Program Overview

Overview

The BA (Hons) Business and Tourism Management with Sandwich Placement is a four-year degree program designed to equip students with a holistic understanding of modern tourism business practice. The course focuses on sustainable, resilient, and reflexive thinking skills, providing students with the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the tourism industry.

Course Details

Award

BA (Hons)

Start Date

15 September 2025

UCAS Code

N1TN

Course Specifications

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Course Length

Sandwich (4 years)

Campus Location

University: City Campus

School

Wolverhampton Business School

Why Choose This Course?

6th in the UK for Business and Management courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

The course is designed to provide students with an awareness of modern tourism business practice through practical activities. The program is based around four core pillars: being digital, sustainable, innovative, and responsible tourism professionals.

Course Modules

Year 1

• The Digital Business (4BU017, 30 credits, Period 1, Core)
• The Innovative Business (4BE002, 30 credits, Period 1, Core)
• Tourism Placemaking (4LI016, 30 credits, Period 1, Core)
• Tourism Principles (4LI015, 30 credits, Period 1, Core)

Year 2

• Destination Marketing and Management (5LI019, 30 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Managing Finance and Accounts (5FC004, 30 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Researching Leisure (5LI021, 30 credits, Period 2, Core)
• The Professional Manager and Leadership (5MG001, 30 credits, Period 2, Core)

Year 3

• Supervised Work Experience (5BU005, 40 credits, Period 3, Core)

Year 4

• Destination Resilience and Sustainability (6LI031, 30 credits, Period 4, Core)
• Emerging Markets in Tourism (6LI027, 30 credits, Period 4, Core)
• The Professional Project (6BU020, 30 credits, Period 4, Core)
• The Strategic Business (6BE005, 30 credits, Period 4, Core)

Potential Career Paths

The course provides opportunities for students to advance their ICT skills and develop their understanding of collective responsibilities as global citizens. Students can pursue a one-year work placement in employment, either in the UK or abroad.

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 organizations, the external environment, and management theory.
• 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 professional values and roles in organizations and society.

Course Fees and Finance

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
• Employer, embassy, or organization payment
• Financial Hardship
• Bursaries and Scholarships

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• BA (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management
• BA (Hons) Human Resource Management with Foundation Year
• BA (Hons) Business Management
• BA (Hons) Business and Tourism Management
• BSc (Hons) International Business Management with Foundation Year