Get the skills you need to work as manager or senior manager in a dynamic industry.
Challenge your understanding of tourism and aviation. Gain the employability skills you need to start or progress your career. Develop research skills and progress to further studies or consultancy. Plan, manage and promote tourism and aviation products, businesses and destinations in a safe, competitive and sustainable manner.
The tourism and aviation sectors combined form one of the most exciting and fastest-growing industries globally. This course is designed to provide you with the theoretical background, skills and experiences necessary to become a successful leader within the tourism and aviation industry.

Work placements

The work experience route (September start only) offers you an additional opportunity to develop your practical skills, either in the UK or abroad. We help you gain a placement by running employability workshops, and have a dedicated placement team to support you.

Networking opportunities

Guest lectures from visiting academics, researchers and other professionals will further enhance your knowledge and understanding and to encourage contact with the industry.

Field trips

There are field visits in certain modules which aim to provide real-world knowledge of the industry, and to provide context for your theoretical studies.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This course will allow you to apply and critically challenge your understanding of the industry in practical contexts, particularly in the work-related learning modules and during the optional industry placement.

You will also critically examine the safety, sustainability and corporate social responsibility of the international tourism and aviation industry. Your employability skills will be enhanced through focus on communications and team-working, which are vital for career development.

You learn through

• lectures and seminars
• tutorials and workshops
• industry lectures and site visits
• face-to-face experiences
• airline and aviation operations management simulation

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

This course prepares you for a career as a

• international tour operator
• airline operator
• airport operator
• transport operator
• destination manager
• hotel manager
• tourist manager
• government employee
• tourism and aviation consultant

Normally an honours degree (2:2 or above) or a recognised equivalent qualification. We will consider enquiries from those who have substantial management experience but do not have the normal entry requirements. We may invite these potential students for an interview to discuss their particular background, experience and qualifications.

If English is not the student's first language the student will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with a minimum score of 5.5 in each skill element or IELTS 6.5 for the Work Experience route. If the applicant's English is currently below the required level we will consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable them to achieve an equivalent English score.

We welcome applications from people of any age. There may be some flexibility in entry requirements provided the applicant has other relevant learning or experience. This may be formally accredited learning (i.e. where students have certificates to indicate the learning that has taken place and associated achievement) which is not covered in the above admissions requirements; experiential learning (i.e. learning which has taken place in contexts such as paid work, voluntary work, self-employment, or through other aspects of life experience) or a combination of the two. We look for evidence of experiential learning through such things as job descriptions, references, reflective personal statements, and interviews with course leaders and admissions tutors. The Course Team will review the evidence and will then make a judgement as to whether or not students will benefit from and are likely to complete the course successfully.

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Approaches To Tourism And Hospitality Business Management	15	Coursework
Aviation Management: Principles And Practice	15	Coursework
Business And Management Strategy	30	Coursework
Dissertation	45	Coursework
Research Methods	15	Coursework
Tourism And Aviation Operations	30	Coursework
Work Related Learning	15	Coursework

 

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Hospitality Service Excellence	15	Coursework
International Cultural Events	15	Coursework
Live Event	15	Coursework
Major Event Policy And Practice	15	Coursework
Managing Profitable Food And Beverage Operations	15	Coursework
Safety And Security Management In Tourism	15	Coursework
Strategic Resort Hotel Management	15	Coursework
Tourism And Globalisation	15	Coursework Practical
Visitor Attractions Management	15	Coursework