Geography and Tourism - BA(Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Bristol

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bristol

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Why BA(Hons) Geography and Tourism?
Tourism is now one of the world's biggest and most diverse industries, and studying tourism geographies has never been more relevant and interesting. BA(Hons) Geography and Tourism will provide you with a distinctive understanding and ability to analyse the interconnections between tourism and current geographical issues. These can range from the globalisation of economies to the environmental and sustainability challenges relating to natural resources, ecosystems and societies.
Why study our course?
On this course you will gain solid geographical knowledge and skills whilst developing a subject specialism in tourism. Whilst learning how tourism places are created and maintained you will also critically evaluate policy and practice in relation to the planning, management and sustainability of tourism in a variety of contexts.
A key aim of this course emphasises the need for tourism to be developed in an ethical manner to achieve a sustainable balance between people, place and development. You will therefore be equipped with the geographical knowledge and a 'social and environmental conscience' for the resolution of real-world problems associated with tourism. You will be inspired to be 'change makers' in our rapidly changing world and hone your leadership potential to be ready to face the challenges tourism places and companies are grappling with.
Real-world experience
Throughout the course, you will gain a sound geographical knowledge of contemporary theories and research on tourism, with the opportunity to apply them in practice on UK and overseas field trips. During your fieldwork you will research and experience real-life issues associated to the development and management of tourism. You will develop professional skills in mapping, environmental assessment, policy interpretation geographical statistics, qualitative research and computer-based spatial analysis and their applications to the study of tourism. You can...

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bristol (Avon)
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Coldharbour Lane, BS16 1QY

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Placements
Students who do a work placement are more likely to graduate with a better degree and get higher quality work on graduation. So as well as helping hone your professional skills, industry knowledge and network, a placement will make you highly employable on graduation.
Studying geography and tourism opens up a wide range of careers. Placement opportunities reflect this and past students have done work placements ranging from GE Electric to Local Authorities. Bristol gained recognition as European Green Capital in 2015 and is the UK's first Cycle City. As a result, some of...

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Subjects

  • Tourism
  • Project
  • Planning

Course programme

Content

Year one

You will study the following compulsory modules:

  • Understanding Tourism
  • Culture, Society and Place
  • Geographies of Globalisation
  • Field study in Human Geography
  • Geographical Skills.

Year two

You will study the following compulsory modules:

  • Planning Sustainable Tourism
  • Researching Human Geography
  • Culture, Geography and Tourism
  • Professional Development for Geographers
  • Practising Sustainability.

And you will select two of the following optional modules:

  • Managing Global Resources
  • Migration, Policy and Society
  • Regenerating Cities
  • Rural Change and Development
  • Geographies of Security.

Optional Placement Year

All students are encouraged to spend their third year in a work placement. Undertaking a placement is a fantastic opportunity to gain a foothold on the employment ladder. The curriculum in the second year provides support in securing a relevant placement.

Final year

You will study the following compulsory modules:

  • International Tourism Development and the Environment
  • Contemporary Issues in Tourism.

If you have not undertaken a placement year, you will also study the module:

  • Final Year Project.

If you have completed a placement year, you will also study the modules:

  • Placement
  • Independent Project.

Plus select one of the following optional modules:

  • Transforming Cities
  • GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Advanced Geographical Expedition
  • Environmental Management in the Global South.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved we will inform you.

Learning and Teaching

Our multidisciplinary team of lecturers achieves consistently high scores on the National Student Survey and provides a friendly, enabling environment for learning. They are active researchers or industrial consultants aware of modern advances in the discipline and work with organisations such as Tourism Concern, Equality in Tourism, the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers and the Geographical Association.

The course is taught through a blend of innovative learning activities, which include lectures, seminars, small group work, debates, and fieldwork and practical work such as IT and internet skills, report writing, wiki development and conference organisation.

Through our Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) scheme, first year students receive mentoring and support from second year students. Find out how we use PAL to enhance the learning experience across our courses.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Study time

Lectures, workshops/seminars, group project work, and tutoring will account for part of the contact time per week. However, as a full-time student, you will be expected to spend a proportion of your study time in essential independent study and preparation for assessments making use of the first-rate learning resources both on campus and online.

Assessment

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework, essays, reports, blogs, wikis, projects, presentations, field exercises and examinations. Examinations are held in either January or May and include written exams, in-class tests or assessed presentations. Most coursework is undertaken individually but there are some group assignments. You are actively encouraged to do formative work to prepare for assessments. This will not count towards your final marks but feedback should help you enhance your final mark. Support is available for any students who need it.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.

Geography and Tourism - BA(Hons)

£ 9,250 + VAT