BA Hons Hospitality and Tourism Management & Business Law

Program Overview

This triple-accredited business program focuses on preparing students for careers in hospitality and tourism management. Through a combination of lectures, tutorials, and seminars, as well as external contributors and guest lectures, students gain a comprehensive understanding of the industry. The program emphasizes practical skills through industry placements and internships, ensuring graduates are well-equipped for success in various roles within the sector.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1:
• Introduction to Tourism Studies and Managing People
• Introduction to Marketing & Entrepreneurship
• Introduction to International Business
• Introduction to Finance and Financial Analysis
• Introduction to Economics and Business Analysis & Technology (20 credits)
• Management Development Programme 1
• Academic Skills
• Year 2:
• Service Encounter Management
• Destination Marketing Management
• Management Development Programme 2
• Year 3:
• Industry Placement
• Events Management
• Internationalisation of Tourism Products and Services
• Management Development Programme 3
• Year 4:
• Hospitality & Tourism Analysis: Case Studies & Case Histories
• Management, Enterprise & the Rise of the Global Economy
• Family Business: Theory & Practice
• Strategy & Leadership

Assessment:

• The majority of classes involve a final unseen exam which is normally at the end of the semester.
• This is usually supplemented by individual and/or group coursework.
• Assessment methods include:
• Business reports
• Case studies
• Essays
• Presentations
• Individual and group projects
• Learning journals
• Peer assessments

Teaching:

• Teaching is over two semesters in blocks of 12 weeks.
• Classes are taught through lectures, tutorials, and seminars alongside team-based projects, online materials, practical labs, online wikis, problem-based learning and interactive sessions using personal response systems.
• External contributors from partnership corporate organisations are involved in teaching and/or assessment of student presentations.
• The innovative and highly acclaimed Management Development Programme (MDP) is at the core of our undergraduate degrees in the Business School and comprises a series of classes which you take throughout Years 1 to 3.

Careers:

• Graduates who specialise in business law develop excellent research and analytical skills.
• They are able to interpret and explain complex information both verbally and in writing and have good commercial awareness.
• They have the potential to work in government services, commerce and industry, banking and insurance, management and administration.
• Some graduates go on to do an accelerated graduate LLB degree.
• Graduates who specialise in hospitality and tourism management have a combination of practical and business skills.
• Recent graduates have been recruited into the hotel industry and the service sector with job titles such as graduate trainee, manager, restaurant supervisor and trainee accountant.

Other:

• The program is triple-accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA.
• The program provides an opportunity for work placements, both in the UK and abroad; paid internships are also available.
• Graduates with an awareness of law and legal implications of business operations are sought-after.

Scotland:

£1,820

England, Wales & Northern Ireland:

£9,250

International:

£19,600