Short Course: Tourism and Hospitality Principles
About
This module will teach you the foundations and key principles of tourism (mobility, motivation, experience economy, destinations, sustainability and futures) and hospitality (consumer behaviour, quality, localism, experience economy, sustainability and futures).
Topics covered will include:
Theme 1 (Day 1) Setting the scene
- Introduction to tourism and hospitality
- Historical overview of the development of tourism and hospitality in contemporary society
- Introduction to key concepts and principles for both tourism and hospitality, and that overlap for both sectors
Theme 2 (Day 2) The hospitality and tourism sector
- The role of attractions, accommodation, intermediaries, transportation, and public policy in the development of tourism and hospitality
- Examination of travel behaviour (tourism) and consumer behaviour (hospitality)
- The role of hospitality and tourism within the experience economy
Theme 3 (Day 3) Tourism and hospitality within destinations and change over time
- The primacy of destinations for tourism, recognising the impacts that tourism can create
- The importance of localism and culture for hospitality and tourism
- Toward sustainability for the tourism and hospitality sector
- Tourism and hospitality futures
Delivery format
- Teaching will be delivered face-to-face on the Belfast campus and online.
- The course is delivered in a 3 day taught block and is supported by online materials which students can access on demand.
- A range of teaching methods will be employed, including traditional lectures, case studies, business simulation gaming and one-to-one tutor session videos. We also arrange some field trips to hospitality and tourism venues and invite guest speakers from industry.
- The course is assessed via 100% coursework to include a written essay and presentation.
Campus
Belfast
Term Dates
Teaching days will be 2, 3 and 4 October 2024.
You will also attend a learning set which will be a half day on one of the following dates:
Wednesday 9 or 16 October
For further information
email: htem@ulster.ac.uk
Modules
This is a 20 credit module short course - see the about section for details of content.
Entry requirements
You should hold a Second-Class Honours Degree or better OR have significant managerial / business experience.
Eligibility
Places are limited and open to applicants who:
- are over 18 years of age;
- are eligible to work in Northern Ireland;
- are ‘settled’ in Northern Ireland, and has been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years; or
- are a person who has indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK.
- meet the course specific entry requirements above.
- meet the Ulster University general entry requirements
Apply now - limited places available
There are a limited number of places for this course. Offers will be extended to those applicants who meet the entry requirements following successful completion of the application process. Applications will no longer be accepted or processed once all offers are extended.
Please note you can only be funded by DfE for a maximum of two courses at any one time (including modules to a total of 45 credits per semester - if studying part-time).
- Click on the Apply Now button.
- This will take you to the online application system – if you have never used this before please click on First Time user account creation and create an account.
- Log into the system and click on New – create a new application.
- Choose Professional Develop Postgrad as the Application Type
- Choose Admission Term Academic Year 2024-2025 and complete your details.
- Click the Fill Out Application button.
- Click on Programme Selection.
- In the programme choice dropdown please choose: PG Cred Upskilling SKILLS PT Belfast.
- Please type the title of the short course you wish to study in the box below the programme choice: Tourism and Hospitality Principles.
- For the question, Are you applying for a funded place on one of the DfE Skills programmes?, select Yes.
- Please complete all required application sections.
- Ensure your application is complete and then submit.
- You will receive a confirmation email that the application has been submitted, please ensure you check your junk mail as well as the inbox of the e-mail address listed on your application.
- If you have sent all required information and you have been successful, you will receive an unconditional offer. You must accept this offer via email and confirm acceptance online to secure your place.
- If you have not sent all required information, you will be asked to send outstanding items. If a place is still available and you have met all requirements, you will receive an unconditional offer. You must accept this offer via email and confirm acceptance online to secure your place.
IMPORTANT: If we have requested additional items, you do not have a guaranteed place. You may lose your space if you do not provide any required information by the deadline supplied in the Request for documentation Email - Once your place is accepted, you will receive an enrolment email. You must complete the online enrolment to confirm your place and start your course.