International Tourism Management, BA (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

The BA (Hons) International Tourism Management degree at Lincoln is designed to provide an insight into the contemporary global tourism industry, including its impact, interdependencies and importance to the economy. Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing industries, it is worth billions to the global economy and can offer exciting career prospects. This course provides the opportunity to investigate the issues and techniques relevant to the planning and management of international tourism. It is designed to enable students to build a knowledge base through tourism-specific and business-related modules, while optional modules allow students to shape their learning to their own interests and career aspirations. There is an emphasis on developing the critical-thinking and organisational skills needed to run large-scale tourism operations.

During the first and second years, students have the opportunity to study the tourism experience and the principles of organising people, space and transport, as well as how to manage human resources, protect the environment and understand relevant legal issues and legislation. During the final year students can choose from a wide range of optional modules such as crisis and disaster management or consumer culture, and are expected to complete a dissertation or a collaborative consultancy project. There is also an opportunity to study abroad for a year at a partner university. Students are responsible for their accommodation, travel and general living expenses. For the most up to date module information, please visit the course page for this programme on our website. Some programmes provide you with the opportunity to focus your study in a particular area through optional modules. Timetabling arrangements may limit the availability of some optional modules to some students. As the options often reflect staff research interests, they may alter over time due to staff availability.