International Tourism, Hospitality and Events

This exciting new course allows you to top up your existing qualifications to an honour’s degree in two years full-time or three years sandwich, whilst benefiting from all that Northumbria University and the city of Newcastle has to offer.

This innovative course has been designed to give you the ideal balance between a broad understanding of business, whilst developing your specialist knowledge in international tourism, hospitality, and events within a global content.

This course supports your academic skills development and employability opportunities while providing knowledge of contemporary business management models and frameworks while developing the knowledge and skills necessary for employment within these dynamic sectors.

The course includes specialist modules that cover key issues for international tourism, hospitality, and event managers, as well as event design, planning and production, and addressing the global challenges and future of tourism. There is also a module on international hospitality management, which will give you a wider perspective on operational practices and strategic decision-making processes.

Northumbria is the only university in the North East of England to be recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Institute of Travel and Tourism, which is the UK’s professional body for the travel and tourism industry.

There’s plenty of support for you to develop the academic study skills that are required. Whatever your background, we’ll help you take the more critical, deeper, and research-informed approach that’s needed for an honour’s degree at a UK university.