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Business Management (Tourism) (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire - UCAS

University of Staffordshire

Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: Staffordshire University

Business Management (Tourism) (with a Placement Year)

Course summary

Take a degree that gives you access to careers around the world in the multi-billion pound travel and tourism industry. Our Business Management (Tourism) course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and experience to work in a wide variety of roles. The tourism sector covers everything from hospitality, hotels and visitor attractions to cruises and even space travel. It also involves specialist areas such as HR, understanding consumer behaviour, marketing, data analytics and brochure design. Britain’s travel and tourism industry is worth more than £100 billion. But it is also having to adapt to challenges, including the need for digital innovation. In customer services, for instance, many businesses are now expected to have apps and virtual tours. We will look at some of these technological developments, along with other contemporary issues and future tourism trends. There will also be a field studies trip to apply your knowledge to a real tourism setting. The live briefs will include work with some of Staffordshire’s successful venues, such as the Emma Bridgewater pottery factory and the Wedgwood Museum. And to help give you the edge with employers, we offer double accreditation. It means you’ll get a leadership and management qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) as well as your degree. We offer other amazing opportunities too, including an international study exchange and the chance to gain an employability-focused extra award called Staffordshire EDGE. All the tutors have vast experience working in a variety of industries and bring their knowledge to the classroom. You’ll graduate industry-ready with flexible and transferable skills. The course is part of our suite of Business Management degrees, which share some core modules. Other options include a more broad-based BSc (Hons) Business Management award or degrees specialising in Events, Sustainability, Human Resource Management, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Business Management (Tourism)

Modules

Year One: Foundations of Human Resource Management; Foundations of Management; Global Visitor Economy; Introduction to Management Accounting; Managerial Economics; Marketing in the Business Environment Year Two: Globalisation, Tourism and Development; Management Accounting; Managing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Operations Management; Sustainable Business Development; Tourism Perspectives Year Three: Placement Year Four: Authentic Leadership; Consultancy/Management Project in Specialism; Data and Decision Making; Innovative Change Management; Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Events

Assessment method

Assessment methods depend on the modules you will be studying. The primary methods of assessment are coursework and evaluative assignments, digital portfolio development, in-class tests, presentations (both individual and group) and examinations. Most modules include a Tutorial Assessment, which carry a weighting of around 10% and your attendance and participation in class will be reflected in the awarded mark.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
N210
Institution code:
S72
Campus name:
Staffordshire University (Stoke Campus)
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
75%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
87%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
EU £16750 Year 1
International £16750 Year 1

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

For further details of what is and is not included in your tuition fees please visit www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees/
Business Management (Tourism) (with a Placement Year) at University of Staffordshire - UCAS