Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in International Tourism Management with Marketing - Placement Year

at Leeds Beckett University - Headingley Campus United Kingdom

As part of this course, you'll:

• Study four key areas: sport performance, sport management, sport coaching and contemporary issues
• Develop academic and professional skills, applying these into your chosen sport
• Work with our industry partners including key employers, for example, Leeds Rhinos (rugby and netball), Leeds United and British Athletics
• Apply your learning around these areas of study to your chosen sport setting
• Gain breadth and depth of work experience from day one through modules, volunteering, coaching qualifications and paid employment
• Decide whether to focus on one discipline area, or maintain a breadth as you progress through your degree

Our philosophy is to inspire future hospitality leaders to transform practice, think critically and have the confidence to implement your ideas. We will help you to be innovative and forward thinking, to manage complex businesses effectively and to develop these businesses by thinking strategically.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Develop your project management skills devising, developing and successfully implementing an array of hospitality events guided by industry
• Put theory into practice and see hospitality in action, with visits to local industry
• Work on live projects, such as devising social media communication plans for restaurateurs, designing and developing an exceptional guest welcome or creating a strategy for hoteliers and bars based on data and market insights on the latest trends in the sector

There is an opportunity to negotiate your own assessments, tailor the course to your own interests and goals, and undertake on-going training throughout your course in specific industry interests and qualifications.

Providing a pathway of practical activities across three years, this physical education course will offer a multidisciplinary experience to fit your individual career goals and learning needs.

As part of your course, you'll:

• Study all aspects of physical education, including best practice in teaching and learning, the scientific principles which underpin PE and the benefits of lifelong physical activity
• Gain hands-on experience in a variety of settings including teaching PE in schools or leading community groups
• Choose from a range of option modules to develop expertise in specialist areas to maximise your opportunities and enhance your employability prospects

With our excellent sport facilities on campus, you’ll take part in a range of physical activities.

As well as practical sessions which explore approaches to teaching and learning within the physical education discipline, you will also use our specialist sports science laboratories to study human movement. Your theoretical and practical experience will be enhanced by learning in the workplace, which can include local primary and secondary schools, community youth groups or professional sports clubs.

Learn about the power of the tourism consumer and get ahead of the curve in tourism marketing by learning to recognise how and when travellers make decisions and what type of holidays they might wish to take.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Combine your passion for travel and exploration with a marketing focus
• Identify different customer segments to develop effective marketing strategies and campaigns aimed at the right audience, at the right time, and using the right platforms
• Develop an understanding of consumer trends – who wants what type of holiday, the types of holiday likely to be available in the future and the kinds of message consumers are likely to engage with
• Gain an insight into moral, ethical, environmental and legal issues, allowing you to make a valuable contribution to the tourism and travel sector

You’ll acquire an understanding of sustainable tourism and development as well as the organisational structure and management of this ever-expanding field, helping you to learn how businesses operate and how skilled leaders can add to their success.

In your second and third year, you’ll have the opportunity to further enhance your knowledge through specialist marketing modules and link your marketing work with innovative launches of new tourism experiences.

Taught by a team of experts, this course will enable you to become a leader in engineering management and gain the expertise needed to advance your career in process control and new product development.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Apply the latest technology and management systems to current engineering issues
• Invent products that address agile, environmental and management control issues
• Use simulated automation and management systems to analyse problems and test your solutions

Blend your passion for sport with business management expertise and real-world leadership skills.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Examine key business areas, including marketing, finance, economics, enterprise, strategy and events management, and their relationship with sport
• Study digital analytics and gain key skills that support today's global businesses
• Learn about the increasing professionalisation of sport and investigate the requirements of governance
• Explore how the changing needs of the consumer have transformed sport into one of the most lucrative industries in the world
• Recognise and seize new and exciting opportunities in broadcasting, licensing and merchandising

You’ll study behavioural, physical and life sciences on this practice-based course. A passion for understanding the science behind sport performance, health, and physical activity will drive your career helping people of all physical abilities.

Develop in-demand skills

You’ll develop skills which are increasingly in-demand as the importance of health and physical activity becomes more prominent in the UK and beyond. You could find yourself working with elite athletes on their sporting performance, working in rehabilitation, or helping people suffering from long-term illnesses.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Gain an evidence-based appreciation of biomechanics, nutrition, physiology and psychology and their use within sport and exercise environments
• Take part in practical sessions examining oxygen consumption, blood lactate and glucose concentration, body composition and dietary analysis, ECG, power output, human motion analysis and exercise cognition
• Use scientific processes to question and problem solve. You could explore why athletes might not respond to training as expected, plan dietary strategies for the general population, or use movement analysis to understand why athletes might get injured

Push boundaries by combining traditional physical education study with a focus on outdoor activities with this physical education with outdoor education course.

As part of your course, you'll:

• Have the opportunity to develop your confidence, leadership and resourcefulness
• Become a highly proficient educator in the rapidly expanding field of outdoor physical education
• Experience the university's Headingley Campus grounds with its dedicated orienteering trail
• Have access to our fantastic sports facilities, including the mobile climbing tower
• Study applied scientific principles and a series of option modules
• Develop expertise in specialist areas to maximise your opportunities and enhance your employability prospects

During your degree, you'll be taught by a highly skilled and passionate team who have vast experience of working and training in the outdoors and who'll support you in becoming a confident and capable outdoor educator. You'll also experience the expertise offered by Carnegie Great Outdoors, a leading provider of outdoor education, adventure activities and leadership development, based at the university.

The first to be accredited by the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) – the national register for qualified sport and exercise nutritionists – this course is academically challenging, vocationally relevant and underpinned by evidence-based practice. It focuses on the study of nutrition in relation to sport and exercise.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Gain a thorough understanding of the multidisciplinary aspects of sport and exercise nutrition
• Study the principles and applications of sport and exercise nutrition in practice
• Examine scientific concepts that promote an understanding of issues in the study of sport and exercise nutrition

As part of this course, you'll:

• Study four key areas: sport performance, sport management, sport coaching and contemporary issues
• Develop academic and professional skills, applying these into your chosen sport
• Work with our industry partners including key employers, for example, Leeds Rhinos (rugby and netball), Leeds United and British Athletics
• Apply your learning around these areas of study to your chosen sport setting
• Gain breadth and depth of work experience from day one through modules, volunteering, coaching qualifications and paid employment
• Decide whether to focus on one discipline area, or maintain a breadth as you progress through your degree