University of Bedfordshire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
It is a time of change in the travel and tourism industry. This innovative course – which also incorporates aviation – provides a wide-ranging understanding of the challenging global issues affecting travel and tourism. It also gives you the business and management skills you need to fly in your career whichever sector you go into. With its interdisciplinary approach this course offers a critical understanding of the global issues affecting how international tourism and aviation are organised and managed. It explores the industry’s 21st-century challenges of rapid growth the emergence of new destinations climate change and the ethics of managing a business in which the prime attractions include the natural environment and people’s culture. This course combines theoretical and practical knowledge of tourism and aviation management with topics including different aspects of management; marketing; heritage cultural social environmental and political issues; and sustainable development. It also builds your understanding of the nature structure and organisation of the aviation and airport industry. The University of Bedfordshire is a member of The Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE). ATHE is the subject association for tourism in higher education in the UK. It represents universities that are leading providers of tourism programmes. Why choose this course?
- Develop management skills in travel aviation and tourism opening up a range of career paths
- Undertake a range of integrated project-based activities which set the tourism and aviation industry in the context of business
- Learn contemporary tourism and aviation ensuring you graduate with up-to-the-minute industry knowledge and news
- Investigate the sensitive and positive interactions between cultures and tourism and explore the sustainable aspects of international tourism in your final year
- Put theory into practice through workshops fieldwork practice weeks external visits and invited guest speakers from the tourism and aviation industry
- Take the course over four years and include a fee-free year in industry building your experience and making contacts for the future
- If you need to step up into higher education start with a Foundation Year which guarantees your place on the degree course
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- N817
- Institution code:
- B22
- Campus name:
- Luton Campus
- Campus code:
- D
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 points
A level - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Applicants with other qualifications will be considered. If you would like to check that your qualifications will be accepted please contact the university.
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For information on the 2024 fees please refer to our website, https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/money/fees/
Provider information
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
LU1 3JU