Travel and Tourism Management with Placement, BA (Hons), University of West London

About Travel and Tourism Management with Placement, BA (Hons) - at University of West London

Course summary

OverviewThe Bachelor's degree with Honours in Travel and Tourism Management with Placement is an ideal course to prepare you to enter a range of different managerial positions within the travel and tourism industry in both the public and private sectors.
Why choose this course?London is one of the world's premier tourist destinations and attracts visitors from all around the globe. It is also the headquarters of some of the leading international tourism companies. Studying at UWL puts you in prime position to gain exposure to the industry, supplement your learning and build contacts.
We have built strong links with major tourism employers, enabling us to offer you unique opportunities. These include:

• guest lecturers from leading industry practitioners
• industrially sponsored projects
• work placements.

These help you get a foot in the door of this highly competitive industry.
The course encourages the development of intellectual operational and management skills and provides a solid foundation for aspiring and ambitious students keen to pursue a management career in the tourism sector. Course content includes modules specific to the study of travel and tourism as well as contextualised business management units.
PlacementA work placement programme is a feature of this course. The placement requires students to work alongside the university's Careers and Placement Office to secure a position. Placements can be in all sectors of the industry and can be at home or overseas (visas permitting).
Career and study progressionA career within the travel and tourism industry provides you with opportunities all over the world. Popular careers for our graduates include:

• tour operation
• hotel management
• retail 
• cruise ship management. 

You may also wish to undertake postgraduate study to specialise in a subject you've already studied, or to explore something new.
For more details please see the Career and study progression section.

  

Other options available for BA (Hons) Travel and Tourism Management with Placement

• Full time - September 2017, Ealing site
• Full time - September 2018, Ealing site
• Part time - September 2018, Ealing site

Fees

Fees for home and EU students

Main fee£6,167

Fees for overseas students

Main fee£7,667Find out if you are a home or overseas student.

Funding

Help with funding is available to a range of students, whether you are studying full or part-time, in your home country or overseas.

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees or a maintenance loan to support you during your studies. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants, disabled students and more. Find out more about applying for student loans and other funding options.

We also offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to help you. Current scholarships include:

• Full Time Undergraduate Bursary: a £3,000 award for new undergraduate students.
• Path to Success Scholarship: a £4,000 award for students on a four-year degree course with a foundation year. 

Other scholarships are also available, including awards for specific subjects. Find out more and check your eligibility for the scholarships and bursaries listed above.

Please note fees are paid for each year of study unless otherwise stated. You will be required to re-enrol and pay fees at the beginning of each academic year. Fees may be subject to government regulations on fee increases. Future inflationary increases will be applied to each subsequent year of the course, subject to government regulations on fee increases.

Notes about fees for this course

Fees for our 2017 courses have not yet been released.

Entry requirements

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