Tourism Management Undergraduate to Masters (with paid work placement)
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Why choose this course?
The Buxton Campus
The spa town of Buxton is in Derbyshire, in the middle of the beautiful Peak District countryside. With easy access by rail or road from Manchester, Stockport and Derby, Buxton is the perfect place to study.
Buxton's on the edge of the Peak District National Park with moorland, woodland, hills and the popular tourist towns of Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock nearby. The Trafford Centre in Manchester is about an hour away; with a 1,600 seat food court, a 20-screen cinema and hundreds of high street and designer stores. In the summer, Buxton gets 'festival fever', hosting lots of festivals including the Buxton Festival, Fringe Theatre Festival and The Four Four Time Festival of Live Music.
Delivered in the spa town of Buxton in the UK, the leading provider of post graduate education in the Tourism industry in a destination tourism location of the Peak District National Park.
A paid work placement in the uk
This placement will enable you to develop your learning from your BA in order to apply that learning to the MA. Placements will be within the Tourism industry.
Become the future leader in your industry
This programme will help you to develop your career in the future, becoming the next generation leader, in the 21st Century you will be developing the skills needed to become a highly effective leader in the tourism industry.
Become an expert in global industry best practices
The course has a strong focus on international business and the programmes are internationalised by a focused approach on investigating international professional business via case studies and lecturers with international hospitality industry experience along with visiting speakers.
About the course
Tourism is the world's largest industry and is vitally important to the global economy. The World Travel and Tourism Council says the travel and tourism industry will grow by 2.8% in 2012 which means that the travel and tourism industry is expected to directly contribute $2 trillion to the global economy and generate one in 12 of all jobs on the planet.
A number of businesses depend on tourism; not just hotels and accommodation providers but restaurants, shops, theatres, transport businesses and a range of visitor attractions. The tourism industry offers a unique environment for career growth from operational positions to management and executive-level responsibilities.
On this course you will study in three stages.
Stage one you will study BA (Hons) Tourism Management.
This programme focuses on the changing world of tourism and the tourist, it provides knowledge and understanding of management practices and marketing techniques for 21st Century tourism products and destinations. You will gain an insight into the challenges and range of solutions which will prepare you for employment in today's tourism industry.
The modules you will cover include:
- Contemporary Issues
- Independent Study or Project
- Rural Tourism (optional)
- Strategic Management
- Sustainable Tourism Systems
- Tourism Futures (optional).
Stage two you will go on an eight month paid work placement in your chosen area of study.
Stage three you will study MA Tourism Management.
The MA Tourism Management aims to develop graduates who can apply current knowledge to real-world scenarios that will contribute to job creation, business development and sustainable communities. Strong links exist through festivals, events, recreation and hospitality management, all supported by tourism.
The modules you will cover include:
- Challenging Tourism Consumption
- Independent Scholarship
- Integrated Business Management
- Research Methodologies
- Strategic Directions
- Sustainable Tourism Development.
Your career
On successful completion of the full course you will receive the following awards:
- BA (Hons) Tourism Management
- University Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice
- MA Tourism Management.
You may choose to complete only the BA (Hons) Award or the BA (Hons) Award and the University Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice.
How you're assessed
The assessment strategy includes a mix of assessments which reflect the nature of the skills you will require for your chosen industry. We use a variety of assessments that include reports, presentations, practical assessments and assessments that make use of the technology enhaced learning such as blogs and wikis.
Work placements
You will work with our work placement team to secure a paid work placement in the UK. Your progress during the work placement is monitored by a course tutor who will work closely with you to ensure you make the most of your placement opportunity.
The placement can be anywhere in the UK. Placements in the past, have included Skibo Castle, Gleneagles Hotel, Elemis, Bannatyne Spas, Buxton Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Visit Peak District and Derbyshire Destination Marketing Partnership, Peak District National Park and many others.
During your work placement you may complete a University Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice. The diploma allows you to critically reflect on your placement experience and the skills you have developed; for example, self management, team working, problem solving and occupational skills. These are all important employability skills.
The Diploma includes two modules that are studied on-line supported by your placement tutor.
Module one; Applied Professional Practice
This module will develop your lifelong learning skills and cover areas such as objective setting, planning, negotiating, demonstrating and reflecting.
Module two; Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice
This module will focus on one area of professionalism in the workplace negotiated between you and your placement tutor.
Anything else?
The fees for this programme are:
- The fees for this Undergraduate to Masters, including work placement, programme are £18,000
- This is made up of a £6,000 fee for your BA and a £12,000 fee for the MA and work placement.
How you will pay
You will pay for your programme in the following way:
- At the start of your programme you will pay £6,000, which will enable you to obtain your first CAS letter and apply for your visa.
- In November 2012 you will pay a further £3,000 towards your work placement module.
- In the Spring of 2012, when you have completed your BA, you will enrol onto the MA part of the programme and pay £3,000. This will enable you to obtain your second CAS Letter and apply for your visa extension.
- In January 2014 when you return from your work placement module you will pay a further £3,000.
- In the Spring of 2014 you will pay a further £3,000 which completes the payment of the fees for your course.
- Total fee = £18,000
The fees are inclusive of tuition, assessments, teaching materials (not text books) and work placement support.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:
- September
- January
If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:
- September
- January
UCAS code
N830Fees
Please contact us for details of the fees for this course.More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available
Course length
This is a full time programme comprising of three stages.
Stage one - eight months study on the BA (Hons) Tourism Management.
Stage two - eight months on a paid placement in the industry and an opportunity to gain a University Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice.
Stage three 0 12 months studying on the MA Tourism Management (subject to successful completion of the bachelor's degree and any visa requirements).
Entry requirements
You will require an approrpiate Higher National Diploma or equivalent qualification to two years ...
