| Type of Study | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full-time | £9,250 per year |
| Full-time International | £13,740 per year |
Business and Tourism Management
BSc (Hons)
School - Salford Business School
Subject area - Business and Management
UCAS Code:
Start Date(s): September
Duration:
Three years full-time
Four years full-time with Professional Experience Year
Fees:
UK - £9,250 per year
International - £13,740 per year
In Brief:
- Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries, opening up a range of excting career opportunities in the aviation and cruise sectors, hospitality, tour operation, heritage management and hotels
- The programme includes the opportunity for overseas travel through study visits or Study Abroad
- You can enhance your career options with a year-long work placement giving you the opportunity to apply the skills, knowledge and understanding you have gained in the first two years of the course
- Overseas study available
- Work/industrial placement opportunity
- International students can apply
This programme has been replaced by BSc Tourism Management for September 19 entry. Information below is only relevant to those joining the programme at year 2.
Course Summary
Tourism is now one of the largest industries in the world and educating responsible managers is a key focus of our tourism courses. Tourism development in harmony with the environment is a core theme.
This course will allow you to gain an appreciation of theory alongside the practical skills needed to be an international tourism manager and prepare you for a variety of employment opportunities in major areas of business. You will also gain an understanding of the impacts of current international initiatives around tourism leadership and innovation. By your final year you will be able to analyse tourism systems and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations in respect of stakeholders including consumers, employees, shareholders and the government.
This programme is also delivered in-country at IIHE, Sri Lanka. Head to our International Partnerships page for more information.
"The very first week I attended lectures and seminars I made friends for life, friends from my fellow students and from academics. I have found here an enormous amount of human warmth, inclusion and acceptance. In this supportive and friendly atmosphere, I have grown as a person and as a future professional.
My experience at University of Salford has enriched and empowered my life."
Monica Slabu, BSc (Hons) Business and Tourism Management graduate
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Course Details
The Business and Tourism Management degree is designed to meet the needs of both students seeking a high level career in tourism management and of employers seeking a high calibre of business/tourism graduate.
It provides you with a thorough understanding of Tourism within the wider context of business and management and prepares you for employment in a wide variety of managerial careers.
Course Structure
This course allows you to either specialise or follow an integrated programme and the modular design gives you considerable choice.
Year 1
All Business and Tourism Management students study the same modules in the first year, after which you are given the flexibility to review and change your options depending on which subjects interest you the most. This approach gives you a vital foundation in key business disciplines to support the subjects you go on to study in your second and final years. It also means that all students achieve the same level of Business and Tourism Management knowledge at the end of their first year.
You will receive an introduction to the theory and practice of marketing - an essential service to the long-term prosperity of organisations and businesses - and apply these principles to real life situations.
This module gives you a theoretical and practical introduction to the basics of accounting, including how to prepare financial statements.
You will learn about the important contribution of Human Resource Management policy and practice to employee and organisational success in the UK and internationally.
This module introduces you to the key concepts of modern economics, including how markets function as the foundation of contemporary economies.
You will learn how to present, evaluate and interpret data as a basis for making business decisions. This will include an introduction to using mathematics, statistics and analysis to develop lines of argument and propose solutions to important business problems.
OPTIONAL MODULES
Choose one from:
This module will introduce you to the functional nature of organising and organisations in a global context.
OR
You will develop your knowledge and competence in a foreign language, while also learning more about the countries where it is spoken for professional purposes.
Year 2
In your second year, you will start to take specialist modules and build your knowledge in these areas. You also have the option to change your specialism and original choice of degree, or switch to any of the following degrees:
- BSc (Hons) Business and Financial Management
- BSc (Hons) Business and Management
- BSc (Hons) Business and Economics
- BSc (Hons) International Business
- BSc (Hons) Business Management with Sport
- BSc (Hons) International Events Management
- BSc (Hons) Marketing
- BSc (Hons) Human Resource Management
You can also choose to undertake a study exchange abroad for one semester or one year during your second year. We provide you with extensive support through workshops, personal guidance, tests and interview practice to help this opportunity become a reality.
Graduates with international experience are increasingly sought by employers because they gain highly valuable skill sets living and studying in a different country.
Salford Business School study abroad opportunities are available across Europe and the rest of the world – don’t miss out on this exciting chance to learn while exploring new places and making friends from all over the world!
CORE MODULES
This module teaches you how to analyse, develop and manage a tourist destination. You will be given the opportunity to go out of the classroom to put theory into practice at a real world destination.
This module provides you with the knowledge required to successfully plan, execute and evaluate events. You will also gain the necessary experience to run your own event with support from your tutors.
This module will help you develop knowledge and critical understanding of the principles of effective project management in a global business context. You will become skilled in project management techniques, methods and tools, and their applications and limitations.
This module introduces you to the operation of global legal systems and the areas of law that underpin the practice of effective business management. You will develop a working knowledge of law relating to contracts and their effective negotiation in different business environments.
This module will enable you to plan and carry out appropriate professional development activities to increase your employability and performance. These include self-presentation, professional networking, project planning and implementation, team working, influencing and multimedia communication. You will gain all the necessary experience required to take advantage of global employment opportunities.
OPTIONAL MODULES
Choose one from:
This module will give you an understanding of the diversity, size and growing market for events in the tourism industry. You will learn about strategies for developing tourism events, as well as how to critically evaluate the sustainability and impacts that they create.
OR
This module gives you an opportunity to further consolidate and develop competence in a foreign language. It further prepares you linguistically and interculturally for work in or relating to a country where the target language is spoken.
Optional Year
On completion of Year 2 you may choose to undertake either a paid placement or study abroad for a year.
All of our BSc and BA students can apply for a one year professional placement, which takes place between your second and last years of study.
This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of and over the last five years 90% of Salford Business undergraduates taking a one year placement secured a 2:1 or 1st class Honours degree.
We will help you find out about vacancies and make the right connections with high profile employers through regular events and presentations.
Here is just a small selection of the companies our students have enjoyed placements with so far: NatWest, Barclays and The Cooperative Bank; BP, Esso and Shell; IBM, Hewlett Packard and Compaq; Ford, Vauxhall, Jaguar and Nissan; Marks & Spencer, Selfridges and Sainsbury’s; Eli Lilly, Glaxo and ICI; Fujitsu, Marriott and Virgin.
Year 3
CORE MODULES
The module provides you with a critical understanding of the importance of leadership and innovation in international tourism development. You will examine key global issues and the concepts and strategies that currently shape innovative and sustainable tourism management practice.
This module will build your entrepreneurial knowledge in management and business development in the service sector. You will be encouraged to turn your business ideas into reality and develop a business plan.
This module offers an organisational perspective by exploring strategy techniques and processes. You will apply your knowledge and understanding of strategy to a variety of real world organisations, using analysis and enquiry techniques at the forefront of strategic research and practice. This will prepare you for a career in business and management and enable you to reach your potential as a next generation manager.
This module gives you with an appreciation and detailed understanding of the implications of Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability in national and international organisations. You will develop your knowledge with respect to the importance of the balance between shareholders, stakeholders and the purpose and values of an organisation. You will also explore the roles of social and technological innovation in global ethical organisations to prepare you for future employment.
You will develop your understanding of the sourcing, evaluation and application of available business information in a variety of formats, while also improving your skills in the design and analysis of primary research methodologies. In particular, the module aims to develop your capacity to evaluate published business research and consultancy and prepare viable proposals for future research-based business consultation.
OPTIONAL MODULES
Choose one from:
This module will take you to a European city to give you the opportunity to apply what you have learnt over the course of your degree course to a real world tourism destination. It will provide an invaluable link between the classroom and real world and is free to students.
This module gives you an opportunity to further consolidate and develop competence in a foreign language. It further prepares you linguistically and interculturally for work in or relating to a country where the target language is spoken.
This module will give you an insight into tourism that involves travelling to places associated with death and suffering.
You will examine the nature of services in the business environment and develop a detailed understanding of the marketing process adopted by a range of public and private sector organisations. You will also examine relationship marketing and how it contributes to the effectiveness of service organisations in business-to-customer and business-to-business settings.
Please note that it may not be possible to deliver the full list of options every year as this will depend on factors such as how many students choose a particular option. Exact modules may also vary in order to keep content current. When accepting your offer of a place to study on this programme, you should be aware that not all optional modules will be running each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you are able to undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.