Tourism and Events Management Foundation Degree

Course

In Leicester

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Leicester

This degree course will develop your knowledge of the travel and events industries from a management perspective. The course is designed for you to enhance your own managerial skills in order to progress into employment within these industries. Group sizes are maintained at manageable levels in order that students can gain maximum benefit from in-class […]

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Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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Painter Street, LE1 3WA

Start date

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About this course

Standard entry to this course requires a minimum of 32 UCAS points from a recognised level 3 qualification in a related subject. You are expected to hold GCSE English and maths at 4/5 (C) or equivalent. We welcome applicants who do not match standard entry requirements but who can demonstrate the ability to study this subject at degree level and, who can evidence relevant experience. Due to the nature of this programme you may be invited to attend an interview. Where necessary other means of interview (i.e. telephone, web based) can be arranged. There is a minimum of Level 5 .5 IELTS for...

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Subjects

  • Tourism

Course programme

Year 1

The programme will run across three days a week. In year one you will study the following subjects: personal and professional development; introduction to tourism; events management; customer service; and marketing and sustainable tourism. In addition to this, you will have a study skills workshop and also regular 1:1 tutorials with the programme lead.

Year 2

In year two you will do a consultancy project and work placement and will study Human, Physical and Resource Management; Finance and Business Planning; Event Planning and Delivery; Niche Tourism; and Tour Operations.

Additional information

Formative assessment through the completion of and feedback on shorter tasks is used to help build your academic knowledge and practice. There are a variety of graded summative assessment methods at module level utilised in this programme which include; report writing, market research, live projects, displays and work experience. The final grade on your DMU certificate at the end of this course follows the standard university foundation degree classification system of distinction, merit and pass.

Tourism and Events Management Foundation Degree

Price on request