BSc (Hons) Business Management (Tourism and Events) at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

This BSc (Hons) applies business management knowledge to the tourism, events and visitor economy sectors at the Stoke-on-Trent campus. Students work on live industry briefs, business simulations and field visits, and design, deliver and evaluate their own live event. An optional 12-month placement year and a foundation-year route are available.

Department: Business School | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a placement year or a foundation year; 4-9 years part-time) | Intake: September 2027; January 2028 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers academic skills and entrepreneurial thinking, accounting and financial literacy, foundations of business management and the global visitor economy. Year 2 includes Event Experiences: Design and Delivery, Global Destinations, Resort and Attraction Management and Strategic Management and Digital Innovation. Year 3 includes an Applied Practitioner Research Project and Leading for Change in the Visitor Economy.

Career pathways

Graduates can work as event managers, conference and events managers, venue managers, visitor experience or destination managers, tourism development officers, tourism marketing executives, hotel or resort managers, operations or project managers, or start their own business.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112-120 UCAS points; A-levels BBC; BTEC Extended Diploma DMM. Other UK qualifications accepted: Access to HE Diploma (Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points, with a reduced tariff offer for Access applicants), UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma (Merit overall); OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma (DMM); T Levels (minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer). Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, the Irish Leaving Certificate and Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales are considered, with offers normally in line with the standard requirements and possibly with specific grades in relevant subjects. Applicants who have not met the listed requirements may contact the admissions team for advice. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 (equivalent qualifications in the applicant's home country are listed on the University country pages). International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component is the University standard for most courses.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time, September 2027 start; placement year fee discounted to no more than 20% of the normal tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Full-time, September 2027 start Source

Intake: September 2027; January 2028

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a placement year or a foundation year; 4-9 years part-time)

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