Tourism Management, BA Hons

The tourism industry has experienced continued growth and diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. In Britain, tourism is the 3rd largest export earner worth £115 billion a year. It employs around 2.6 million people and supports over 200,000 SMEs.

This programme has been developed to meet the demand for successful entrepreneurs and managers in tourism. It aims to provide students with a critical understanding of the study of tourism management and the global tourism marketplace, and also the ability and confidence to creatively and innovatively solve management problems in the tourism industry.

Students will develop skills and knowledge in areas such as tourism marketing, human resource management, innovation and product development, and destination planning, while gaining insights from UK and international visits, case studies and industry examples.

The aims of the programme are:

To develop a critical understanding of the global tourism industry
To be able to creatively solve tourism management problems and apply principles of sustainability to the development of tourism
To develop an entrepreneurial approach to tourism and be confident, creative managers and researchers in the field of tourism.

UCAS code

N8N2 G BA/TM

School

Business

Location

Greenwich Campus

Attendance

3 years full-time
4 years sandwich
4 years part-time

Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

At least 260 UCAS points

PLUS at least three GCSEs at grade C or above (including English and mathematics)

OR equivalent qualifications.

Assessment

Students are assessed through coursework, presentations, web design, reports, examinations, essays, portfolios.

Career options

Graduates from this degree will have skills and knowledge that will make them employable in areas such as tourism marketing, tourism destination management and tourism policy. They will be attractive to tour operators and tourism businesses because of their specialist knowledge and transferable skills, and they will be confident in launching their own tourism enterprise.

Combined honours degrees

It is possible to combine this subject with another. Please visit www.gre.ac.uk/combined.

Variations

We also offer

Tourism Management with:

French N8R1 G BA/TMFr
German N8R2 G BA/TMGer
Italian N8R3 G BA/TMIt
Spanish N8R4 G BA/TMSp

Year 1

Tourism, Entrepreneurship and Technology (30 credits)
Perspectives on Tourism (30 credits)
Professional Practice (30 credits)
One option from: Special Interest Tourism Management (30 credits); Tourism Operations Management (30 credits); Introduction to Events Management (30 credits)

Year 2

Tourism Marketing (30 credits)
Research Tools (15 credits)
Human Resources (15 credits)
Destination Planning (30 credits)
One option from: New Tourisms; Visitor Management; Event Operations Management (30 credits)

Year 3

Tourism, Innovation and Product Design (30 credits)
Tourism, Development and Public Policy (30 credits)
One option from: Dissertation; Consultancy Project; Thematic Independent Studies (30 credits)
One option from: Tourism, Place and Identity; Managing Quality Tourism Experiences; Contemporary Issues in Events Management (30 credits)

Your time at university should be enjoyable and rewarding, and it is important that it is not spoilt by unnecessary financial worries. We recommend that you spend time planning your finances, both before coming to university and while you are here. We can offer advice on living costs and budgeting, as well as on awards, allowances and loans.

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Tourism

Our programmes give you a full understanding of the tourism industry, from the social, cultural and economic environments you could work in, to more general business principles.