Program Description

Does the lucrative tourism industry excite you? Do you see yourself as a manager for a top destination, attracting thousands of customers each year? The BSc Business Management (Tourism) with a Foundation Year degree at Swansea University could help you achieve this.If you don’t attain the necessary grades to enrol on to the BSc Business Management (Tourism) course, the BSc Business Management (Tourism) with a Foundation Year degree is for you.The Foundation Year is an excellent pathway to gaining the required knowledge and skills in business management and tourism, before joining Year 1 students of the BSc Business Management (Tourism) degree within the School of Management.

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries. According to Visit Britain, the UK alone will have a tourism industry worth over £257 billion by 2025, supporting almost 3.8 million jobs. Your four year course will help you develop the essential knowledge and skills to be part of this lucrative industry within the UK and internationally. You will study subjects such as marketing places and tourism in practice to really help you hone in on what it is to make a destination a success.The Foundation Year is taught at The College, located next to the School of Management. Once you complete this year, you will move to the School of Management building for the remainder of your studies.

Admission Requirements

• Arab Students:- Candidates are expected to have achieved one of the following in the relevant curriculum:
  • Al-Thanawaya Al-Amah (GSEC): 60% overall including 60% in 5 relevant subjects
  • American High School: Minimum GPA 2.0 (70%)
  • Cambridge iGCSE: 5 passed with a minimum C grade average
  • IB Certificate: Min 20 Points and must pass mathematics
• Indian Students:-Candidates are expected to have achieved 70% Year XII including Standard XII in English - 70% or above (or equivalent).

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	6

Remarks:

• Indian Students IELTS Waiver::-
  • Only Below State Boards are eligible for IELTS Waiver – Karnataka State, Maharashtra State, Tamil Nadu State, West Bengal State,AP (2018 Board exam onwards only ) Telangana ( 2018 Board exams onwards only )
  • 75% in Standard XII English language from SSCE,CBSE,ICSE,CISCE
• You can undertake our Year in Industry degree variant, which is a four year degree with a year’s work placement in a chosen industry.