Tourism & Hospitality Management BA (Hons)
Coventry University
About this program
Tourism & Hospitality Management BA (Hons)
Tourism and hospitality is a large expansive industry, benefiting from consistent year-on-year growth in the UK. It supports millions of jobs in England and is worth billions to the UK economy.
This industry is fast paced and challenging, requiring flexible, hardworking and determined individuals to head the evolving industry. Working in this industry opens up the possibility of exciting working conditions, meeting people from all cultures and using creativity to solve problems in your day to day activities.
As a broad, successful and widely-respected degree, students who study this course benefit from varied career prospects. This course incorporates general business and management principles, so you could progress into the hotel industry, events management, travel operations and many more.
Admission requirements
UK students
Tourism & Hospitality Management Higher National Certificate (HNC)
64 UCAS tariff points. All courses require 5 GCSEs at 9-4/A* - C including Maths and English.
Tourism & Hospitality Management Higher National Diploma (HND)
80 UCAS tariff points. All courses require 5 GCSEs at 9-4/A* - C including Maths and English.
Tourism & Hospitality Management BA (Hons) Degree
104 UCAS tariff points. All courses require 5 GCSEs at 9-4/A* - C including Maths and English.
All HNC/HND/Degree courses require at least two A2 levels or a BTEC equivalent qualification.
International students
Tourism & Hospitality Management Higher National Certificate (HNC)
64 UCAS tariff points. All courses require 5 GCSEs at 9-4/A* - C including Maths and English.
Tourism & Hospitality Management Higher National Diploma (HND)
80 UCAS tariff points. All courses require 5 GCSEs at 9-4/A* - C including Maths and English.
Tourism & Hospitality Management BA (Hons) Degree
104 UCAS tariff points. All courses require 5 GCSEs at 9-4/A* - C including Maths and English.
All HNC/HND/Degree courses require at least two A2 levels or a BTEC equivalent qualification.
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Year one
- Understanding the Global Hospitality and Tourism Industries
- Hospitality Operations
- Marketing and Financial Management in Hospitality and Tourism
- Tourism Geographies
Year two
- Human Resource Management in Tourism and Hospitality
- Sustainable Tourism and Destination Management
- Strategic Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism
- Crisis Management and the Impact on the Global Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Placement year
An optional placement or sandwich year gives you the chance to gain further insight into the industry or career you are seeking to follow, enabling you to apply your theoretical knowledge to the workplace. You can also apply to take an optional year abroad between years two and three. If you decide to take advantage of a placement year this version of the degree will help you acquire valuable work experience and gain an understanding of what employers seek in graduates. It is your responsibility to find a placement with an employer within your chosen sector. The Talent Team, alongside the course team, will support you throughout your placement year. Previous students of this course have gained internships domestically and internationally at global companies such as the Cosmopolitan Boutique Hotel in Spain and in America through BSG placements in their executive country clubs. Sandwich or placement years are completely optional and do not count towards your final classification. However, they can be valuable experience and may help you to stand out from the crowd of graduates when applying for jobs.
Final year
- Emerging Issues in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
- Strategic Business Impact
- Event Management for Tourism and Hospitality
- Investigative Project in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry.
Program delivery
3 years full-time
Tuition
- UK students : £6,700 per year.
- International students : £15,000 per year.
Qualification
On completion, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the theoretical, analytical and practical aspects of policies, strategies and processes within a changing environment.
- Critically appraise theories related to the development of a tourism management strategy including, the risk factors that need to be considered in the development of a successful strategy, such as, country, currency, cultural and competitor risk.
- Develop appropriate research, alongside the ability to undertake reliable market research activities.
- Operate, lead and collaborate in a team to solve problems of a practical (experimental) nature and to provide appropriate solutions.
- Apply appropriate presentation and evaluation tools to establish the significance of research data produced.
Continuing studies
Graduates have gone onto further study in business, advertising, public relations, enterprise and branding at institutions across the UK and internationally
Career paths
With a degree in tourism you have the opportunity to move into a wealth of careers, such as management, marketing, business and even crisis management
About this institute
Coventry University
Coventry University is a forward-looking, modern university with a proud tradition as a high-quality education provider and a focus on applied research. The students of Coventry University's students benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and facilities in all academic disciplines including health,...
