BA (Hons) International Tourism Business Management (Top-up)

**OVERVIEW****Become part of an industry that has grown into a global phenomenon over the past 70 years. Designed for anyone who has previously studied a relevant subject (up to Level 5), our International Tourism Business Management top-up degree will help you develop the essential business management skills that are highly sought after in the international tourism industry.**Expanding upon your existing knowledge and abilities, this tourism top-up degree will teach you how to analyse tourism trends, operate within a turbulent environment and develop innovative, creative strategies to compete in the marketplace. You will work on live industry projects as well as gaining specialist knowledge by choosing from a range of optional modules and undertaking your own research project.University College Birmingham has outstanding links with the tourism and travel industries to support and enrich your studies. We are a recognised Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) Centre of Excellence, while this top-up course is also accredited by the Institute of Hospitality.**WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?**- **Practical application** – Apply your training to the real world by working on live projects in association with our industry networks- **Specialise your studies** – Select from our portfolio of optional modules and take on an independent research project covering an area of the industry that interests you- **Industry approved** – Study at an ITT Centre of Excellence and gain professional recognition with a degree accredited by the Institute of Hospitality**FACILITIES**Students on our tourism courses have access to outstanding simulation facilities in our Aviation and Tourism Suite, featuring a state-of-the-art mock plane cabin as well as check-in areas, a working security gate and Galileo GDS system for training students.**ACCREDITATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS**This course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, while University College Birmingham is a recognised Institute of Travel and Tourism Centre of Excellence.**PLACEMENTS**We encourage students on our top-up course to gain work experience throughout your studies.Employers we have worked with include Hotel Istra (Croatia), ClubHouse Adria (Croatia), Greenwich Golf and Country Club (USA), Comptoir Libanais (Birmingham) and Harvester (Kingswinford)**CAREERS AND PROGRESSION**Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:- Tour manager- Tourism officer- Travel agency manager- Event manager- Project manager- Marketing executiveYou could also progress onto one of our postgraduate courses at University College Birmingham.- **Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course**