Business and International Tourism Management (with a Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons)

Explore one of the world’s leading, fast-moving and dynamic industries at one of the UK’s top tourism universities. This course is part of the hospitality, event management and tourism subject area where the University of Chester is rated 4th in the UK in the Guardian League Table 2025.<br/><br/>We bring Business and Management to life with inspiring and real experiences. It’s a really competitive world in business today. We will equip you with much more than business knowledge. Your future employers are seeking skills that we develop with you. This means you leave us with experiences that should give you an edge at interview and in the workplace. We develop outstanding business professionals so that you can progress to a great career. <br/><br/>In your International Tourism Management modules you will learn from industry experts and academics how places around the world benefit from and manage tourism, how it is marketed and how tourism businesses operate.<br/><br/>Our course provides you with a broad understanding of international tourism in your first year before exploring more specialist topics in your second and third years when you will also expand upon your own areas of particular interest by selecting optional modules that connect tourism with aspects of events management, marketing or business.<br/><br/>You will have a five-week tourism work placement in your second year and the chance to carry out an individual tourism management project that you have designed yourself in third year. These opportunities will help you stand-out when you apply for the job that will kick-start your tourism career. We work closely with the Tourism Management Institute and our industry partners to make sure that the programme is always up to date and gives you the skills that you will need for future success.<br/><br/>The course is accredited by the Tourism Management Institute. We work closely with it and our industry partners to make sure that our modules are always up to date and give you the skills that you will need for future success..

At the University of Chester, they believe in your potential. Chester University offer a future-focused skills-based curriculum designed to prepare you to reach your goals. <br/><br/>Their array of industry-informed courses will provide you with professional development and placement opportunities, empowering you to strive for hands-on experience, connect to a professional network and launch your career. Chester also offer a range of support designed to help you succeed and achieve your individual goals in an environment where you can grow, learn, and connect with a community of like-minded students. <br/><br/>Furthermore, this is all in a vibrant and welcoming city perfectly suited for student life. Benefit from guaranteed accommodation, and explore numerous opportunities both on campus and in the city to earn while you learn, supporting your studies and enriching your experience. Your journey to extraordinary starts now. <br/><br/>Explore your possibilities in Clearing at Chester.