International Tourism Management (Top-Up) (Hons) University of Northampton

Overview

Now more than ever, the international tourism industry needs a workforce who are qualified to manage destinations, attractions and resorts, and this top-up degree will provide you with up-to-date industry knowledge and the opportunity to build transferable skills which are essential for management roles within the tourism industry and related sectors.

Key Facts

The international and tourism industry is a dynamic, changing sector and as a graduate from this course you will be equipped with the creative tourism management skills and knowledge to allow you to adapt and be successful in this diverse business environment. The travel and tourism industry supports about 200m jobs worldwide, or every twelfth worker. The international and tourism industry offers you the chance to thrive in a world of opportunities.

This International Tourism Management (Top-Up) (Hons) course from University of Northampton consists of six compulsory modules of study which explore a range of industry issues and management contexts. You will explore tourism and destination management in a variety of contexts, including rural, urban and cultural and event-based tourism. As the tourism industry is changing rapidly in responses to the 2020 global pandemic, it is more important than even that tourism graduates are able to recognise opportunities for positive change.

Innovative modules such as the Professional Consultancy Project provide you with the opportunity to apply theory to a live project, develop your project management skills and gain valuable hands-on experience to enhance your future job prospects. The International Destination Management module provides you with a framework for the analysis of destinations in a variety of contexts (urban, rural, attraction, resort, regional, national and international) and incorporates industry best-practice guidelines. The Innovation in Tourism module analyses the process of new product development and innovation in the tourism industry through the examination of niche tourism products including eco-tourism, dark tourism, adventure tourism and cultural tourism.

You will produce a travel and tourism oriented research project based upon your independent academic research, focusing on a relevant tourism topic of your choice. Your are encouraged to take a critical and analytical perspective to your understanding of tourism business theory combined with a proactive business development approached throughout.

Career Opportunities 

• The travel and tourism industry offers you a world of opportunities in attraction and destination management, marketing, tourism consultancy, conferencing event management tour operations and retail travel. 
• Recent graduate students have gone on to work for airlines, tour operators, visitor attractions, conference organisers and business travel both in the UK and overseas. 

Accreditation

This International Tourism Management Top-up is accredited by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) and the Tourism Society, the professional bodies for tourism management in the UK.