Tourism Management (Foundation Degree)

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Tourism Management (Foundation Degree)

Bath Spa University
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Course structure

This two-year course is suited to students who wish to learn more about the management of the industry or for those in employment who wish to gain a higher education qualification. Through your study you will gain knowledge of tourism organisations, regulations, motivations and innovations. You will learn how to communicate clearly, search for and use data to aid decisions, work alone and in teams, and design a business plan.

Based at the coastal resort of Weston-super-Mare you will be in a prime position to study the challenges and opportunities of Tourism Management at first hand and have an opportunity to work with local employers on live industry projects.

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Course structure

This two-year course is suited to students who wish to learn more about the management of the industry or for those in employment who wish to gain a higher education qualification. Through your study you will gain knowledge of tourism organisations, regulations, motivations and innovations. You will learn how to communicate clearly, search for and use data to aid decisions, work alone and in teams, and design a business plan.

Based at the coastal resort of Weston-super-Mare you will be in a prime position to study the challenges and opportunities of Tourism Management at first hand and have an opportunity to work with local employers on live industry projects.

Weston-super-Mare is easily accessible by rail, close to the M5 motorway and has international connections via Bristol International Airport.

Modules

Year 1

Develop your knowledge of the tourism industry and key tourism destinations. Understand the current issues affecting tourism businesses across the globe and the management of tourism in the current economic climate. You will be devising a research project in the work-place and also investigating the way on which different visitor attractions are managed.

  • Understanding Tourism Geographies (double module)
  • Work-based Research (double module)
  • Investigating Attractions Management
  • The Business of Tourism

Year 2

Investigate Human Resource Management in the tourism industry through work-based research. You will be able to devise a business plan for a tourism activity at Weston-super-Mare and assess its likelihood for success. Learn about the impacts of tourism on the environment and the affects of climate change. Work-based Learning allows you to develop and enhance your employability and also consider a wide range of career opportunities.

  • Investigating People and Leadership Within the Workplace (double module)
  • Marketing and Business Planning (double module)
  • Sustainable Tourism; Work-based Learning

After successful completion of this course, you may wish to apply to progress to the third year of an associated honours degree course, for example to the BA (Hons) Business and Management degree at Bath Spa University. This third year of study may be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis.In the event of insufficient places being available to accommodate all Foundation Degree students who wish to progress, there will be a selection process based on achievement during the Foundation Degree, supplemented by audition and interview as appropriate, and will be subject to satisfactory academic references. 

Course assessment

A range of assessment is used to reflect the variety of content offered. Most modules assess the skills involved in researching and presenting oral-visual material as well as written work. Teamwork is assessed in some modules alongside individual work. Most involve coursework; some also have an exam.

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