Program Overview

About our foundation years

Our Foundation Year courses are perfect for you if you...

• are returning to education after a long time, or you don't have the qualifications for direct entry into our degree programmes
• are thinking of re-training and would like an introduction to the area
• are an international student wanting an additional year to adapt to the UK academic system
• are still evaluating which degree pathway at UEL is the right one for you

Please note: Foundation years can only be studied full-time. However, you can transfer to part-time delivery once you have completed your foundation year. Please apply to the full-time option if you wish to study in this way.

Tourism Management BA (Hons)

Overview

This tourism management degree will give you the best possible start to a career in the tourism sector. It is designed with your career in mind - giving you the skills needed to plan, organize, and manage various aspects of the tourism industry.

Course options

• UCAS code: N8TM112
• UCAS points: 112
• Duration: 3/4 years
• Mode: Full-time

Entry Requirements

• Academic requirements:
  • A Levels in at least two subjects
  • BTEC Extended Diploma
  • DMM
  • BTEC Diploma – DD
  • Access to HE Diploma
  • International Baccalaureate – 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
• English Language requirements:
  • IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking (or recognized equivalent)
• Mature applicants and those without formal qualifications:
  • We welcome applications from those who can demonstrate their enthusiasm and commitment to study and have the relevant life/work experience that equips them to succeed on the course.

Fees, funding, and additional costs

• UK/Home students:
  • Tuition fees: £9,535 per year
• International students:
  • Tuition fees: £15,560 per year
• Additional costs:
  • Placement year (optional)
  • Field trips (optional)

Course modules

• Foundation Year:
  • Developing Academic Skills
  • Developing Academic Literacy
  • Introduction to the Experience and Visitor Economy
  • Communication Management in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
  • The Customer Experience
  • Employability in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Mental Wealth)
• Year 1:
  • Personal Skills for Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Mental Wealth)
  • The Business Environment for Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
  • Introduction to People, Organisations, and Management
  • Understanding Hospitality, Event, and Tourism Experiences
  • Service and Experience Marketing
  • Tourism and Hospitality: Concepts and Approaches
• Year 2:
  • Tourism, Globalisation, and Business Strategy
  • Finance for Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
  • Leadership in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism
  • Professional Practice in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Mental Wealth)
  • Destination Marketing
  • Optional modules:
    • Professional Development in Practice - Internship
    • Food and Beverage Management
    • Celebration, Ritual, and Culture in the Events Industry
    • Hospitality Management and Service Delivery
• Year 3:
  • Sustainable Tourism Planning and Destination Management
  • Sport and Event Tourism
  • Culture, Heritage, and the Tourist Landscape
  • Research Project
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Experience Economy (Tourism, Hospitality & Events Industries)
  • Exploring Professional Practice in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Mental Wealth)

Your future career

This tourism management course covers a wide range of topics that are essential for a career in hospitality management. It also covers broader themes in business management that will root your understanding of hospitality in the wider business environment.

• Industry links:
  • Our courses are endorsed by the Council for Hospitality Management Education, the Association for Tourism in Higher Education, and the Association of Events Venues.
• Graduate employers:
  • Our tourism management degree alumni have gone into roles at organisations such as international airline Ryanair and Sky Handling Partner, a major airport services provider.
• Job roles:
  • Our tourism management graduates have gone into roles like passenger service agents and airline cabin crew. With a tourism management or hospitality degree, you could become an event planner, a destination marketing manager, or run a hotel or venue.

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed.

• Career Zone:
  • This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including jobs board, mentoring programmes, 1-2-1 career coaching services, careers workshops, and employer events.
• Mental Wealth programme:
  • Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

How you'll learn

We place emphasis on a vocational approach to teaching, allowing you to develop a wide range of employability skills through experience and training. We have a superb employability team that works with tourism students to find placements, projects, graduate schemes, and full-time employment, combining career advice with practical training in interview techniques and CV writing.

• Guided independent study:
  • When not attending timetabled lectures or workshops, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study.
• Academic support:
  • If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, academic tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help you achieve your potential.

Campus and facilities

• Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD
• Our waterfront campus in the historic Royal Docks provides a modern, well- equipped learning environment.
• Features include our 24/7 Docklands library, our £21m SportsDock centre, a campus shop and bookstore, the Children's Garden Nursery, cafés, eateries, a late bar, plus Student Union facilities, including a student lounge.

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by the Royal Docks School of Business and Law.

• Course leader: Michael Palkowski
• Course leader: Henrik Linden
• Course leader: Lynthon Musamadya
• Course leader: Zoë Adjey

Official student data from Discover Uni

• 83% say staff value students' views and opinions about the course
• 75% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well
• 70% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course

What our students and staff say

• "I had an amazing three years. The support from lecturers is really helpful and encouraging. Classes are generally small so lecturers and seminar leaders are always happy to give feedback. I loved the course and covered some very interesting topics, many of which have helped me land the job I have today." - Sonji Isaac, BA (Hons) Tourism Management
• "What motivates and inspires me is helping to provide opportunities for students from a range of backgrounds. I was from a working-class town, and nobody expected me to go into further education. However, I was given an opportunity to study at a widening participation university and I fell in love with my subject area and eventually went on to do my PhD." - Dr. Michael Palkowski, Senior lecturer, sustainable tourism and development

Related courses

• BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
• BA (Hons) Events Management