This course requires 104–120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent. We are happy to consider a combination of qualifications and grades to meet the overall tariff, for example A-levels A*CC, ABC, BBB or BCC, BTECs DDM or DMM. You can use the UCAS calculator to see how your qualifications equate to UCAS tariff points.
If you do not meet these you may want to consider our Foundation Year, a one-year course that will prepare you for degree-level study.
If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.
We are one of the top universities in the world for the study of tourism and hospitality
Widely recognised for educating work-ready professionals for a range of positions in the global hospitality industry
Taught by hospitality specialists who are actively involved in research that informs the future of the industry, as well as notable experts during our regular guest lectures
Build your network of professional contacts, enhance your CV and employability during the 30-week work placement that can be taken anywhere in the world
You can study abroad at one of our many partner institutions across the world
Being a popular seaside resort with many tourism and hospitality businesses and opportunities, Bournemouth is a perfect location to study this subject.
Foundation year: We have a Foundation Year option for UK students who do not meet the entry requirements for the degree course. This additional year of study will give you a grounding in the business and management skills required for this course, building your confidence, knowledge and skills for further study. After successful completion of the Foundation Year, you will progress to the full degree.
UCAS Code: N840
With foundation year: N841
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Foundation Year
Core Units:
Fundamentals of Business & Management: This unit aims to develop your understanding of the business context across industry and sectors globally. You will cover the key issues and challenges facing businesses going forward and the essential role of people in dynamic, resilient and complex organisations. You will explore key functional business areas including marketing, finance, accounting, economics, people management, and organisational behaviour.
Academic & Professional Practice: You will build your confidence in both academic and professional skills. This unit will cover the academic skills which will be required at degree level study and you’ll practice them throughout the unit with support from key university services including the library and study skills team. There will also be opportunity for you to reflect on and develop your own professional skills through interactions with employers, careers services and online resources.
Fusion Business Project: You will undertake a business project based on a real issue or problem. The Fundamentals of Business & Management unit will support you in understanding key issues and challenges which could form the basis for your project. Projects will be undertaken in workplaces, community settings or part of research processes related to your chosen field of study. You will be allocated an academic mentor who will support you in developing and undertaking the project.
Year 1
Core units
The Tourism & Hospitality Industries: Covers the origins, development and organisation of the tourism and hospitality industries, and the opportunities and challenges facing organisations operating in and across the various sectors.
Marketing for Tourism & Hospitality: Develop your knowledge and understanding of marketing as an essential function for tourism and hospitality management, this unit will provide you with an understanding of the concepts, functions and processes of marketing as practiced in the service industries.
Financial Reporting for Hospitality: This unit introduces and develops core business skills in accountancy and business analysis, to prepare you for the demands of financial and management accounting functions in performance analysis and decision making.
Food Systems: The food systems debate goes beyond the production and delivery of sufficient food for all (quantity), to include the provision of safe and nutritious food for healthy and sustainable diets (quality). This unit will develop your understanding of the food systems debate in the context of eating out, and help you recognise the relationship between food and health, and food and the environment.
Global Hospitality: This unit reviews the social, cultural and environmental influences which impact upon business operations and the people/ resources used within hospitality organisations. You will understand where these influences originate, the impacts they can have and the responses available to organisations of various sizes.
Option units (choose one)
Geography of Tourism Destinations: Considers the importance of place, space and the environment in tourism, tourism resources and mobilities, selected impacts of tourism, and the development of tourism in urban, rural and coastal environments.
Tourism, Wildlife & the Environment: You will study the interactions between nature, wildlife and tourists in natural and semi-natural sites/ settings, and examine a range of global threats to biodiversity as well as the issues relating to the conservation of individual species and their natural environments.
Please note that option units require minimum numbers in order to run and may only be available on a semester by semester basis. They may also change from year to year.
Year 2
Core units
Managing People in Tourism & Hospitality: Helps you to develop awareness and understanding of the complexities associated with managing people in tourism and hospitality contexts, by introducing you to the principles and practices of contemporary Human Resource Management.
Research Methods for Tourism & Hospitality: Provides training in quantitative and qualitative research methodology that will enable you to prepare and interpret data for business and research projects
Consumer Experience & Behaviour: Provide an understanding of the individual and social processes underlying and influencing human behaviour. You will develop the ability to evaluate and apply theories, concepts and models to the experience industries of food and hospitality.
Tourism Operations & Technology: Develops your awareness of the principles of intermediation and distribution in the tourism and hospitality industries, and explores the digital ecosystem (including travel review sites, bed banks, price comparisons, discounters and other internet intermediaries) as well as trends such as the growth of independent holidays, the emergence of the sharing economy in the accommodation sector and the impact of low-cost carriers on air transport.
Hospitality Resources & Revenue Management: In an increasingly technological world, where a lot of business is done electronically, it’s vital to have a basic understanding e-commerce and how this works in the hospitality industry. In this unit, you’ll analyse facilities management theories and apply them to hotel, catering and hospitality management.
Option units (choose one)
Destination Development & Management: An opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of the issues involved in tourism destination development and management. You will be aware of the roles tourism can play in meeting development goals and approaches to planning for tourism, for different stakeholders and in a variety of destination settings.
Talent Management You’ll develop an understanding of where you sit in relation to the wider talent pool and how you can manage yourself and others to fit the demands of the present and future labour markets. The unit provides a forum in which you can analyse theories and concepts of professionalism, individual leadership and management, and tests your individual response to situations in which you might encounter or use such approaches.
Please note that option units require minimum numbers in order to run and may only be available on a semester by semester basis. They may also change from year to year.
Placement year
A (minimum) 30-week supervised work placement in the UK or overseas which gives you the opportunity to turn theory into practice in a business environment. You’ll gain practical experience that could help you secure a management-level position immediately after graduating.
There’s a variety of placement opportunities, ranging from high-street catering, hotels and licensed retail outlets to leisure centres, theme parks and large-scale event management.
Final year
Core units
Dissertation OR Consultancy Project
Dissertation: A piece of independent work that involves collecting, interpreting and analysing data. You’ll share your key findings through a sustained and balanced argument. The dissertation will develop your analytical and problem solving skills. You’ll develop a critical attitude to research methods, and the ethical issues associated with researching.
Consultancy Project: Working to a brief set by one of our industry partners, both as an individual and in teams, you will develop awareness, understanding and appreciation of the principles and practices of business decision making and the ability to consult within the tourism and hospitality sector, as well as vital project management, analytical and interpersonal skills.
Strategy & Leadership in Hospitality: You will develop your ability to review and analyse inter/ national hospitality businesses and organisations and the rationale and logic behind the strategic and tactical decisions that they take.
Tourism Issues and Futures: We will examine a range of critical and contemporary issues that you may not have encountered previously, with the aim of broadening your horizons and understanding of tourism. You will be challenged to think critically about issues that you may have previously taken for granted, and be encouraged to reflect critically on your own experiences and practices as a tourist.
Option units (choose two)
Digital Marketing: This unit will equip you with technical skills and the conceptual understanding of how to engage effectively in digital marketing, which has evolved to the extent that it has become the dominant form of marketing in the majority of organisations.
Small Business Management: You will learn an understanding of the role of small businesses in the economy, to appreciate how small businesses are different through their problems, advantages, aims, objectives. You will also build knowledge in enterprise awareness and how to foster an entrepreneurial mindset with the practical capability to assess business opportunity.
Event Engagement: You'll explore audience and consumer engagement theories and practices to better understand engagement and participation.
Financial Management: This builds on your earlier studies in finance and accounting. You’ll develop an appreciation for how organisations make financial decisions within the context of corporate strategy, and an understanding of the role(s) of financial management in organisations.
Food, Culture & Travel: You will explore the complex relationships between food, culture and travel within an international context, and from commercial and social perspectives, reflecting on aspects of critical food studies and debating a wide range of relevant topics.
International Event Management: Evaluate and apply management theories and techniques to the effective organisation of international events. This unit will help prepare you for careers operating in international events and markets.
International Human Resource Management in Hospitality & Tourism: This unit addresses current human resource management opportunities and challenges such as talent management, mobility and staff retention, which shape the international hospitality and tourism industries and organisations. It provides a forum in which you can critically analyse and reflect on relevant issues and their impact on business and your own management career.
Managing Crises & Disasters: This unit develops your understanding of concepts and theories of crisis and disaster management and their relevance for the travel and tourism, hospitality and events sectors. You will participate in several disaster simulation exercises, providing insights into the conduct of disaster management.
Sport Tourism: You’ll develop an understanding of the nature and diversity of and changing demands for sport tourism, and of supply structures and sport and tourism providers.
Tourism & Hospitality Design: This unit addresses the role and significance of design in and for the Tourism and Hospitality Industries. You will develop the skills necessary to appraise design in relevant real-world contexts, with an emphasis on creative thinking and practice.
Visitor Attractions Management: This unit will explore the factors and issues that influence the development and management of visitor attractions in the UK and other countries. It aims to develop your awareness, understanding and appreciation of the principles and practices relating to the development and management of visitor attractions.
Wildlife & Ecotourism: You will evaluate a diverse range of management approaches and strategies adopted to conserve and protect the natural environment, and appraise the philosophy and practice of wildlife tourism, nature-based tourism and ecotourism, which have emerged and expanded in both developed and developing countries in recent decades.
Please note that option units require minimum numbers in order to run and may only be available on a semester by semester basis. They may also change from year
The tourism and hospitality industries are constantly evolving, as travellers look for ever more ways to enjoy their time away from normal life. There are a wealth of opportunities in this exciting sector and this degree will prepare you for a range of roles.
92% of our students who study Tourism, Transport and Travel courses are working or studying within fifteen months of completing their course.
Among the organisations that our graduates have worked for are Astral Holidays, Costa Cruises, Explore Worldwide, Flight Centre, Hills Balfour, Quay Holidays, Senate Grand Prix, STA Travel, Thomson, TUI Group and Zenith Holidays.
OSHC: 624 ($) GBP per year
