BSc (HONS) Business & Tourism Management  with Foundation Year

Course Overview

Do you have a passion for travel and tourism and an interest in the world of business? You can combine the two with a business and tourism degree with foundation year. Our foundation level degrees give you the opportunity to develop the academic skills you need to successfully complete an undergraduate degree, helping you learn about the tourism sector from both a local and global perspective. This degree really does have the potential to take you anywhere!

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Today, the tourism industry requires qualified graduates who can create and lead successful businesses that will support sustainable tourism in challenging global circumstances. This tourism degree with foundation year will help you grasp how global tourist destinations, visitor attractions, and accommodation services are managed and marketed. You’ll also study tourism crisis management and explore future tourism trends, as well as learning about vital business areas such as organisational transformation, ethics, finance, and more. 

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Our foundation degrees are the perfect choice if you feel you need a bit more support as you start your degree, of if you don’t meet the entry requirements for a standard degree course. This programme has developed with input from world-leading organisations and researchers so that you are exposed to the most relevant advancements and trends in the tourism industry, which means you’ll be able to show future employers that you have the knowledge required to fill current skills gaps in the field. 

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Course details and modules

During your studies you’ll gain a wider understanding of tourism functions, operations, and technologies. You’ll also develop new personal and professionals attributes in dedicated skills-related modules to help build your soft skills and decision-making abilities. Learning research and data analysis techniques using academic and industry focused texts, articles, and reports, you’ll gain a better understanding of contemporary tourism, management, and overall business functions, with the ability to analyse practical case studies drawn from a range of international organisations. 

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Using our business simulation software, you’ll be able to access a virtual tourism business and run it as your own enterprise – managing activities such as tourism, sales, finances, people, product development, operations, and your supply chain. 

You’ll also have access to our Digital Enterprise Hub throughout your course, which provides you with additional software and resources as well as real-world mentors and industry experts to draw knowledge from. The Digital Enterprise Hub also gives you the chance to engage in social learning with your classmates, developing your collaborative skills and providing the opportunity for networking with fellow professionals. 

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Modules

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Foundation year

• Research Skills and Using Information

• Developing Academic Skills

• Using Numeracy, IT and Data

• Values, Ethics and Working Collaboratively

• Structure of Business

• Technology in Organisations

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Level 4 

• Digital Skills & Professional Development (20 credits)

• Contemporary Business Environment (20 credits)

• Marketing Dynamics (20 credits)

• Introduction to Business Finance (20 credits)

• People Management (20 credits)

• Technology & Innovation (20 credits)

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Level 5

• Data Analytics & Management (20 credits)

• Business Start-up (20 credits)   

• Sales Management (20 credits)  

• Digital & Social Media Marketing (20 credits)  

• Tourism Operations & Innovation (20 credits)  

• International Destination Management (20 credits)  

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Level 6

• Business Transformation (20 credits)  

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation (20 credits) 

• Corporate Governance, Law & Ethics (20 credits)  

• Independent Study (20 credits)  

• Tourism Crisis Management (20 credits)

• Tourism Trends and Futures (20 credits)

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