International Tourism Management and Business Management (with Placement Year) BA (Hons)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-04-24 | 2023-02-10 |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-01-27 |
| 2024-01-03 | 2023-11-25 |
Program Overview
Course overview
We bring International Tourism Management to life with inspiring and real experiences. We are passionate about sustainable and responsible tourism management and you will learn, in creative ways, how tourism destinations are managed to be successful, sustainable and competitive.
Why study this course with us?
This degree course is accredited by the Tourism Management Institute.
Your transformation from new student to future tourism leader will begin from day one. Chester is one of the UK’s leading historic tourism destinations so it is the ideal place to explore tourism marketing, development and management ideas that can be applied across the globe, especially given the challenges of the past few years.
You’ll enjoy the chance to shape your career with a work placement in your second year – and if you’d like to broaden your horizons even further, how does a year at Walt Disney World in the sunshine state sound? Just one of our many opportunities for a year’s study abroad, or an industry placement that will enhance your tourism degree and your employment prospects. We have seen our students graduating to positions across the tourism industry. Recent graduate Niamh Roberts says: “Studying at the University of Chester provided me with the best platform to network with industry professionals, get involved in extracurricular activities and enhance my employability skills. I highly recommend the course – it certainly has shaped me into the person I am today.”
Benefit from our close links with tourism bodies like the Tourism Management Institute, who we are accredited by, our links with industry experts and exciting placement opportunities.
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Program Outline
Teaching methods
Our Queen’s Park Campus is within walking distance of the historic tourist city of Chester. You will be taught via a range of different methods including lectures, seminars, tutorials, guest speakers from industry, and field visits to tourist attractions and tourism destinations.
Assessment
We use a well-balanced range of assessment methods, including business reports, essays, presentations, debates and practical work. The majority of assessed work is through coursework.
Work based learning
As part of your studies you have the option to undertake a 5 week placement and can do this through our fully supported
Work Based Learning
route, or apply via ourExperiential Overseas Learning
programme to work with one of our long-established partnership organisations worldwide. Most students have the opportunity to undertake either one of these options as an integral part of their undergraduate course.There may be opportunities to work on tourism management projects overseas. In the past, the
Experiential Learning
route has enabled Tourism students to visit South Africa, Costa Rica, France and others.
Job prospects
Careers service
Job prospects
Our programmes are accredited by the Tourism Management Insitute (TMI) professional body which brings a wealth of networking opportunities for our students.
Our graduates include experts in:
Careers service
The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.
Careers and Employability - Student Services aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.
We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.
Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.
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Job prospects
Our programmes are accredited by the Tourism Management Insitute (TMI) professional body which brings a wealth of networking opportunities for our students.
Our graduates include experts in:
Careers service
The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.
Careers and Employability - Student Services aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.
We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.
Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.
