Tourism Management and Planning

MSc Tourism Management and Planning

Delivery method: Full-time (12/15 months)
Course Reference: TMFP

Course Overview

BU has been voted Number 1 for Tourism for the second year running in the Guardian University League Tables.

Tourism development needs to be planned and managed to ensure that it is economically viable. Equally, the needs of the visitor have to be recognised and understood, and the environmental constraints have to be assessed along with the needs of the host population. Achieving a sustainable balance of these demands requires careful planning.

The make-up of the course is truly international, giving you a unique opportunity to mix with a diverse range of nationalities, allowing you to increase your intercultural competence – vital preparation for working in a mixed-nationality workforce or dealing with a mixed-nationality clientele.

This course focuses on public and private sector planning by critically reviewing approaches to, and management of, tourism development.

The course incorporates a rigorous introduction to the economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism.

Your study will be practical and specific, including an optional 30-week work placement. You’ll be taught by internationally recognised research-active staff including, Professor John Fletcher, Professor Adam Blake, Dr John Edwards, Dr Vijay Reddy and Dr Feifei Xu, ensuring that your learning is informed by both industry and academia.

Accreditations: Accredited to the UNWTO.TedQual, a UNWTO.Themis Foundation programme whose main objective is to improve the quality of the tourism education, training and research programmes.

Why BU?

• Have run innovative and industry-led hospitality courses since 1977 - Ranked number one in the UK for tourism (including Hospitality) by the Guardian 2008
• Home to two of the world's top ten tourism journals (International Journal of Tourism Research and Tourism Economics) and one of the leading international textbooks (Tourism Principles and Practice)