Tourism Management (Extended), BA Hons

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    4 Years

Our extended tourism management degree will give you the skills in marketing, management and enterprise that you’ll need to succeed in this buoyant industry.


Our extended tourism management degree is identical to the three-year degree but includes a foundation year to prepare you for the rest of your study.

In Britain, around 2.6 million people work in the tourism industry, and it's one of the world's fastest growing business sectors. This course will give you a thorough understanding of tourism marketing, human resource management, innovation, product development and destination management, preparing you for a range of tourism careers. The Erasmus+ student exchange programme is also currently part of this course.

Our graduates take up roles in tourism marketing, tourism policy, destination management, and tour operator businesses. They also launch their own tourism enterprises.

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About this course

Graduates from this course have the same career opportunities as those graduating from our three-year BA Hons Tourism Management course. Their skills and knowledge make them highly employable in areas such as tourism marketing, tourism destination management and tourism policy.

Graduates will also be attractive to tour operators and tourism businesses because of their specialist knowledge and transferable skills, and they will be confident in launching their own tourism enterprise.

Applicants will normally have the equivalent of 64 UCAS points, plus GCSE English (language or literature) and mathematics at grade C / 4 or above.

What you should know about this course
This four-year degree is identical to the three-year course but has a foundation year with lower entry requirements
Our courses in Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism have above 80% in student satisfaction (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
Our Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism courses are ranked TOP 3 for student satisfaction in London (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
2nd in London for Graduate Prospects for Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism subjects (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
Study Tourism Management and earn up to £28,000 on graduation, based on our average graduate earnings.

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Subjects

  • Leadership
  • Options
  • Ethics
  • Tourism and Hospitality
  • Hospitality
  • Marketing
  • Tourism Marketing
  • International
  • Public
  • Tourism
  • Industry
  • Employability
  • Writing
  • Team Training
  • Communication Training
  • Tourism Hospitality

Course programme

Year 0

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Introduction to Management (15 credits)
  • Understanding International Business 1 (15 credits)
  • Extended Project (30 credits)
  • Understanding the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries (30 credits)
  • Leadership and Enterprise (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Ethics and Society (15 credits)
Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Perspectives on Tourism (30 credits)
  • Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management (30 credits)
  • Sustainable Tourism (15 credits)
  • Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Hospitality (30 credits)
  • Personal and Professional Development (15 credits)
Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Future Paths
  • International Destination Management (30 credits)
  • Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality (30 credits)
  • Digital Tourism Management (15 credits)
  • Research Methods (MET) (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Special Interest Tourism (15 credits)
  • Cultural and Third Sector Events (30 credits)
  • Sustainable Mass Tourism (15 credits)
Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Tourism and International Development (15 credits)
  • Tourism and Public Policy (15 credits)
  • Innovation and Business Planning (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Contemporary Issues in Events Management (30 credits)
  • Contemporary Issues in International Tourism (15 credits)
  • Managing HR in Tourism and Hospitality (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.

  • Consultancy Project (30 credits)
  • Dissertation (MET) (30 credits)

Tourism Management (Extended), BA Hons

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