ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY COURSE DETAILS

BA/BA (Hons) International Tourism Management (Taught Route)

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• UCAS Code: N840
• No. Places: 35
• Duration: 3/4 Years
• Study Options: Full Time

• School: Aberdeen Business School
• Site: GARTHDEE
• Contact: RGU Admissions (Tel: 01224 26 27 28)

• Course Structure:
  

  Year 1
  Semester 1
  Professional Skills
  Tourism and Hospitality Environment
  Marketing
  The Financial Environment
  Semester 2
  People Management
  Management Concepts
  Adventure and Activity Tourism
  Option
  Exit Award: Certificate of Higher Education Management

  Year 2
  Semester 1
  Business Enterprise Skills
  Globalisation
  Organisational Behaviour
  Tourism Destination Development
  Semester 2
  Business Law
  Accommodation Management
  Sustainable Tourism Management
  Exit Award: Diploma of Higher Education Management with International Tourism

  Year 3 Placement Route
  Semesters 1 & 2
  Placement
  Management Report
  Research Methods
  Exit Award: No exit award available at this stage of the course

  Year 3 Non-Placement Route
  Semester 1
  Research Methods
  Management of Innovation OR Customer Service
  IT for Managers OR Events Management
  Organisational Marketing OR Ethics and the Consumer
  OR Foreign University study
  Semester 2
  Workplace Experience OR Foreign University Study
  Exit Award: BA Management with International Tourism

  Year 3 Direct Entry Route
  Semester 1
  Research Methods
  Management of Innovation OR Customer Service
  IT for Managers OR Events Management
  Organisational Marketing OR Ethics and the Consumer
  Semester 2
  Workplace Experience
  Exit Award: BA Management with International Tourism

  Year 4
  Semester 1
  Dissertation
  Appraisal of Current Research Issues
  Emerging Tourism Markets and Destinations
  Heritage Management
  Semester 2
  Dissertation
  Entrepreneurial Studies
  Cultural Aspects of International Management
  Marine and Wildlife Tourism
  Exit Award: BA (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Management

  Note: Course structure is indicative only                  

• Placement:
  

  An optional work placement in year 3.
  International placements are available in all Hospitality, Tourism and Retail courses.

  In years 2 and 3, there are opportunities to study
  with partner institutions in Europe as part of the Socrates/Erasmus Programme.

• Career Opportunities:
  

  Tourism and hospitality are closely linked, and this course gives wide options for careers in both sectors.
  Graduates work directly in the tourism, travel or leisure sectors or within the
  hospitality industry. Some use their general business management training to diversify into other service sectors and several have gone on to launch their own successful businesses. Careers in tourism include Conference and Banqueting Manager, Visitor Attraction Manager, Tourism Lecturer and Events Management Executive      

• Other Info:
  

  For more about the course go to: International Tourism Management

  International students can find out more about RGU at www.rgu.ac.uk/international

  For more about student finance, go to: Student Finance   

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