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Tourism Management BA (Hons)

Tourism Management BA (Hons)

Why choose this course?▪ You will study in the heart of the Peak

District, the second most visitednational park in the world

▪ You can choose to take an optionalwork placement year and achieve aDiploma in Professional Practice,which will help enhance youremployability prospects when yougraduate.

About the courseThis course focuses on the 'world' oftourism, the 'world' of the tourist, thevirtual and real 'world' of travel andtourism and the 'world' of employment intourism.

The course is about how you will fit intothat changing world of tourism, achievedby giving you access to knowledge about21st Century destinations, managementpractices, marketing techniques andproducts.

How you’ll learnYou will be taught using lectures andgroup seminars. And as we have an 'opendoor policy', you'll be able to speak toyour tutor if you need extra help with yourstudies.

FieldtripsDuring your first year, you will go onseveral fieldtrips and visits to tourismservice providers, such as airports, statelyhomes and local tourism hotspots,including Dovedale and the Derwent ValleyHeritage Corridor.

Your careerOur students succeed in findingemployment in the tourism industry. Graduates went into roles from AustralianTourist Board to Maldives Tourist Board,Destination Management Officer to TravelCounsellor, Airline Ground and Flight Crewto Ground Handling Agent, HotelMarketing Officer to Regional MarketingOfficer, Travel Account Officer to CallCentre Agent/Reservations Officer andBusiness Travel Consultant to Tour Guide.“The industry is global, the employment isglobal”. You could also go onto study ourMA Tourism Management.

Where you will study: Buxton Campus. This is our secondcampus and is 1 hour’s drive away fromour main campus in Derby.

Entry requirements: Academic – 260 UCAS tariff points, ofwhich at least 220 must be from your International Baccalaureate orequivalent qualification.

Language – A qualification such as IELTS6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas) orTOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213(computer based), 80 (internet based). Seeour website for other acceptedqualifications or phone us: +44 (0)1332 591698.

Duration: 3 years full time. With an optionalplacement year, 4 years.

Course fees: £9,945 per year* *These fees apply if you are starting this course betweenSeptember 2013 and August 2014. We recommend youcheck fees as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

Start date: September

UCAS code: N801

What you’ll coverThe degree includes a core of business/management modules and personaldevelopment planning. These enable you to choose a career pathway that suits your particular strengths and interests, and to prepare you for work within today'stourism industry.

You will study modules like these, but they may change:

STAGE ONE STAGE TWO STAGE THREE

Academic and ProfessionalDevelopment 1

Academic and ProfessionalDevelopment 2

Contemporary Issues

Business Operations Management

Applied Business Management Independent Study

ICTs and Tourism ManagementBusiness Development and

EntrepreneurshipReconfiguring

Tourism Destinations

Principles of International Business

Destination Management Strategic Management

The Tourism Consumer Themes and Niche Tourism Sustainable Tourism Management Systems

Tourism Geography Think Global Act Local The Business of E-tourism

-Diploma in Professional Practice

(Optional to Programme)Tomorrow's Consumer

- Applied Professional Practice -

-Contemporary Issues inProfessional Practice

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I found the trip to ManchesterAirport enjoyable and informative,with the bonus at the end of theday of taking a look at the legendthat was and still is Concorde

Georgina Keene

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Get in touchPeter Wiltshier

T: +44 (0)1298 330580

www.derby.ac.uk/tourism

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