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Strategic Tourism Management 2012 Entry 

Honours Degree Level 3 Top Up

If you hold a diploma qualification such as an HND or Dip HE in a relevant subject, you have the chance to move up to honours degree level in just one year.

If you’ve achieved a good standard in your diploma course, one of our full time intensive programmes could be for you.

You’ll need a core qualification in your chosen subject area, plus the motivation to rapidly learn more. You need focus and energy to succeed by building on your current skills and knowledge, adding depth and strategic insight.  The modules you will study will build on the knowledge from your previous course. You will also undertake an in-depth investigative study on a topic of your choice alongside the taught modules.

These courses use varied teaching, learning and assessment methods. They are active in approach and well suited to professional preparation. On completion, you should be well placed to move your career forward, typically by entering a more senior management role.

Strategic Tourism Management

By some measures, tourism has been the world’s fastest growing industry for many years. Environmental concerns and the rise of ethical tourism add new dimensions to tourism today. If you want to update your diploma qualification, or develop new insights, this course, with its focus on contemporary issues, may well be suitable. By blending the study of strategic decision-making and tourism development your strategic tourism qualification should add to your employability in the industry.

Some of our modules

  • Corporate Strategy
  • Communications and Marketing
  • New Business Development
  • Contemporary Issues in Tourism Management
  • The Politics and Economics of Large Scale Events
  • Leisure and Sports Policy Analysis
  • Contemporary Issues in Hospitality Management

Benefits

  • opportunity to receive honours award in one year
  • focus on strategic and contemporary issues
  • fully supported learning environment

Career paths

Dependant on award taken

  • events management
  • hospitality management
  • leisure and sports management
  • tourism management

How will the course be assessed?

Reports, practical assessments and examinations.

Entry requirements

A two-year diploma in Higher Education, such as HND, Diploma or equivalent.

Study options

Full-time and part-time

Location

Oxstalls

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Single Honours - Level 3 Top Up
(enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form)
N832
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