Business and Management (Tourism Management) with Integrated Foundation Year (London)
BA (Hons)
Undergraduate degree - single honours
Our London-based Tourism Management course offers an integrated foundation course to prepare you for degree-level learning.
- Begin with a foundation year to enhance your skills in business, management, and professional communication, including academic writing.
- Develop professional skills and personal attributes through practical exercises such as writing business plans and working in groups.
- Join our community of close-knit students and supportive, experienced academic staff.
Are you a budding business manager or owner? Want to specialise in tourism?
Whatever your aspirations, our Business and Management (Tourism Management) course will give you a good grounding in the theory and practice of business in the context of contemporary tourism.
We teach you the theories of business and management in practical ways, ensuring that you’re ready to tackle real-world challenges. You'll engage in hands-on projects and case studies that hone your analytical and problem-solving skills.
Along the way, you’ll develop the core skills you need to excel in all kinds of businesses and start to build a clear picture of exactly where those skills could take you.
Study at Bath Spa University London
At BSUL, we value diversity and inclusion, and you'll be part of a vibrant community of students from various backgrounds and cultures.
You'll also experience London's rich cultural diversity, historic landmarks, and lively city life, providing a unique backdrop to your academic journey.
Take the first step towards achieving your business aspirations: join our course and benefit from the support of our dedicated and experienced staff.
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What you'll learn
We’ll help you develop as a person to achieve your potential through teaching you about tourism management and how it works.
This Business degree offers an Integrated Foundation Year, making it ideal for students who wish to build their skills before transitioning to an undergraduate honours degree in Business and Management.
Following the Foundation Year, you’ll develop specialist skills, learning to:
- Evaluate different approaches to destination management
- Understand contemporary conceptualisations of social change as they relate to tourism
- Demonstrate your knowledge of a range of emerging tourism forms.
You’ll graduate with potential for employment in different businesses; this could be an organisation, the private or public sector, a charity or possibly your own business. We aim to give you the skills to apply your knowledge in a wide range of situations in any sector.
Integrated Foundation Year (year zero)
The Integrated Foundation Year is designed to provide you with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel in your future studies. You’ll join a supportive and engaging learning environment that will help you develop an understanding of business principles and management practices. With a focus on real-world applications, this foundation year is an ideal stepping stone to the next phase of your degree.
Year one
Gain a broad understanding of today’s business environment - from the context that organisations operate in through to trends in economic thinking and the importance of data in business. Modules will cover topics such as organisations and the business environment, economics and globalisation, and managing data.
Year two
Focus on the inner workings of businesses. Use business techniques to solve problems and start developing the skills that employers look for. Modules cover key themes including creativity and innovation in business.
Year three
Develop and explore your business learning and focusing on contemporary tourism issues. Undertake an in-depth business research project in tourism management. You’ll also have a chance to set up a business on your own or with fellow students. Other topics to explore include: managing sustainability; organisational strategy; and contemporary issues in tourism.
You'll be assessed in a wide range of ways that test your business knowledge and management skills. These could include presentations, projects, group work, exams, essays, videos and business reports.
We offer variety in the way we teach: sometimes we set you problems so you can find the answers for yourself, sometimes we'll lecture. Most modules use a mix of lectures and seminars. There's a good blend of online activities using our Virtual Learning Environment.
You’ll be given personal support in your studies – we're a friendly team of academics, committed to helping you achieve your goals.
Course modules
This course offers or includes the following modules. Please check the programme document for more information.
- Academic and Career Foundation
- Digital Essentials
- Introduction to Analytics
- Introduction to Business and Management
- The Business Environment
- Organisational Behaviour and Management
- Economics and Globalisation
- Managing Data
- Design Thinking for Enterprise
- Professional Practice
- Creativity for Business
- Innovation Management
- Tourism Management in Practice
- Destination Management
- International Business
- Human Resource Management
- Tourism Management Project
- Enterprise: Creating your Business
- Organisational Strategy
- Managing Sustainability
- Tourism Contemporary Issues
Opportunities
We give you the opportunity to work with regional and national businesses. You’ll be working on live project briefs, helping organisations find creative solutions to their business issues.
Facilities and resources
This course is taught at our Bath Spa University London campus. You'll have digital access to services such as:
Fees
| Student | Annual tuition fee |
|---|---|
| UK full time | £5,760 |
Fee notes
Your foundation year (Year 0) will be £5,760 and your subsequent years of study (Years 1-3) will be £9,535.
Additional course costs
You may need to pay additional course costs over and above your tuition fees, for example, for specialist equipment or trips and visits. Please check the course Programme Document (linked under the main image on this page) for details of any additional costs. You can also read our Additional Course Costs Policy for further information.
Funding opportunities
Please visit our Funding pages for an overview of the funding options that may be available, including scholarships and bursaries.
| Student | Annual tuition fee |
|---|---|
| UK full time | £9,535 |
Fee notes
Your foundation year (Year 0) will be £5,760 and your subsequent years of study (Years 1-3) will be £9,535.
Additional course costs
You may need to pay additional course costs over and above your tuition fees, for example, for specialist equipment or trips and visits. Please check the course Programme Document (linked under the main image on this page) for details of any additional costs. You can also read our Additional Course Costs Policy for further information.
Funding opportunities
Please visit our Funding pages for an overview of the funding options that may be available, including scholarships and bursaries.
Interested in applying?
You may not be from a traditional educational background, but you will be enterprising and creative and have the drive and motivation to succeed in a challenging environment.
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes with an integrated foundation year:
- A minimum of five GCSE passes at grade C/4 or above (including Maths and English) or international equivalent. The qualifications must have been awarded within the last five years. Evidence of ongoing recent study preferred. Or;
- If you do not have formal or recent qualifications, you can support your application with evidence of appropriate skills and knowledge acquired through a minimum of three years post-school professional work experience. Accompanying your application, you must write an essay of 500 words setting out the following:
- A summary of your work experience
- A consideration on how that experience has advanced your skills and knowledge
- A summary of how that experience relates to the course of study applied for.
Course enquiries
For further information about the programme or entry requirements, please email us at admissions@bathspa.ac.uk.
If English is not your first language, we will need to see evidence of your proficiency in the English language.
Generally, we are looking for a score equivalent to IELTS 5.5, with no less than 5.5 in each of the four components of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. We accept a range of qualifications including:
- IELTS
- TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 64
- Pearson PTE with a minimum score of 45
- Duolingo with a minimum score of 95
- Academic qualifications taught in English can also be accepted, such as GCSE English Language with a minimum grade C/4.
In addition to the academic requirements, your personal statement should set out your keen interest in the subject and why you wish to pursue the course. Applicants should also describe why they have chosen Bath Spa University in London.
You may be asked to discuss your application further through an informal interview.
All students studying at Bath Spa University London are required to have the Right to Study in the UK. Assessment of your Right to Study in the UK, and therefore your eligibility to study at BSU London, will be undertaken as part of your application to study at the University.
Please contact our admissions team for more information on how to apply: admissions@bathspa.ac.uk.
Course leader: Nadia Maddy
Email: n.maddy2@bathspa.ac.uk
- Award
- BA (Hons) Business and Management (Tourism Management)
- School/s
- Bath Business School
- Campus or location
- Bath Spa University London
- Course length
- Four years full time.
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed under 'Typical offers' in the main column below. For combined courses, please check both subjects. If your qualification is not listed, please email admissions@bathspa.ac.uk with your specific details.