Adventure Tourism Management Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Adventure tourism is the fastest growing, truly global area of the tourism industry that has taken the adventure sector by storm in recent decades, bringing adventurous activity experiences into commercial tourism.

Join our BA (Hons) Adventure Tourism Management and focus on tourism and business practices within the adventure sector, applied through essential practical and professional skills for leadership and safety. Your future customers will expect great service and a safe experience that satisfies their dreams of adventure and adventure travel: learn the skills and knowledge to be the adventure professional who can deliver their ultimate experience, managing every element with a critical understanding of the ethical and professional values required.

The programme integrates theoretical knowledge with practice via classroom learning, experiential learning, and research, progressively building your confidence and skills as a guide and practitioner. Cover outdoor skills practice, safety and leadership, tourism, research, business, and entrepreneurship, all underpinned by a growing and deepening understanding of the meaning of 'adventure'. Learn how to lead and shape great experiences for people in a vast range of possible outdoor and adventure contexts around the world, and build your knowledge and skills in sustainable and pro-environmental practices.

We work closely with Adventure Tourism providers and larger scale organisations to give you direct access to professional-level experiences and practices at all levels, providing you with a wide range of national and international connections for opportunities like work placements, projects, and shared practice.

Make the most of links with other programmes in the School of Adventure Studies to broaden your professional skills and expertise, giving you access to a diverse range of careers in many different adventurous settings, wherever your path takes you.

The capabilities we build in our programmes are life-long skills that transfer into many different future career paths. Unlock your potential and become part of the story of shaping this dynamic sector.