Course summary
Empower your future in a global industry—where impact meets opportunity. Study where world-class leadership meets world heritage. Our MBA Tourism and Visitor Economy Management programme is delivered face-to-face at Ambleside, in the heart of the Lake District National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This immersive location offers a living laboratory of sustainable tourism in action. Designed for professionals with an existing degree or other qualification and professional experience, this MBA will support career progression through:
- Industry expertise woven into every module.
- Embedded UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals, shaping ethical and innovative leaders
- Career-focused content to boost employability and inspire career progression
- Have the opportunity to be a part of world-class Learning in a World Heritage Setting
- Experience industry embedded education
- Study a course aligned with UN sustainable development goals
- Boost career progression and employability
- Engage in hands on learning through fieldwork, site visits and local engagement
Assessment method
Assessment on the programme is applied, dynamic, and designed to reflect the complexity of the real-world visitor economy. Students are evaluated through a variety of innovative methods that combine academic depth with strategic and operational thinking.
Entry requirements
The minimum entry requirement is a 2:2 honours degree, or an equivalent international qualification. Applications without standard qualifications must demonstrate: a high level of motivation; the capacity for independent study; the ability to achieve the proposed programme of work. Students for whom English is not their first language must have achieved IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum 5.5 in each component).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Cumbria
Registered Office
Fusehill Street
Carlisle
CA1 2HH