Business and International Tourism Management BA (Hons)

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  • Placement Year

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Tourism Management Institute

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Course Summary

Combine studying business with tourism, one of the world’s leading, fast-moving and dynamic industries. This course is part of the hospitality, event management and tourism subject area where the University of Chester is rated 4th in the UK in the Guardian League Table 2025.

We bring Business and Management to life with inspiring and real experiences. It’s a competitive world in business today. We will equip you with much more than business knowledge. Your future employers are seeking skills that we develop with you. This means you leave us with experiences that should give you an edge at interviews and in the workplace. We develop outstanding business professionals. 

In your International Tourism Management modules, you will learn from industry experts and academics how places around the world benefit from and manage tourism, how it is marketed and how tourism businesses operate. You will also consider the future challenges facing tourism, particularly in terms of sustainability.

You will gain industry experience to help plan your future and have the chance to carry out an individual business or tourism management project that you have designed yourself in the third year. These opportunities will help you stand out when you apply for the job that will kick-start your career.

The course is accredited by the Tourism Management Institute. We work closely with it and our industry partners to make sure that our tourism modules are always up to date and give you the skills that you will need for future success.

It is available as a three-year course or as a four-year course with a placement year.

THE 2024 Business School of the Year

Why You'll Love It

Learn in the heart of Chester, a top UK tourism city

Chester is one of the UK’s most visited historic tourism cities so it is the ideal place to explore event tourism, marketing, development and management ideas that can be applied across the globe.

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Ranked 4th in the UK

This course is part of the hospitality, event management and tourism subject area where the University of Chester is rated 4th in the UK in the Guardian League Table 2025.

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Build your professional network and industry knowledge

You will make lots of events and tourism industry business connections through your modules, through your work placement and through professional events that you will be invited to. This has led to Chester students winning the Tourism Management Institute national undergraduate student of the year award in 2022 and 2024!

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Education North Awards 2024

What Our Students Think

NSS Tourism, Transport and travel
CBS Guardian 1st Hospitality, Events Management and Tourism

What You'll Study

The Business and Management Foundation Year area provides a comprehensive suite of topics directly related with business environments. You will be introduced to core areas such as business functions, leadership, management, ethics, marketing, organisational structures and finance. The Foundation Year ensures you are able to engage with the fundamentals of how businesses operate.  

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

The Business and International Tourism Management course contains core modules at each level of study, as well as some specialist options within Years 2 and 3.

The course contains several optional modules which may run depending on the availability of staff expertise and the viability of cohorts. These options will provide you with the opportunity to undertake study in particular areas of interest within business and international tourism.

If you opt for a four-year course, you will complete a work placement or will study abroad between Year 2 and Year 3.

In Year 1, you are introduced to how businesses may be structured, how they manage their people and finances, and how they can apply marketing principles. You will also also learn the nature and scale of international tourism and how its businesses operate.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

Year 2 builds upon this foundation with more complex learning that considers management decision making in various areas of business. You will also learn how tourism impacts on places economically, socially and environmentally and how it can be used to their benefit.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

In Year 3, you will consider strategic business management alongside future challenges and opportunities in tourism. You will also undertake individual projects to help develop your professional skills. 

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

How You'll Learn

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Curriculum developed to match workforce priorities

This course is delivered in three terms of ten weeks each. In each term, you will study 40 credits comprised of either one or two modules. Scheduled contact hours range between approximately six and ten hours per week, depending upon the level of study and the complexity of the material being taught.

This course is delivered through a mix of in-person lectures and workshops.

You should expect to spend an average of 20 hours per week on independent study, which might include following asynchronous learning material on the University’s VLE, tutorial time with staff, using the University’s library, working with peers and preparing work for assessment.

Teaching will be delivered by experience academics and practitioners in the subject. This will be supplemented by occasional guest lecturers and speakers, as well as field visits where appropriate.

There will be a broad range of assessment methods used throughout the Business and International Tourism Management course, so that you are exposed to the different types of task you might encounter in the workplace. These will include coursework in the form of reports, portfolios of work, and presentations (such as pitches and debates, peer assessment, reflective reviews and evaluation reports). In some modules, you will encounter class tests and practical assessments. We continuously review the assessment methods used to ensure they adequately prepare you for graduate level employment.

All teaching is delivered by experienced academics and practitioners, with the fundamental principles of the Chester Future Skills Curriculum at its core - building your subject competence, confidence and key transferable skills to shape you into a world-ready Chester graduate.

"We are very fortunate to be working with the University of Chester team to capitalise on the outstanding talent coming through the International Tourism Management programme."

David Lyne Managing Director, Barton Hill Travel

Entry Requirements

112UCAS points

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112 points

GCE A Level

Typical offer – BCC-BBC

BTEC

BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM

International Baccalaureate

28 points

Irish / Scottish Highers

Irish Highers - H3 H3 H3 H3 H4

Scottish Highers - BBBB

Access requirements

Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 must be at Merit or above

T Level

Merit

OCR Cambridge Technicals

OCR Extended Diploma: DMM

Extra Information

Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced and A level General Studies will be recognised in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs.

Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study. To help you to interpret these equivalents, please click on your country of residence to see the corresponding entry qualifications, along with information about your local representatives, events, information and contacts.

We accept a wide range of qualifications and consider all applications individually on merit. We may also consider appropriate work experience.

English Language Requirements

  • IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)
  • Postgraduate: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each band)

For more information on our entry requirements, please visit International Entry Requirements.

Fees and Funding

£9,535per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

Our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for Home students entering University in 2025/26 are £9,535 a year, or £1,590 per 20-credit module for part-time study.

You can find more information about undergraduate fees on our Fees and Finance pages.

Students from the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for tuition fee purposes.

Students from countries in the European Economic Area and the EU will pay International Tuition Fees.

Students who have been granted Settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans.

Students who have been granted Pre-settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans.

£14,450*per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

The tuition fees for international students studying Undergraduate programmes in 2025/26 are £14,450 per year for a full-time course. This fee is set for each year of study.

The University of Chester offers generous international and merit-based scholarships, providing a significant reduction to the published headline tuition fee. You will automatically be considered for these scholarships when your application is reviewed, and any award given will be stated on your offer letter.

For courses with a Foundation Year, the tuition fees for Year 1 are £10,750 and £14,200 for Years 2-4 in 2025/26.

For more information, go to our International Fees, Scholarship and Finance section.

Irish Nationals living in the UK or ROI are treated as Home students for Tuition Fee Purposes. 

Your course will involve additional costs not covered by your tuition fees. This may include books, printing, photocopying, educational stationery and related materials, specialist clothing, travel to placements, optional field trips and software. Compulsory field trips are covered by your tuition fees. 

If you are living away from home during your time at university, you will need to cover costs such as accommodation, food, travel and bills.

The University of Chester supports fair access for students who may need additional support through a range of bursaries and scholarships. 

Full details, as well as terms and conditions for all bursaries and scholarships can be found on the Fees and Finance section of our website.

Who You'll Learn From

Colin Potts

Programme Leader International Tourism Management
Colin Potts

Dr Debbie Rowlett

Senior Lecturer
Dr Debbie Rowlett

Dr Maeve Marmion

Associate Dean of Education and Student Success
Dr Maeve Marmion

Dr Emmy Yeung

Senior Lecturer
Dr Emmy Yeung

Dr Oluwatobi Ogunmokun

Senior Lecturer
Oluwatobi Ogunmokun

Dr Gozde Turktarhan

Programme Leader International Fashion and Retail Marketing MSc
Dr Gozde Turktarhan

Fiona Warburton

Lecturer
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Where You'll Study Queen's Park, Chester

Home of Chester Business School

Queen's Park is your multi-million pound Business School in the heart of the city.

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A corporate learning hub

With links to key employers and entrepreneurial opportunities to help you get the future you want.

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Get supported

At Queen's Park you will have all the support you need from Careers and Employability to Student Suport and Study Skills. A dedicated business library offers printed books, journals and e-books, laptop loan and open access computers. It has pods for team working with friends, or quiet areas for study.

Modern learning, historic city

Our historic buildings offer modern and spacious teaching and learning areas; seminar rooms, PC labs, and student common rooms, a 200-seat lecture theatre, and a unique boardroom and atrium - where you can enjoy career fairs and business events and listen to a host of visiting speakers from industry.

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Close to the city

The Queen's Park Bridge is your scenic five-minute route into the historic centre of Chester, with riverside cafes and bars, Grosvenor Park, and the Roman gardens and amphitheatre all on the way.

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Get connected

As well as ensuring industry-relevant degree courses, our many business partners offer experiential learning, networking, and industrial placements, all helping you to get connected for your future.

Your Future Career

Job Prospects

Making the most of the chances the course offers will help you develop and boost your job prospects. Recent graduates have gone to work in tour operators, tourist boards, hotels, attractions, airports and tourism digital organisations.

A Business Management combined degree opens a multitude of career doors - from public sector, private and commercial through to tertiary and charity work - exploiting your degree's twin foci. It's a great spring board to further your goals.

Our programmes are accredited by the Tourism Management Insitute (TMI) professional body which brings a wealth of networking opportunities for our students.

Our graduates include experts in:

  • Destination Marketing & Development;
  • Luxury Tour Operations;
  • Social Media & Digital Marketing;
  • Hotel & Events Management;
  • Airlines;
  • Visitor Attractions;
  • Heritage & Cultural Organisations.

Careers service

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.

Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.

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