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Teesside University

UCAS Code: N288 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements

32-64 tariff points from at least two A levels (or equivalent).

Pass Access to HE Diploma.

UCAS Tariff

32-64

About this course

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Course option

4years

Full-time including foundation year | 2025

Other options

5 years | Sandwich including foundation year | 2025

Subjects

Business studies

Tourism

**This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1 of a degree.**

**Course overview**:
If you are aiming for a career in the vibrant and growing tourism sector, this contemporary and exciting course is for you. Gain a comprehensive understanding of tourism concepts, models and theories, equipping you with specialist knowledge of travel and tourism.

The tourism industry is constantly changing and has gone through major disruption in recent years. Sustainability is increasingly important, and digital skills are essential for future tourism professionals. This course recognises and responds to these changes, providing you with the skills and knowledge that will be crucial to the industry in the future.

Designed in partnership with local and national employers and industry associations, this course gives you a theoretical and practical understanding of tourism management, preparing you for the world of work. Our expert team has diverse industry and research experience with an international focus, meaning you study about tourism management approaches from around the world. Optional international trips also allow you to gain new experiences and enhance your understanding of diverse cultures.

You can also undertake an optional placement year between your second and third year, boosting your CV. Or you may wish to study abroad, immersing yourself in a new culture. We can also offer alternative shorter work and study placements.

Through our connections with industry, we ensure that you are familiar with the latest trends and impact of digital and AI on business and society.

**Top reasons to study this course**
1. Global outlook: explore a diverse range of international case studies of tourism management.
2. Real-world experiences: learning is not confined to the classroom, you participate in regular field trips to contextualise your learning.
3. Employability and work experience: employability is at the heart of our degree courses. We have a range of work experience opportunities including placements and internships with regional, national and global businesses. Entrepreneurially minded? Our students have created over 500 new business start-ups through Launchpad and Microbiz – a start-up community who provide support and advice for students looking to start a new business venture.
4. Digitally empowered graduates: as an Adobe Creative Campus, you have access to a full range of digital tools as well as professional training and support to give you skills that will make you stand out from the crowd.

**After the course**:
The international tourism management degree is centred around preparing you for the world of work. You learn creative, digital, sustainability and research skills, making you highly employable in a range of sectors.

Throughout your studies, you put your skills into practice through the creation of a professional portfolio and a plan for your future. You also learn how to create and deliver live events.

Studying international tourism management can take you all over the world. The tourism industry is incredibly diverse, and vital to the UK and global economies. You could work as a destination manager, marketing executive or events manager.

Modules

Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

Assessment methods

Access assessment information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).

The Uni

Course location:

Teesside University Middlesbrough Campus

Department:

Business

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

71%
Business studies

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Business studies

Teaching and learning

70%
Staff make the subject interesting
84%
Staff are good at explaining things
79%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
72%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

81%
Library resources
94%
IT resources
89%
Course specific equipment and facilities
53%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

86%
UK students
14%
International students
50%
Male students
50%
Female students
77%
2:1 or above
17%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
C

Tourism, transport and travel

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Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

94%
UK students
6%
International students
22%
Male students
78%
Female students
74%
2:1 or above
14%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
A*
B

After graduation

The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Business studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£19,000
low
Average annual salary
96%
med
Employed or in further education
61%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

14%
Business, finance and related associate professionals
14%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
8%
Other administrative occupations

The number of business studies graduates fell significantly last year after a long period of increase. But there were still more than 14,000 degrees awarded and this is the third most popular subject for new graduates. Because so many graduates get business studies degrees, you can find them everywhere in the economy, and very few jobs are completely out of reach for a good business studies graduate. Around 40% go into jobs in finance, sales, recruitment, management (particularly retail) or marketing. There is also a small (but well paid) group who take their technical skills into computing and IT. Thousands of graduates from this subject go into professional jobs every year, and average starting salaries are above the average for all subjects and particularly healthy in London where they top £25k. Graduates with good degree grades in business studies are much more likely to get good jobs, so don’t be complacent, and keep a close eye on your grades.

Tourism, transport and travel

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,000
low
Average annual salary
97%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

20%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
13%
Business, finance and related associate professionals
9%
Business, research and administrative professionals

This course sits in a wide group of smaller subjects that don't necessarily have that much in common - so bear this in mind when you look at any employment data. Most graduates took a hospitality, events management or tourism-related course, but there are a group of sports and leisure graduates in here as well who do different things. Events management was the most common job for graduates from this group of subjects, and so it’s no surprise that graduates from specialist events management courses did better last year than many of the other graduates under this subject umbrella - but all did about as well as graduates on average or a little better. If you want to find out more about specific job paths for your chosen subject area, it's a good idea to go on open days and talk to tutors about what previous graduates went on to do, or to have a look at university department websites.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Business studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£18k

£18k

£21k

£21k

£25k

£25k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

Tourism, transport and travel

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£18k

£18k

£21k

£21k

£25k

£25k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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Post-six month graduation stats:

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It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

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