Program Overview

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BA (Hons) Business and Tourism Management

Overview

The course is designed to allow you to develop an awareness of modern tourism business practice through practical activities which aim to equip you with a holistic understanding of how tourism businesses and destinations function.

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BA (Hons)

Start date(s)

15 September 2025

UCAS Code

N1TM

Course specifications

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Course length

Part-time (6 years), Full-time (3 years)

Campus location

University: City Campus

School

University of Wolverhampton Business School

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Why choose this course?

• 6th in the UK for Business and Management courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
• Sustainable, resilient and reflexive thinking skills are at the heart of this tourism management programme.
• A practical and practice-based programme, this course will equip you with the agile, reflexive and critical thinking skills which are vital for success in tourism organisations.

What's unique about this course?

• The University is an Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) Centre of Excellence
• The tourism course will grant an annual ITT Centre of Excellence Student of the Year award to a student identified by the university.
• The course is also aligned to membership with the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)

What happens on the course?

By studying the BA Tourism Management degree at the University of Wolverhampton, you will learn about and experience the range of issues and opportunities that affect this dynamic and fast-paced sector. Within a highly supportive, student-focused environment, you will learn about critical topics such as destination sustainability and resilience, tourism placemaking and customer experience and relationship management.

Course Modules

Year 1

• The Digital Business
• The Fundamentals of Marketing
• The Innovative Business
• Tourism Placemaking
• Tourism Principles

Year 2

• Destination Marketing and Management
• Managing Finance and Accounts
• Researching Leisure
• The Professional Manager and Leadership

Year 3

• Destination Resilience and Sustainability
• Emerging Markets in Tourism
• The Professional Project
• The Strategic Business

Potential Career Paths

• Tour Operations
• Destination manager
• Marketing
• Business Analytics
• Information management
• Digital business roles

Additional Information

What skills will you gain?

• Develop and apply research, writing, numerical, digital and personal skills within a tourism management context.
• Critically appraise relevant knowledge and understanding of organisations, the external environment in which they operate and management theory when assessing and solving problems in different tourism management scenarios.
• Apply relevant transferable skills to a career in tourism management.
• Examine contemporary and strategic issues through the application of relevant analytical concepts, models and theories.
• Evaluate and demonstrate an informed understanding of ethical responsibilities contributing to their professional values and their role in organisations and society in the 21st century.
• Develop skills of independent learning, analysis, synthesis and critical thinking through the application of tourism management concepts and principles and the related underpinning theories appropriate to a wide range of business organisations and situations.

Course Fees and Finance

Location	Mode	Fee	Year
Home	Full-time	£9250 per year
Home	Full-time	£9535 per year
Home	Part-time	£4625 per year#
Home	Part-time	£4768 per year#
International	Full-time	£14950 per year
International	Full-time	£15995 per year

Entry Requirements

• Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points
• A Levels - grades CCC / BCD
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status)
• Self-funding
• Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees
• Financial Hardship
• Bursaries and Scholarships

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Lord Swraj Paul Building

Named after our Chancellor, the Lord Swraj Paul Building offers six floors of purpose-built student space, and is our Business School’s impressive multi-million pound home.

Study spaces

You can access the computers and dedicated study spaces located on each level of the Lord Swraj Paul building from 8am to 9pm, Monday to Friday.

Specialist software

In the Lord Swraj Paul building, you’ll find our computer labs with specialist business simulation and management tools software.

Study spaces

We’re got plenty of study spaces around campus – so you can find the ideal place to suit your style, wherever – and whenever – you get your best ideas.

Libraries

Our libraries offer helpful support and resources to aid your studies including: social learning and quiet study areas, bookable spaces, and 24/7 opening at key times in the year.

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Course Options

Location	Study mode	Duration	Start date
University: City Campus	Part-time	6 years	15 September 2025	Apply Directly
University: City Campus	Part-time	6 years	13 January 2025	CLOSED
University: City Campus	Full-time	3 years	13 January 2025	CLOSED
University: City Campus	Full-time	3 years	15 September 2025	Apply via UCAS