Overview

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries. International sporting and cultural events held here put the UK under the global spotlight. If you want to play a role in the future of the industry, we give you the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience.

If you have an HND, foundation degree, or equivalent qualification in tourism or leisure (or something similar), and want to top it up to a full degree, this is the course for you. With an extra year of study, you gain a BA (Hons) International Tourism Management degree and develop an analytical and critical approach to work and transferable skills which are greatly valued by employers.

Professional accreditation

We are a member of the Institute for Travel and Tourism (ITT), giving you access to a dedicated ITT Future You Talent Hub, helping to inspire the next generation of travel and tourism experts. As an ITT Member, you can engage with national and international events and develop your professional network with organizations including British Airways, Advantage, ABTA, Business Travel Association, and many more.

This one-year course gives you a broad understanding of international developments and issues in tourism, and the Events Management module gives you the opportunity to stage your own event.

Course structure

Core modules

You develop an understanding of the challenges faced by organizations and explores the controversies and dilemmas of contemporary management thinking and practice. You study three key interrelated contemporary issues facing businesses - internationalization; technological innovation and sustainability.

Event Management

Special events are growing in importance in all areas of leisure, covering everything from artistic performances to country shows. This module will draw on the theory that you have studied and skills you have developed in your first two years, allowing you to apply these to managing a real event.

International Issues In Tourism

This module provides an overview of the critical debates and issues surrounding tourism both now and in the future. The key remit in both international and national tourism policies and strategies is the issue of sustainable tourism development and its management. From a macro-level analysis of the issues, you will have the opportunity to apply academic knowledge to concrete case studies. You will be encouraged to form critical insights and opinions on how tourism might/should be developed and managed both now and in the future in order to achieve the 'holy grail' of sustainability in economic, social, and environmental terms.

Undergraduate Business Project

The module comprises a learner-managed business project, the topic area of which will be associated with your program area of study. The project will provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your capability to undertake an individual piece of research within a business context.

The project may be an investigation of a relevant issue of academic interest, an investigation of a practical business issue, or a live problem-solving project.

Undergraduate Business Research Method Top-up

This module seeks to develop your skills in research methods applicable to business and related areas. It focuses on qualitative and quantitative research methods and will prepare you for the Undergraduate Business Project module.

Optional modules

Modules offered may vary.

How you learn

Modules are taught via lectures, seminars, practical workshops, and group work. Teaching staff also adopt a range of web-based technologies to deliver module and program content in order to assess, provide feedback, and communicate with students.

How you are assessed

The program is assessed via a variety of methods including assignments, examinations, group work, presentations, and live practical projects.

Career opportunities

Graduates from this program are well placed to find employment in a wide range of business and tourism, management, and administrative jobs, both in the UK and overseas.

We provide an environment that allows you to build on and further develop the extra practical employability characteristics that will make you more attractive to employers in the job market once you graduate.

Our staff uses their extensive business connections to provide many and varied opportunities to engage with potential employers through fairs, guest lecture sessions, live projects, and site visits. In addition, we offer a series of workshops and events that ensure all students are equipped with both degree-level subject knowledge plus the practical skills that employers are looking for in new graduate recruits.

Our award-winning careers service works with regional and national employers to advertise graduate positions, in addition to providing post-graduation support for all Teesside University alumni.