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Tourism Management (3rd year entry) The tourism sector makes a significant contribution to the global economy and graduates in tourism management work in a range of sectors: visitor attractions; museums; historic properties; retail attractions; events and festivals; hospitality; hotels and accommodation services; travel and transportation. ABOUT THE COURSE During your studies you will gain enhanced knowledge and understanding of key industry trends and best practice. As you progress your studies, you will build confidence in your ability to contribute to contemporary tourism related developments. Assignments will enable you to apply theory to the dayto-day practice in an organisation. This qualification will distinguish you as a professional industry contributor. If you have completed an HND in Tourism; Travel and Tourism or a related area such as Hospitality or Events Management this course could be for you. We also encourage applications from experienced tourism professionals and will consider prior experiential learning. You can study on a full-time or part-time basis and, depending on the optional module you complete; you may be eligible to progress to Honours in Business or Events Management (see Business on page 80 and Events Management on page 82). Alternatively, you can graduate and apply for postgraduate programmes such as an MSc in business; tourism or events subject areas.
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YOUR LEARNING Year 3 This Tourism Management course is distinctive because it offers practical application of theory and industry expertise in an academic setting – with the emphasis on strategy, management and interpersonal project work. The blend of subject specific modules is enhanced by the core business skills development. You will study specialised Business Tourism and Responsible Tourism Management including environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Another exciting opportunity will be the creation of a business plan for a tourism organisation. Research skills are developed through studying research methods where you design a research project with a tourism management focus. OUR CAREERS ADVISER SAYS Graduates can pursue varied careers in the tourism sector including the hospitality industry where there are opportunities in hotel and facilities management; conference and convention management; leisure services including outdoor and countryside activities; tourism services such as design, development and management of tourism products, services and entrepreneurial businesses. Graduates have also been employed in tourism marketing; research; development and tourism planning in local and international contexts.
ENTRY UCAS N832 P BA/TM Campus Paisley School Business Duration BA 1 year Contact Mrs Heather Anderson Programme Leader 0800 027 1000 (44 141 849 4101 outwith UK) uni-direct@uws.ac.uk
See page 77 for details.