BSc (Hons) Business & Tourism Management with Foundation Year
Intakes
September
Duration
4 years
Awarded Degree
BSc (Hons) Business & Tourism Management
Delivery
Weekdays, evenings and/or weekends
Locations
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds
Fees
£9,250 per year
BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year
Intakes
September
Duration
4 years
Awarded Degree
BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year
Delivery
Weekdays, evenings and/or weekends
Locations
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds
Fees
£9,250 per year
BSc (Hons) Business & Tourism Management with Foundation Year
COURSE OVERVIEW
With the recent economic challenges in the travel and hospitality sectors, it's even more important than ever to create a degree designed to support the sustainability and growth of an industry that supports millions of jobs worldwide.
Our business and tourism management course will provide you with the knowledge you need to open up opportunities for a future in the tourism industry. Whether that's employment with local, national or international companies, or you're a budding entrepreneur looking to create a new niche, never has the saying "the world is your oyster" been more appropriate.
Committing to study at degree level will give you transferrable skills that can be applied in any career context. Leadership, business operations, strategy and entrepreneurship are all essential to keep our industries pushing forwards.
For those with a specific passion for tourism, this course will equip you with the expertise, skills and knowledge you need to get ahead. You'll gain knowledge and understanding of the different characteristics of tourism.
How do you assess demand?
What is the environmental impact of travel?
How do we remain ethical and sympathetic to our global communities?
Our course will give you the foundational and specialist knowledge to make a difference in a globally significant industry.
BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year
COURSE OVERVIEW
Our BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year course delivers a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare sector, helping you develop the skills and experiences needed to be impactful following your graduation.
The learning structure during the Foundation Year has been designed to develop your academic skills while uncovering essential topics relating to health and social care. What you learn during this year will provide a fundamental understanding of the sector and support your progression into the following years of the course.
The following three years of the course will progressively build in levels of intensity, exploring key topics including behavioural influences in healthcare provision and how to deliver effective management across the sector. The quality of course materials will be matched by our experienced lecturers — giving you a wealth of experience and invaluable perspectives throughout the course.
The structure of this course ensures that you will be ready to embark on your new career — with the skills, practical experience and industry scope needed to be impactful in health and social care now and into the future.
BSc (Hons) Business & Tourism Management with Foundation Year
COURSE CURRICULUM
Year 0 (Foundation)
- Academic Skills for Higher Education (0 credits)
- Business and Ethical Awareness in the Tourism Workplace (0 credits)
- Introduction to Communication and Digital Skills (0 credits)
- Introduction to the Tourism Industry (0 credits)
- Understanding the Tourist (0 credits)
- Foundation Year Project (0 credits)
Year 1
- Business Environment (20 credits)
- Fundamentals of Business Finance (20 credits)
- Organisational Behaviour (20 credits)
- Tourism and Society (20 credits)
- Tourism Marketing Principles (20 credits)
- Tourism Product Management and Industry Analysis (20 credits)
Year 2
- Entrepreneurship in Tourism (20 credits)
- Human Resource Management (20 credits)
- Introduction to Research Methods (20 credits)
- Principles of Operations Management (20 credits)
- Tourism Contemporary Issues (20 credits)
- Tourism Impacts and Sustainable Development (20 credits)
Year 3
- Destination Management (20 credits)
- Global Strategic Management (20 credits)
- Leadership and Change (20 credits)
- Research Methods 2 (20 credits)
- Dissertation (40 credits)
BSc (Hons) Health, Wellbeing and Social Care with Foundation Year
COURSE CURRICULUM
Year 0 (Foundation)
- Academic writing skills for success 1 (20 credits)
- Health and Social Care 1 (20 credits)
- Health and wellbeing across communities, and in Health and Social Care environments (20 credits)
- Professional foundations of Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Care, compassion and communication in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Academic writing skills for success 2 (20 credits)
Year 1
- Introduction to using research and evidence in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Health and Social Care 2 – policies and practice (20 credits)
- Communication and ethics in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Culture and society in Health (20 credits)
- Biological psychological and social determinants of health across the life course (20 credits)
- Careers and employability in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
Year 2
- Equality and social justice in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Safeguarding children and adults in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Health and Social Care 3 – Professional development through work-based learning (20 credits)
- Health and Social Care for healthy ageing (20 credits)
- Applied research in practice (20 credits)
- Mental health and wellbeing across the life course (20 credits)
Year 3
- Evaluating and managing quality in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Social Justice, equality and vulnerability (20 credits)
- Challenging evidence Health and Social Care (20 credits)
- Leadership and management in Health and Social Care (20 credits)