International Tourism Management

Studying BA International Tourism Management at the Edge Hotel School will prepare you to take up management roles in the UK or overseas in cruise ships, airlines, events and visitor attractions or travel and holiday organisations. The course includes integrated work experience across various departments in Wivenhoe House during your first year, a 4* country house hotel on Essex’s Colchester campus, as well as integrating contributions from industry speakers, consultancy projects and live project experiences.

With a student experience unlike any other, it may come as no surprise that 95% of our graduates are in full-time employment or further education (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024).

Whilst your time in the hotel will help you understand how hospitality businesses work, the main highlight will be your time working alongside various tourism businesses on collaborative projects. You’ll be studying in Britain’s oldest recorded city filled with a rich history that attracts tourists from all over the world. Geographically close to London, the coast and with six international airports within 2 hours from campus, you’ll be working with local tourism hubs and teams at the city’s main tourist attractions such as Colchester Castle and Visit Essex.

You will cover a wide range of modules across your time studying with us, including:

• The tourism, hospitality and event business environment
• Tourism operations
• Conference and events
• Visitor attraction management
• Special interest tourism
  and many more.

Year 1 of your studies will consist of up to 22 weeks of teaching, 8 weeks gaining experience in our on-campus hotel and 2 weeks self study.
Years 2 and 3 will include up to 16 weeks of teaching, 12 weeks of project work with one of our industry partners and 2 weeks of self study.

Your Tourism degree has been designed to provide a mix of assessment approaches, including:

• Exams
• Posters
• Presentations
• Reflective statements
• Reports
• Dissertation
• The Professional Performance Assessment (PPA) which takes the form of an interview is used throughout our courses to allow you to reflect, practise and improve your interview skills before embarking on interviews for your first graduate role.