BA (Hons) Tourism Management

Tourism is a fast-growing industry, contributing over £2.7 billion to the UK economy in 2017. This course is designed to give you the best possible start to a career in the sector, taking full advantage of our prime location in one of the world’s greatest tourist destinations. The course is designed with your career in mind; it is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality and you’ll benefit from placements and guest lectures held with industry leaders across London. The University of East London is conveniently located a short walk away from London City Airport and some of the capital’s most famous venues – including the Excel Centre and O2 Arena – and learning in London gives you access to some of the best hotels, restaurants, and attractions in the world.

Year 1

• Personal Skills for Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Mental Wealth) (Core)
• The Business Environment for Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Core)
• Introduction to People Organisations and Management (Core)
• Understanding Hospitality, Event and Tourism Experiences (Core)
• Service and Experience Marketing (Core)
• Tourism and Hospitality: Concepts and Approaches (Core)

Year 2

• Tourism, Globalisation and Business Strategy (Core)
• Finance for Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Core)
• Leadership in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Core)
• Professional Practice in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Mental Wealth) (Core)
• Destination Marketing (Core)
• Professional Development in Practice – Internship (Optional)
• Food and Beverage Management (Optional)
• Celebration, Ritual and Culture in the Events Industry (Optional)
• Hospitality Management and Service Delivery (Optional)

Optional Placement year

This course offers the opportunity for year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Sustainable Tourism Planning and Destination Management (Core)
• Sport and Event Tourism (Core)
• Culture, Heritage and the Tourist Landscape (Core)
• Research Project (Core)
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Experience Economy (Tourism, Hospitality & Events Industries) (Core)
• Exploring Professional Practice in Hospitality, Events, and Tourism (Mental Wealth) (Core)

Employability

The tourism industry employs approximately 3 million people in the UK, with a huge variety of roles on offer – studying tourism management at UEL will prepare you for careers in airlines and cruise liners, hotels and hostels, tour operators, travel agents, and more. The service sector is also the largest sector in the world’s economy and short of good quality managers – exactly the skills gap that this course is designed to fill The course will give you the skills and experience you need to work in a wide range of tourism-related roles while giving you the industry contacts and guidance that will help you make the first step into a rewarding career. Whichever path you take, this accredited course will thoroughly prepare you for a challenging role in a competitive industry.  We place emphasis on a vocational approach to teaching, allowing you to develop a wide range of employability skills through experience and training. We also have a superb employability team that works with students to find placements, projects, graduate schemes, and full-time employment, combining career advice with practical training in interview techniques and CV writing.