Tourism and Hospitality Management with foundation year

The tourism and hospitality sector is rapidly expanding locally and globally. It offers a wide range of career opportunities, including hotels, resorts, restaurants, event planning, travel agencies and tourism boards.

The foundation year of the course provides you with opportunities to develop vital business skills and to put theory, both traditional and contemporary, into practice with real-world scenarios. It also aims to prepare you for study at the undergraduate degree level.

The Tourism and Hospitality Management BA (Hons) degree is designed to ensure that our graduates are the talented and knowledgeable individuals needed for the tourism and hospitality industry, providing you with the skillset to be successful in this growing market.

A degree in tourism and hospitality management develops a range of transferable skills that are valuable in various industries. These skills include communication, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, customer service and organisational abilities.

If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 1, you will be eligible for a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Tourism and Hospitality Management. If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 2, you will be eligible for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Tourism and Hospitality Management.

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