BA (Hons) Business and Tourism Management with Sandwich Placement

1. Critically evaluate the application of concepts and principles of business and tourism to a wide range of business organisations and situations.
2. Critically interpret the interaction of business organisations with the changing external environment in which they operate.
3. Critically analyse tourism and business information from a range of national and international sources.
4. Prepare, using digital methods, a comprehensive range of tourism and business information useful to the management of organisations.
5. Effectively communicate business and tourism ideas to a variety of specialist and non-specialist audiences
6. Propose, undertake and present an independent study project that analyses a key issue in the area of business and tourism management

The course will provide the student with opportunities to advance their ICT skills through the use of application software and digital technologies. The diversity of topic areas covered in the study programme will allow students to develop their own understandings of collective responsibilities as global citizens within their local, national, and international communities.

The course provides an opportunity for the student to pursue a one-year work placement in employment, either in the UK or abroad. Support will provide to aid with the preparation of CVs, and workshops will available that support the completion of application forms and provide guidance on interview techniques.

Students who successfully complete the course are expected to enhance their job prospects and strengthen their employment opportunities. The course is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in a variety of tourism related areas including location marketing, green tourism development, and tourism research.

Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points

A Levels - grades CCC / BCD
BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM
Access to HE Diploma: 45 L3 credits at Merit

Sandwich Year

You will have the opportunity to undertake a 40 credit placement at Level 5 of study.

5BU005 Supervised Work Experience (40 Credits)