2-Term Pathway - International Foundation Year in Business, Law and Social Studies - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - International Tourism Management

The International Foundation Year at Leeds International Study Centre helps students to progress to their chosen undergraduate degree at Leeds Beckett University. Students will spend two semesters in the supportive environment of the International Study Centre, working with expert tutors in order to confidently enter the first year of their undergraduate degree at the University. On the International Foundation Year in Business, Law and Social Studies, students will be taught English language, study and academic skills so that they can succeed in their undergraduate degree, as well as their future career once they graduate.

Students will study a combination of core and subject-specific modules that focus on helping them learn the skills most relevant to the degree they want to study.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - International Tourism Management

Students will study the forces that effect the tourism industry, from sustainable travel to destination management.

Tourism is constantly expanding to cater for the needs of the traveler and their desire to go further, more frequently and sustainably. This dynamic international tourism management course will keep students up to date with emerging trends and global issues, providing them with the experience and skills required to enter the industry at a professional level.

As part of your course, students will:

• Gain an appreciation of other cultures and be aware and sensitive to the positive and negative impacts of tourism on communities and local economic development • Look at the modern challenges faced by tourism organisations, focusing on recent trends and developments so they are equipped with the skills to solve complex problems and implement plans and solutions to resolve them • Acquire an understanding of sustainable tourism and development as well as the organisational structure and management of this ever-expanding service sector • Develop an entrepreneurial approach by working alongside key industry partners to build innovative solutions to real-life business challenges • Gain an insight into moral, ethical, environmental and legal issues allowing them to make a valuable contribution to the tourism and travel sector • Have the opportunity to specialise in key areas such as marketing and human resources and learn from world-leading experts in responsible tourism