Tourism and Travel Management (including foundation year)

Why study this course?

Our Tourism and Travel Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree is a four-year course with a built-in foundation year (Year 0).

It provides a gateway to a career in one of the world’s biggest service sectors and is the perfect start to your university education if you don’t meet the entry requirements to start our standard three-year degree programme. The degree will offer you close links with tourism businesses and public organisations through membership of the Tourism Management Institute.

More about the course

Our Tourism and Travel Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree is ideal if you’re looking to enter a managerial career in the tourism and travel industry.

During your foundation degree you will learn key business skills and increase your academic confidence. You’ll share this introductory year with students studying some of our other business-related degrees, allowing you to share perspectives and gain a broad knowledge of business and management.

As you progress into the second year of the course, you will study the same course content and get the same choice of modules as those who study our three-year Tourism and Travel Management BA course.

Our course is continually evolving and improving to take into account the latest challenges in the industry. You'll learn about cultural heritage, sustainable tourism and tourism-led regeneration as well as having the opportunity to examine niche tourism products.

Outside of the classroom, our students have access to Accelerator, which provides advice, support, networks, knowledge and resources to help you start your own business. Together with our lecturers’ wealth of experience you’ll be well-equipped for a career in tourism or travel.

The graduate job market is competitive and graduates with work experience are more likely to enter the desired career. In Year 2 or 3, you’ll be required to select a work-related learning module. Although we can’t guarantee you a work experience placement, we will advertise suitable positions and support you through the application process.

You'll graduate from our Tourism and Travel Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) degree with a full undergraduate qualification with the same title and award as students who studied the traditional three-year course.

Course Modules

Example Year 0 modules:

Development for Success in Business
Orientation for Success in Higher Education
The Context of Business
Using and Managing Data and Information

Example Year 1 modules:

Exploring Tourism: Narratives of Travel
London's Visitor Economy
Marketing for Aviation and Creative Industries
Statistics for Travel and Tourism
Tourism Industries: People, Processes and Change

Example Year 2 modules:

Culture, Tourism and Regeneration
Service Excellence for Tourism
Skills, Methods and Analysis
Sustainability, Business and Responsibility
Applied Research with Field Course
Aviation and The Environment
Brand Management
Niche Tourism

Example Year 3 modules:

Destination Management and Marketing
Research Methods for Dissertations and Consultancy Projects
Strategy in Tourism and Travel
Creating a Winning Business 2
Learning through Work 2
Achieve Your Potential
Creative Industries and Events Policy
Managing the Creative Environment
Project Management
Risk Management and Business Continuity
Visitor Attraction Management