BA (Hons) Travel and Tourism Management

Course detail
You will learn about contemporary issues associated with the travel and tourism industry, such as:
visitor attractions
tour operators
travel agencies
transportation for tourism
governments and tourism.
This is a vocationally focused course, with a range of management related modules to develop your personal and professional skills. You will learn about the areas of sales and marketing, legislative frameworks and managing people, providing you with the core knowledge to work successfully within a travel and tourism environment.
Our diverse module options and your dissertation will help you explore the areas of particular interest to you. This will help you explore your specialism, so you can identify and work towards your career goals.
If you already hold a related HND/FdA qualification and have relevant industry work experience, you can enter the final year of the degree directly. Other qualifications may also exempt you from part of the course. In Year Four (Year Three accredited work placement route) (Credit Level 6) you have the opportunity to choose optional modules, so you can tailor the course to suit you, and complete a dissertation based on an area of particular interest.
Year one (Level 4) modules
Introduction to Tourism Management
European Travel Geography
The Business Environment
Legislative Frameworks
Management Information
Personal and Professional Development for Managers.
Year two (Level 5) modules
Tourism Industry Issues
Tourism Operations
Management Accounting and Decision-making
Sales and Marketing
Managing People in Practice
Inclusive Tour Operations.
Year three (Level 6) modules
Tourism Planning and Development
Tourism Policy and Strategy
Dissertation.
Plus one option from:
Global Marketing
International Human Resource Management
Strategic Financial Management
Strategic Facilities Management.
And two options from:
Ecotourism
Special Interest Tourism
Resort and Casino Management
Governance and Tourism.