International tourism management bsc(hons)

Master

In Brighton and Hove

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton and hove

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Tourism is one of the world’s biggest industries and this course provides excellent professional training with an international perspective that will give you practical and transferable skills.
Our International Tourism Management degree covers the environmental, sociocultural and economic impacts of tourism in both developed and developing destinations, alongside contemporary issues in the highly globalised tourism industry.
Your learning will be enhanced by field trips, which have included airside at Gatwick Airport and theme parks in the UK and overseas. You can also look forward to visiting industry guest speakers and opportunities to work on live consultancy projects with local attractions. The optional placement year allows you to build sector experience and management skills in the UK or abroad and gain a competitive edge in the graduate jobs market.
Course content benefits from our links to professional organisations; we are a member of the Association of Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE) and an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton and Hove (East Sussex)
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Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Entry requirements
A-levels or BTEC
Entry requirements are in the range of A-level BCC–CCC (104–96 UCAS Tariff points), or BTEC Extended Diploma DMM–MMM. Our conditional offers typically fall within this range.
We will generally make you an offer if your predicted grades are at the top of this range. If your predicted grades are towards the lower end of this range we may still make you an offer if you have a good GCSE (or equivalent) profile or relevant non–academic achievements.
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Subjects

  • Tourism Industry
  • Financial Training
  • Industry
  • Tourism
  • Financial
  • International
  • Marketing
  • International Tourism Management
  • Market

Course programme

Year 1

Year 1 focuses on operational issues of the tourism industry and the principles of management.

Modules
  • Impacts of Tourism

    In this module you will explore the negative and positive impacts caused by tourism, looking at both domestic and international cases. You will also investigate strategies to manage the economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts.

  • Resort and Destination Management

    Resorts and destinations are core units of tourism consumption and, at the same time, the prime object of any tourism management activity. Mastering their complexity and functioning within an increasingly competitive global marketplace is key to creating, recreating and managing successful tourism environments. This module will introduce you to key interdependent management functions and a variety of destination types, and will dwell on sustainable development and strategic management theory to frame a comprehensive picture of how to plan, market, and deliver quality resorts and tourist destinations.

  • The Travel and Tourism Industry

    This module will introduce you to the wide-ranging and dynamic context of the contemporary travel and tourism sectors. It will introduce you to tourism and travel through examination and discussion of the contemporary structures and theories applicable to this area.

  • Principles of Marketing

    This module introduces you to the key underpinning principles of marketing including marketing research, marketing planning and the elements of the marketing mix.

    You'll develop knowledge of marketing theory alongside introducing applied skills in market research and the application of key marketing concepts via a series of applied case studies and marketing scenarios.

  • Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management

    This module will introduce you to a range of concepts, principles and theories that have been adopted within the study of organisational behaviour and human resource management.

    This module will provide you with a grounding for understanding how people are managed and organised in the workplace.

  • Financial Knowledge and Skills for Business

    This module provides you with an introduction to fundamental concepts in the fields of financial accounting, management accounting, and finance. You will develop a basic understanding of an organisation’s financial position and performance through the application of appropriate analytical tools and procedures.

International tourism management bsc(hons)

Price on request