Program Overview

Business and Management (Tourism Management) with Integrated Foundation Year (London)

Overview

Our London-based Tourism Management course offers an integrated foundation course to prepare you for degree-level learning.

Study at Bath Spa University London

At BSUL, we value diversity and inclusion, and you'll be part of a vibrant community of students from various backgrounds and cultures.

What you'll learn

Overview

We’ll help you develop as a person to achieve your potential through teaching you about tourism management and how it works.

Course structure

• Integrated Foundation Year (year zero) The Integrated Foundation Year is designed to provide you with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel in your future studies. You’ll join a supportive and engaging learning environment that will help you develop an understanding of business principles and management practices. With a focus on real-world applications, this foundation year is an ideal stepping stone to the next phase of your degree.
• Year one Gain a broad understanding of today’s business environment - from the context that organisations operate in through to trends in economic thinking and the importance of data in business. Modules will cover topics such as organisations and the business environment, economics and globalisation, and managing data.
• Year two Focus on the inner workings of businesses. Use business techniques to solve problems and start developing the skills that employers look for. Modules cover key themes including creativity and innovation in business.
• Year three Develop and explore your business learning and focusing on contemporary tourism issues. Undertake an in-depth business research project in tourism management. You’ll also have a chance to set up a business on your own or with fellow students. Other topics to explore include: managing sustainability; organisational strategy; and contemporary issues in tourism.

How will I be assessed?

You'll be assessed in a wide range of ways that test your business knowledge and management skills. These could include presentations, projects, group work, exams, essays, videos and business reports.

How will I be taught?

We offer variety in the way we teach: sometimes we set you problems so you can find the answers for yourself, sometimes we'll lecture. Most modules use a mix of lectures and seminars. There's a good blend of online activities using our Virtual Learning Environment.

Course modules

This course offers or includes the following modules. Please check the programme document for more information.

• Year zero (Integrated Foundation Year) modules
  • Academic and Career Foundation
  • Digital Essentials
  • Introduction to Analytics
  • Introduction to Business and Management
• Year one (Level 4) modules
  • The Business Environment
  • Organisational Behaviour and Management
  • Economics and Globalisation
  • Managing Data
  • Design Thinking for Enterprise
  • Professional Practice
• Year two (Level 5) modules
  • Creativity for Business
  • Innovation Management
  • Tourism Management in Practice
  • Destination Management
  • International Business
  • Human Resource Management
• Year three (Level 6) modules
  • Tourism Management Project
  • Enterprise: Creating your Business
  • Organisational Strategy
  • Managing Sustainability
  • Tourism Contemporary Issues

Opportunities

• Business community projects We give you the opportunity to work with regional and national businesses. You’ll be working on live project briefs, helping organisations find creative solutions to their business issues.

Facilities and resources

• Where the subject is taught This course is taught at our Bath Spa University London campus. You'll have digital access to services such as:
  • ASk (Academic Skills)
  • Specialist subject resources and subject librarian
  • Virtual Learning Environment
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • English Language Unit
  • Careers and Employability
  • Student Wellbeing Services
• Resources Our libraries offer a wide range of business materials that you can access online. You can also access a wealth of material available via electronic sources. These include Business Source Complete, Mintel, Newsbank and an increasing range of e-books.

Fees

• 2025 entry – Foundation Year (Year 0)
  • Student | Annual tuition fee
  • UK full time | £5,760
• 2025 entry (Years 1-3)
  • Student | Annual tuition fee
  • UK full time | £9,535

Additional course costs

You may need to pay additional course costs over and above your tuition fees, for example, for specialist equipment or trips and visits. Please check the course Programme Document (linked under the main image on this page) for details of any additional costs. You can also read our Additional Course Costs Policy for further information.

Funding opportunities

Please visit our Funding pages for an overview of the funding options that may be available, including scholarships and bursaries.

Entry requirements

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes with an integrated foundation year:

• A minimum of five GCSE passes at grade C/4 or above (including Maths and English) or international equivalent. The qualifications must have been awarded within the last five years. Evidence of ongoing recent study preferred. Or;
• If you do not have formal or recent qualifications, you can support your application with evidence of appropriate skills and knowledge acquired through a minimum of three years post-school professional work experience. Accompanying your application, you must write an essay of 500 words setting out the following:
  1. A summary of your work experience
  2. A consideration on how that experience has advanced your skills and knowledge
  3. A summary of how that experience relates to the course of study applied for.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, we will need to see evidence of your proficiency in the English language.

Generally, we are looking for a score equivalent to IELTS 5.5, with no less than 5.5 in each of the four components of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. We accept a range of qualifications including:

• IELTS
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 64
• Pearson PTE with a minimum score of 45
• Duolingo with a minimum score of 95
• Academic qualifications taught in English can also be accepted, such as GCSE English Language with a minimum grade C/4.

Other admissions requirements

In addition to the academic requirements, your personal statement should set out your keen interest in the subject and why you wish to pursue the course. Applicants should also describe why they have chosen Bath Spa University in London.

You may be asked to discuss your application further through an informal interview.

Right to study in the UK

All students studying at Bath Spa University London are required to have the Right to Study in the UK. Assessment of your Right to Study in the UK, and therefore your eligibility to study at BSU London, will be undertaken as part of your application to study at the University.

Contact us

• Admissions: +44 (0) 1225 876 112
• Email: admissions@bathspa.ac.uk
• Course leader: Nadia Maddy
• Email: n.maddy@bathspa.ac.uk

Related links

• BA (Hons) Business and Management (Tourism Management)
• BA (Hons) Business and Management with Integrated Foundation Year
• BA (Hons) Business and Management
• Bath Spa University London

Key facts

• Award: BA (Hons) Business and Management (Tourism Management)
• School/s: Bath Business School
• Campus or location: Bath Spa University London
• Course length: Four years full time.