATU online Certificate in Sustainable Tourism and Event Management, you will learn how to embrace and embed sustainability in your tourism and event organisations and at a broader destination level.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold a Level 8 Bachelor of Business degree with a minimum grade classification of H2.2 in tourism, event, hospitality, business, marketing, or other related business discipline.
Candidates who do not meet the H2.2 performance standard in a Level 8 award will be required to apply through ATUs Recognition of Prior and Experiential Learning (RPEL) process.
Application Details
Application Closing Date: 15th August 2025.
To apply please see "Application Weblink" above.
Start Date: September 2026.
Fees
Total fees: 1,575
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Career Progression
Become a leader in the future of tourism and events. Make a difference while creating unforgettable experiences.
This programme is designed to enhance a learners career prospects in the tourism and events management industry.
Employment opportunities are available in the private or public sector and learners may decide to pursue entrepreneurial initiatives for self-employment. Graduates in tourism and events are much sought after, and the skills developed are transferable internationally and from one aspect of the industry to another.
This requires the learner to study tourism and event management modules throughout the programme. The outcomes of the programme will provide the student with knowledge and skills for performing effectively at a high level in the sector. While the programme will be of interest to a wide and varied audience in tourism, event management and business fields, the specific career and career advancement opportunities that the award would support include at a minimum:
Sustainable Tourism Officer
Tourism Sustainability Manager
Sustainability Communications Officer
Sustainability & Climate Action Consultant
Sustainability Policy Specialist
Destination Marketing Director
Experiential Marketing Specialist
Marketing Events Manager
PR & Events Executive
Event Production Specialist
Venue Operations Manager
Green event planner
Progression
When you complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism & Event Management the learner can decide to proceed to study for the Master of Science in Sustainable Tourism & Event Management and / or a PhD at ATU.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism & Event Management is part of the suite of postgraduate Tourism and Event Management programmes offered by ATU. This suite of programmes consists of:
The MSc in Sustainable Tourism & Event Management can be completed online in 2 years part-time. Learners who have completed the two certificates/postgraduate certificate can choose to complete a dissertation or capstone project to achieve their masters qualification.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Tourism & Event Management can be completed online over 1 academic year (2 semesters).
The Certificate in Sustainable Tourism & Event Management and the Certificate in Sustainable Tourism & Event Measuring and Monitoring can each be completed part-time online over 1 semester.
This suite of programmes allows the learner to tailor their own learning path learners can choose to register for the MSc in Sustainable Tourism & Event Management from the start of their studies or to progress from a Certificate to PG Certificate and then onto the Masters, as suits their learning needs. Please refer to the individual webpages for further details on each programme.
Duration
Recommended Study Hours per week
The taught module will typically have 1-hour live lecture on one evening per week. Students will be expected to engage in an additional 4 to 6 hours of independent learning each week for each module. Typically, there will also be face-to-face workshops twice in the semester but details of these will be highlighted at the start of the academic year.