BA (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Management
Overview
Creating memorable experiences
This three year course features a one week long residential field trip and 900 hours work during two academic years, so you’ll gain all the skills you need to thrive in this exciting sector – and you’ll be ready to start your career a year earlier than your competitors on four-year degrees
Studying in the heart of one of the world’s most visited cities, you’ll find your learning extends far beyond the lecture theatres and seminar rooms of LSBU. You’ll be out there, seeing the industry up close for yourself, thanks to visits to a range of tourism and hospitality operations, destinations and trade fairs – it’s all on our doorstep
Why Tourism and Hospitality Management at LSBU?
- Free field trips and site visits help you to see tourism and hospitality in action in an array of settings.
- You’ll be working on real-life case studies as part of your degree, featuring businesses such as Merlin Entertainments, Excel and the South Bank Centre.
- You’ll gain the equivalent of six months work experience, giving you valuable experience as well as superb networking opportunities – without the hassle of an extra year of studying.
- We are one of only 12 UK universities who are ABTA Education Partners.
- We’re top 5 for overall satisfaction for Tourism, Transport and Travel in London (National Student Survey 2019).
- Where better to study than the middle of London – the world capital of tourism and with plenty of opportunities to see tourism and hospitality operations in action.
- 1st for Hospitality, Event Management and Tourism for career prospects among London universities (Guardian University League Tables 2020).
Modules
You’ll study a wide range of topics to make sure you’re ready for the industry from the moment you graduate. These include changes in the political, social, environmental and technological environments that affect tourism and hospitality, logistics and operational processes, managing a business, and the interaction between suppliers, clients, resources and other stakeholders in the global economy.
Year 1
- Studying for sustainability
- Leisure and consumption
- Management and leadership
- Geographies of tourism
- Fundamentals of hospitality
- Professional development
Year 2
- Business development
- Marketing strategy and communications
- Research for management
Travel distribution or hospitality operations
- Travel distribution
- Hospitality operations
Plus two modules from:
- Destination management
- Trends in food and beverage
- Tourism in the global south
- Hospitality design
Year 3
- Human resource management
- Management challenge
- Extended essay
Plus three modules from the below:
Major and mega events or Destination marketing
Tourism and social justice or International hospitality operations or Urban tourism
- Major and mega events
- Destination marketing
- Tourism and social justice
- International hospitality operations
- Urban tourism
Entry requirements
- A Level BCC or:
- BTEC National Diploma MMM or:
- Access to HE qualifications with 9 Distinctions and 36 Merits or:
- Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 106 UCAS points
- Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
We welcome qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
Direct entry into the second and third year
We have entry agreements with The Organisation for Tourism and Hospitality Management (OTHM) and the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH) and welcome Certificate holders to Year 1, Diploma holders to Year 2 and Advanced / Higher Diploma holders to Year 3 without the need for appropriate work experience.
Advanced entry
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.