Program Overview

International Tourism Management (with Foundation Year)

BA (Hons)

Attendance

Full-time

Campus

Preston Campus

Start

September 2025

Duration

4 years

UCAS Code

T354

Delivery

In-person

Study abroad option

Placement option

Overview

Our Tourism Foundation year pathway is an ideal stepping-stone for those who don’t have qualifications to join the first year of a degree. If you are hoping to progress in a professional tourism role, then this is the pathway for you. You’ll explore the tourism industry from a national and global perspective. You’ll learn about the socio-cultural, political, economic and environmental contexts in which it is placed.

Why study with us

• 1st in the North West for graduate prospects (on track)
• 1st in the North West for student satisfaction
• 1st in the UK for teaching on the course
• 1st in the UK for overall positivity

What you'll do

• You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the global tourism industry.
• You’ll develop your supervisory and managerial skills. This means you'll be ready to succeed in senior roles within tourist attractions, tour operators, market research, and more.
• Our course is delivered by a dynamic team of academics, many of whom have international experience and publish in journals, trade press and the media.

Modules

Year 0

• Tourism, Hospitality and Events Themes in Action
  • Understand the key concepts and issues in Tourism, Hospitality and Events (T.H.E) from an interrelated, local, national and global perspective.
  • Module code: BMC003
• Service Excellence in the Visitor Economy
  • This module aims to introduce you to the theory, practices and techniques of effective customer service and the achievement of service excellence in Tourism, Hospitality and Events.
  • Module code: BMC004
• Study Skills for Success
  • This module aims to equip you with the study skills necessary at entry level for academic studies.
  • Module code: BMC005
• Contemporary Business in Context
  • This module aims to raise your awareness of the impact of business in the U.K, investigate business in the news and develop an awareness of the global business context.
  • Module code: BMC006

Year 1

• Creativity, Enterprise and Scholarship
  • Develop key skills in scholarship, research and learning technology to aid your academic studies.
  • Module code: BM1001
• Business Landscape
  • This module aims to develop your understanding of the contemporary landscape of business.
  • Module code: BM1005
• Professional Practice in Tourism, Hospitality and Events
  • This module will provide you with the opportunity to develop the professional skills necessary to be successful in Tourism, Hospitality and Events while demonstrating confidence and competence within a simulated and live industry situation/environment.
  • Module code: BM1009
• Tourism Today
  • This module specialises in the fundamentals of tourism management and includes the study of tourism destinations.
  • Module code: BM1010

Year 2

• Managing Experiences in Tourism, Hospitality and Events
  • This module provides the underpinning knowledge and skills development opportunities related to the delivery of successful experience systems within Tourism, Hospitality and Event (THE) organisations.
  • Module code: BM2010
• Tourism Drivers and Trends
  • This module aims to give you a sound theoretical grounding in tourism trends and the factors that drive them.
  • Module code: BM2013
• Destination Management Field Work
  • The aim of this module is to provide you with an opportunity to experience international travel and fieldwork as part of your degree.
  • Module code: BM2014
• Professional Skills in the T.H.E Workplace
  • This module will prepare you for the implications of working in hospitality and venue operations.
  • Module code: BM2011
• Learning in Action
  • You'll engage in 100 hours of work-related activities and events.
  • Module code: BM2015

Year 3

• Independent Project for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
  • The independent study project allows you to study a topic of your choice which is related to your areas of study.
  • Module code: BM3016
• Tourism, Hospitality and Events Graduate Innovation and Creativity
  • The aim of this module is to consolidate managing yourself, managing others, and managing a business.
  • Module code: BM3017
• Tourism Perceptions, Places and Futures
  • Engage in critical analysis around contemporary and future tourists and tourist attractions.
  • Module code: BM3021
• Managing Service Quality
  • Gain an in-depth and critical understanding of the business management issues involved in managing quality in service organisations.
  • Module code: BM3012
• Global Placement
  • Consolidate the transferable and subject-specific skills and knowledge you have developed during your study to the real world.
  • Module code: BM3018
• Critical Insights into Dark Tourism and Difficult Heritage
  • This module allows you to study a niche, yet important component of global tourism.
  • Module code: BM3019
• Applied Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Events
  • During this module you'll work independently, to develop and demonstrate your academic skills and abilities.
  • Module code: BM3020
• International Fieldwork
  • The module aims to provide you with opportunities to visit an overseas destination so you can explore its tourism, hospitality and events.
  • Module code: BM3139

Entry requirements

• UCAS: 64 points at A2
• BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
• BTEC Diploma: MM
• Pass Access Course: 64 UCAS points
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 72 points from Higher Level subjects
• T Level: P (D or E )
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
• GCSEs: 5 at C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

Fees and funding

• UK: £9,535 for the first year
• International: £17,250 for the first year

Scholarships and bursaries

• Care Leaver Bursary
• Estranged student support
• Dependants Bursary
• Foundation Year Bursary

Learning and assessment

• On average, you’ll attend 12 hours of lectures, seminars, tutorials and discussion sessions each week.
• Personal study also forms a big part of this course.
• Your assessment will be a mixture of coursework assignments including essays, reports and presentations with some modules also including examinations or multiple-choice tests.
• You’ll take part in field studies and fieldwork.

Industry links

• We’ve many partners across the globe and most recently, we’ve partnered with Merlin Entertainments - Europe’s leading name in location-based family entertainment, on a brand new Tourism in Action module.