Program Overview

BA Hons Hospitality & Tourism Management

The BA Hons Hospitality & Tourism Management program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the hospitality and tourism industry, including its management, strategy, marketing, enterprise, economics, and ethics. The program aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in leadership roles within this dynamic industry.

Key Facts

• UCAS Code: N890
• Professional membership: Graduates can apply to the Institute of Hospitality, Institute of Travel & Tourism, and Tourism Society.
• Applicant visit days: These take place in March each year.

Study with Us

The program allows students to study hospitality and tourism management in the context of management, strategy, marketing, enterprise, economics, and ethics. Students will be part of a dynamic industry that generates £5 billion to the Scottish economy and creates 1 in 10 jobs. The program also offers opportunities for work placements, both in the UK and abroad, as well as paid internships.

Why This Course?

Studying Hospitality & Tourism Management opens doors to the largest and fastest-growing sector of the economy. The program provides students with the chance to study this subject in the context of management, strategy, marketing, enterprise, economics, and ethics. This degree will prepare students for leadership roles in the industry, which generates £5 billion to the Scottish economy and creates one in 10 jobs.

Course Content

The program is structured over four years, with the first year introducing students to a range of business disciplines across four subject modules, plus three core integrating modules in international business, business knowledge and skills, and academic skills. From the second year onwards, students take modules in the subjects in which they choose to specialize.

Year 1

• Introduction to Tourism Studies and Managing People
• Introduction to Economics and Business Analysis & Technology
• Introduction to Marketing & Entrepreneurship
• Introduction to Finance and Financial Analysis
• Introduction to International Business
• Management Development Programme 1
• Academic Skills

Year 2

• Management Development Programme 2
• Service Encounter Management
• Destination Marketing Management

Year 3

• Management Development Programme 3
• Events Management
• Internationalisation of Tourism Products and Services

Year 4

• Hospitality & Tourism Analysis: Case Studies & Case Histories
• Being an Ethical Manager
• Management, Enterprise & the Rise of the Global Economy
• Strategy & Leadership
• Family Business: Theory & Practice

Learning & Teaching

Teaching is over two semesters in blocks of 12 weeks, with classes taught through lectures, tutorials, and seminars alongside team-based projects, online materials, and interactive sessions using personal response systems. External contributors from partnership corporate organizations are involved in teaching and/or assessment of student presentations.

Assessment

The majority of classes involve a final unseen exam, which is normally at the end of the semester, supplemented by individual and/or group coursework. A range of assessment techniques are used, including business reports, case studies, essays, presentations, individual and group projects, learning journals, and peer assessments.

Entry Requirements

• Highers: Standard entry requirements: 1st sitting: AAAA/AAABB, 2nd sitting: AAAABB. Minimum entry requirements: 1st sitting: ABBB, 2nd sitting: AABBB.
• A Levels: ABB-BBB
• International Baccalaureate: 32-30
• HNC/HND: Relevant HNC/HND, A in Graded Units
• International students: View the entry requirements for your country.

Fees & Funding

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales & Northern Ireland: £9,535
• Republic of Ireland: If you are an Irish citizen and have been ordinary resident in the Republic of Ireland for the three years prior to the relevant date, and will be coming to Scotland for Educational purposes only, you will meet the criteria of England, Wales & Northern Ireland fee status.
• International: £21,550
• University preparation programme fees: International students can find out more about the costs and payments of studying a university preparation programme at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre.

Careers

Graduates who specialize in Hospitality and Tourism Management have a combination of practical and business skills, enabling them to understand and respond to consumer needs. They can find jobs in the hotel industry and the service sector with job titles such as graduate trainee, manager, restaurant supervisor, and trainee accountant.