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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,375 - ≈ € 7,570 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Derby / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 18 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Derby
Why choose this course?
* You'll study with other students from countries including Germany, India, Bulgaria, Israel and Italy, which will help you to develop your thinking around global practice - a critical business management skill.
* You will meet a variety of industry representatives, who regularly collaborate with us.
* Our friendly, professional staff and key members of the team specialise in tourism management,not just generic business.
* We are on the edge of the Peak District National Park, which has many tourism businesses where you'll be able to get involved in consultancy work.
* We belong to national and international professional bodies.
* You can study this course full time or part time.
About the course
Destination management skills are important for the sustainable development of tourism, cultures and places.
You will develop your understanding of planning and development, tourist behaviour,marketing, finance and strategy with regards to a wide variety of tourism contexts, including festivals, heritage sites, cities and rural market towns.
You will develop your skills by engaging in practical activities that are currently in high demand in the public and private sectors, such as consultation processes, marketing and PR campaigns, consultancy and systems evaluation.
There are many tourism businesses, organisations and events in the Peak District National Park, so you'll be able to get involved in consultancy work and real life based learning at the Buxton Fringe Festival, Derby City Tourism, Peak
Adrenaline, High Peak Borough Council and our own Devonshire Dome Visitor Experience project, for example.
You'll develop the strategic skills for day to day operational and long term innovations in quality management and customer satisfaction, and you'll explore a range of management processes and learn how to apply them in a
variety of situations. Our team specialises in tourism management, not just generic business. Some of our staff are actively engaged in research projects for tourism management partnerships, and others are looking at the regeneration of market towns through tourism.
You'll meet a variety of industry representatives, who regularly collaborate with us. We're currently working with Peak District Food, to support the promotion of Derbyshire foods for the Olympics 2012, the Llangollen International Eisteddfod (Festival), UNESCO Derwent Valley World Heritage corridor, Chatsworth House and the East Midlands Development Agency.
We have strong international links and partners in teaching and research in tourism, including universities in Italy, New Zealand, Hungary and Greece.
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How you'll learn
You can study this course full time or part time. You'll learn through on campus teaching, e-learning, block study and/or
a combination of these options to suit your individual needs and specific interests. All the modules involve experiential
learning, which will help you to add to your skills base in your individual portfolio.
How you're assessed
You'll be assessed continuously throughout the course using a variety of methods to develop your independent learning skills.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You will usually need an appropriate undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification, a professional qualification, or a significant portfolio of work at an appropriate level
If you're applying for an postgraduate course, you will need at least:
* IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas).
* TOEFL: 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), or 80 (internet based)
* Pearson Test of Academic English: 51
* Cambridge Advanced Certificate: Pass
* London Tests of English: we accept level 5 for postgraduate courses
* International GCE O Level English Language: Grade C
* International GCSE English or English as a Second Language: Grade C.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
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