Tourism
Joint Honours
The subject
Tourism is the study of people, places and their interaction. It is a dynamic industry with an impact on economies, environments, communities and cultures.
This course focuses on tourism as a business.
The First Year considers the meaning, nature and structure of tourism, and the geographical influences that led to its growth. Modules include geography of travel and tourism and microeconomics and IT for business.
Your Second Year focuses on industry structure, the customer relationship and the impacts and interrelationships of tourism to its environment, in particular the social, cultural, economic, legal and ethical aspects.
The Final Year examines planning and development and allows you to explore sectors you are particularly interested in.
Careers
This course can lead to many jobs, from marketing and business in the tourism industry, to jobs in the public sector.
Combined with
One other subject can be combined with Tourism in a Joint Honours degree:
- Business
UCAS code: N8N1 - Computing
UCAS code: N8G4 - Digital Media Technology
UCAS code: N8H6 - Economics
UCAS code: N8L1 - Environmental Studies
UCAS code: N8F9 - European Studies
UCAS code: RN8P
- French
UCAS code: N8R1 - Health Studies
UCAS code: N8B9 - Human Biology
UCAS code: N8B1 - Human Geography
UCAS code: N8L7 - Journalism and Media Cultures
UCAS code: N8P5 - Philosophy
UCAS code: N8V5 - Psychology
UCAS code: N8C8 - Spanish
UCAS code: N8R4