International Tourism Management

MSc Full-time

Course Overview

UCAS code:
Duration: 1 year
Study type: Full-Time
Napier code: 31410MM

With its high profile history, attractions, and world-famous festivals, Edinburgh attracts visitors from all over the world. Tourism-based businesses flourish here.This higher degree will equip you with the knowledge you need to successfully operate or be employed in an international tourism business in the UK or elsewhere and devise sustainable policies and strategies for the overall industry.

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With its high profile history and attractions, and world-famous festival, Edinburgh is a mecca for travellers and tourists from all over the world. Tourism-based businesses flourish here, many of them with international connections - which is why there's no better place to study tourism management.

With the number of tourist ventures and operations in and near the city, you'll have plenty of options for part-time work and employment after graduation.

This advanced degree will equip you with the knowledge you need to successfully operate an international tourism business, or devise policies and strategies for the overall industry.

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In this course, you'll develop organisational and business skills that take into account the diversity of cultures involved in international tourism. Through lectures, guest speakers and case studies, you'll develop an advanced understanding of the issues and concepts involved in the industry, as well as marketing practice and heritage considerations. You'll learn broad skills, such as formulating policy and planning for the future, as well as developing your abilities in research, time management and presentation methods.

What's it like?

Edinburgh is a mecca for travellers and tourists from all over the world.

Career prospects

We are one of the top universities in Scotland for graduate employability, with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating.

As a tourism graduate from Edinburgh, you'll be extremely popular within the industry, whether your career aspirations are local or international. You'll find yourself in demand for a variety of management roles in various sectors and organisations.

 

 

  • destination development
    • visitor services management
    • operations management
    • tour operators
    • airlines
    • public sector organisations
    • retail
    • hospitality

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What's involved

Modular learning

Our courses are structured by modules which gives our students a flexible learning programme. Modules covered by this course:

On offer

Campus life

World class facilities


Developing our students, both professionally and personally, is at the heart of all learning at Edinburgh Napier and is embedded in our approach to Learning, Teaching and Assessment. We put the employability of our graduates at the core of everything we do and we are regarded as one of the Top 10 Universities in the UK for graduate employability.

We are proud to be investing £100m to provide some of the very best teaching and learning facilities and there are plans for a new student union in 2012/13.


Why I chose Edinburgh Napier

Requirements at a glance

Entry to the course

International students

Full-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study

The number of modules studied is dependant on the exit that you wish to achieve, for example:

  • A Grad Cert is 60 Credits (3 modules)
  • A Cert HE/Grad Dip/ HND is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • A Dip HE credit is 240 credits (12 modules)
  • A Degree is 360 credits (18 modules)
  • An Honours Degree is 480 credits

Please note that some part-time courses give modular exemptions for previous study and vocational experience. Advice is available during application.

Part-time study (per module)

  • A Postgraduate Certificate is 60 credits (3 modules)
  • A Postgraduate Diploma is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • MBA is 180 credits

Fees Table

Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University.

Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.

Funding your study

We have lots of funding options available such as the postgraduate tuition fee loan for Scottish & EU students, specific scholarships for students from India and Africa, as well as bursaries & grants for those closer to home in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Visit our funding pages to find out what you could be eligible for.

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