Business Management with Tourism

This business management degree with travel and tourism considers that the impacts of travel and tourism spread far beyond its direct benefits in terms of economics and employment; there are also indirect benefits through supply chain linkages to other sectors. and because of its global reach physically, economically and culturally the impact of the industry has a major role to play in not only supporting economic development but also working towards the united nations sustainable development goals. travel and tourism have a particular role to play in employing and empowering disadvantaged groups and successfully impacting sustainable development. the decisions of tourism managers have wide reaching implications for business and society.

One of the most exciting parts of this course is the opportunity to undertake a one year work-placement in your third year. the course team work closely with both our placement officers in the student centre and enterprise centre to ensure you are placed in suitable working environments. you'll be given guidance and assistance with respect to finding a placement, cv preparation and the application process. most placements are within the london area. or, if you have an idea for a new business you’d like to work on, you can spend your third year developing this in our enterprise centre.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Some of our graduates join the graduate training schemes offered by the big travel, airline, hotel and restaurant firms. some have exploited the opportunities offered by digital technology and started their own businesses in areas such as tour operations, logistics and events management. recent graduates from this course have gone onto roles such as trainee business travel consultant, hr manager, sales manager, meetings venue manager and reception managers. when you graduate from this course, you'll be able to apply for further study at postgraduate level, including our full-time or part-time msc international tourism and hospitality management. many of our business graduates become their own boss, running their own business. others go onto have amazing careers in areas such as: accounting banking consultancy events management finance human resource management logistics marketing management public relations retail taxation tourism & hospitality

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. London South Bank University has partnerships with the following companies: