International Tourism Management BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Preston

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Preston

This degree is ideal if you wish to develop and succeed as a professional travel and tourism manager. Tourism is currently one of the world’s fastest growing industries and the course will equip you with a range of transferable skills, which can be used to meet the ever changing demands of this dynamic business. Our degree focuses on employability, and you can take advantage of a paid internship on the sandwich route, which can provide opportunities to work in a supervisory capacity within the travel and tourism sector throughout the world.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Preston (Lancashire)
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University Of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry Requirements 2017/18 112 points at A2; General Studies accepted 
OCF BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit
QCF BTEC Diploma: Distinction* Distinction*
Access to Higher Education: 112 points
Pass International Baccalaureate Diploma: 28 Points
GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade C including Maths and English.
IELTS: grade 6 with no subscore lower than 5.5 ...

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Subjects

  • Tourism
  • Hospitality
  • International
  • Tourism Hospitality
  • Tourism and Hospitality
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Travel Tourism
  • International Tourism Management
  • Employability

Course programme

Course at a Glance Year 1

(All compulsory)

  • Tourism Management in Action
  • Developing Professionals in Tourism, Hospitality & Events
  • Exploring Management in Tourism, Hospitality & Events

Year 2/3

Compulsory:

  • Tourism Development and Sustainability
  • The Tourist: Behaviour and Culture
  • Marketing & ICT for Visitor Economy Managers
  • Applied Research and Service Quality in Tourism, Hospitality & Events
  • Talent Management and Employability [HR]

Options (one only):

  • Work and Learn
  • Managing Sporting Events
  • International Study Visit
  • Language
  • International Issues in Hospitality
  • International Corporate Hospitality and Business Events

Year 3 (optional placement)

Final Year

Compulsory:

  • Managing for Strategic Success in Tourism, Hospitality & Events
  • The Tourist: Experience & Motivation
  • Management Development in Tourism, Hospitality & Events
  • Tourism Futures

Research option (you must pick one of these):

  • Dissertation
  • Consultancy Project
  • Enterprise for Tourism, Hospitality & Events
  • Single Research Project


Option two (you must pick one of these, unless you are undertaking a dissertation which is worth two modules):

  • Industry Based Experience
  • Contemporary Issues in Food and Drink
  • Dark Tourism: managing difficult heritage
  • International Fieldwork
  • Sport Tourism Management

International Tourism Management BA (Hons)

£ 9,250 + VAT