Program Overview

Tourism ManagementBainistiú Turasóireachta

Course Title: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Tourism Management

TU Code

TU956

NFQ Level

Level 8

Award Type

Major

Award

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Duration

1 year

Number of Places

10

Location

Grangegorman

Fees

EU Fees

Non-EU Fees

What is... Tourism Management?

This one year course provides an opportunity for students who have successfully completed the BA Ordinary degree in Tourism Management to attain an honours degree in a further single year of study. It runs in conjunction with the BSc (Honours) in Hospitality Management.

Learning Outcomes: What will I Study?

The offering of the BSc (Honours) in Tourism Management course further develops the learners’ key skills, their strategic ability and their knowledge of the tourism management discipline. The BSc course provides a learning environment which builds upon the tourism management discipline at ordinary degree level and encourages a theoretical approach and a research ethos. It provides a course of study that enhances relationships between industry, and the School as a centre of excellence, in the tourism management area. The course encourages social, ethical and leadership competencies in this specified field.

It is this combination of higher learning outcomes that warrants an Honours award. Through the modules offered students acquire and utilise the additional cognitive skills of evaluation and synthesis, which is applied to the area of tourism management.

Minimum Entry Requirements?

The Minimum entry requirement for the BSc (Honours) in Tourism Management is a Merit Lower or above in an Ordinary Degree in Tourism Management or equivalent. Students graduating from other third-level institutions with an equivalent qualification who are seeking an honours level degree are encouraged to apply. Students will be selected on the basis of their academic results. Final selection may involve an interview.

English Language Requirements

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency.

What are my career opportunities?

This course is designed to enable graduates to gain employment in challenging positions within the tourism sector with varying degrees of responsibility. Graduates can expect to find employment in management positions in areas including airlines, transport companies, the travel sector and with statutory agencies. There are also graduate opportunities in consultancy, research and further education.

Module listing

Year One

Semester 1

• Entrepreneurship [Mandatory]
• Global to Local: the Economic Geography of Tourism [Mandatory]
• Leadership [Mandatory]
• Research Methods for UG Thesis [Mandatory]
• Undergraduate Dissertation [Mandatory]
  • Digital 4: Transformation [Elective]
  • Field-Trip [Elective]
  • Managing Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism Organisations [Elective]
  • Sustainability in the Tourism, Hospitality, Event, Sport/Leisure Sectors [Elective]

Semester 2

• Strategic Management Case Study [Mandatory]
• Undergraduate Dissertation [Mandatory]
• Marketing Strategy for Tourism Hospitality and Leisure [Mandatory]
• The Workplace of Tomorrow [Mandatory]
• Sustainable Tourism Futures [Mandatory]

Advanced Entry

Advanced Entry applications are accepted to this course. To qualify for Advanced Entry applicants must be currently studying, completing, or have successfully completed, studies at Level 6, 7 or 8 in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) or an equivalent, in a related area. You must demonstrate by providing transcripts of results that you have achieved the learning outcomes for each stage you wish to advance past.

Progression

Students who have reached the appropriate honours standard have access to a range of Masters Degrees in TU Dublin and elsewhere in Higher Education.