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Tourism plays a growing role in modern society, with the sector standing out as one of the few industries projected for sustained global expansion. Balancing this rapid growth while meeting traveler expectations sustainably presents both thrilling opportunities and complex challenges. Our well-established program equips you with the essential knowledge, critical thinking skills, and practical competencies needed to thrive as a tourism expert.Student evaluations consistently highlight satisfaction with this course, especially praising the quality of instruction, faculty accessibility, and curriculum design. This positive feedback mirrors our teaching team's commitment to delivering an impactful educational experience within a welcoming, engaging learning environment.Our faculty members have authored academic textbooks adopted by tourism programs across UK universities. You'll gain direct access to these resources and learn from the authors themselves. Additionally, our instructors maintain active research programs, ensuring course content reflects cutting-edge scholarship and real-world industry practices. The curriculum explores tourism's fundamental nature and distinctive features while examining global case studies in marketing, management, and strategic planning. We'll help cultivate your leadership and business skills to prepare you for diverse opportunities within this vibrant, expanding field.Elective modules let you tailor your studies to specific interests while investigating connections between various tourism sectors. The dissertation component enables you to apply your learning through specialized research on a tourism topic of your choosing.Professional AccreditationOur program holds accreditation from the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), guaranteeing that you'll acquire the comprehensive knowledge, practical skills, and professional readiness needed for success in destination management careers.Career PathsOur graduates have launched successful careers worldwide across diverse sectors, including national and regional tourism boards, transportation marketing (airlines and destinations), and business tourism specialists.
A minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1). Applicants with a lower second class honours degree (2:2) are required to submit an essay. Exceptionally, an applicant without these formal qualifications but with considerable work experience in tourism or related industries may be accepted at the discretion of the Course Leader.
If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.  TOEFL (IBT) 88 overall with a minimum of 17 in Listening, 21 in Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking.