About the course

A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course. Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification. With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire. The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.

　　It is a time of change in the travel and tourism industry. This innovative course – which also incorporates aviation – provides a wide-ranging understanding of the challenging global issues affecting travel and tourism. It also gives you the business and management skills you need to fly in your career, whichever sector you go into. With its interdisciplinary approach, this course offers a critical understanding of the global issues affecting how international tourism and aviation are organised and managed. It explores the industry’s 21st-century challenges of rapid growth, the emergence of new destinations, climate change, and the ethics of managing a business in which the prime attractions include the natural environment and people’s culture.

　　This course combines theoretical and practical knowledge of tourism and aviation management, with topics including different aspects of management, marketing, heritage, cultural, social, environmental and political issues, and sustainable development. It also builds your understanding of the nature, structure and organisation of the aviation and airport industry. Develop management skills in travel, aviation and tourism, opening up a range of career paths Undertake a range of integrated, project-based activities which set the tourism and aviation industry in the context of business Learn contemporary tourism and aviation, ensuring you graduate with up-to-the-minute industry knowledge and news Investigate the sensitive and positive interactions between cultures and tourism, and explore the sustainable aspects of international tourism in your final year Put theory into practice through workshops, fieldwork, practice weeks, external visits and invited guest speakers from the tourism and aviation industry Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 4 Year(s)Fees: GB£58,000

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (October), 2024	Luton
Semester 1 (October), 2025	Luton

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Bedfordshire

UCAS Tariff Points

　　At least 96 points with 80 points from at least 2 A level passes

　　At least 96 points with Merit Merit Merit in BTEC Extended Diploma or Distinction Distinction in the BTEC Diploma

　　A completed Access to Higher Education Diploma

　　Equivalent qualifications such as Irish Leaving Certificate, OCR Nationals, International Baccalaureate and CACHE Level 3 awards.

　　To apply for a place on an undergraduate course (BA/BSc) you need to have completed your high school education (12 years) and have a pass equivalent to two UK A level passes, and have the required English language qualification.

　　IELTS - Overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element

　　TOEFL iBT - Overall 72 (Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17)

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 72.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Bedfordshire. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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