Bachelor of Business (Honours) Wellness Tourism Management
Course Overview
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Why take this course?
The exciting, dynamic businesses of Tourism and Wellness are inextricably linked. This programme focuses on developing honours degree graduates with the necessary problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills to become leaders in industry. Successful completion of this programme of study will open up a range of exciting career options for the graduate.
Students in the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure are eligible to take part in annual international field trips. In 2016 we visited Paris, Poznan and Beijing and in 2017 we will be going to Dubai and Italy.
What will I experience?
This programme focuses on the strategic level content of Tourism, Wellness, Marketing, Finance and Management. It is delivered using a number of contemporary teaching strategies including lectures, workshops, and field trips. Dialogue between lectures and learners, and between learners themselves is a central theme within each module. On this course you will learn to:
- Apply a critical, systematic, and mature approach to problem solving within the tourism and wellness industry;
- Discriminate between alternative management strategies and to successfully manage change;
- Develop your communication and social skills resulting in a self-confident, responsible and enterprising graduate.
You will achieve this by being able to:
- Identify and develop strategic level solutions for a real life business problem;
- Manage a simulated business in a competitive market place over a semester;
- Visit and evaluate a successful indigenous Tourism business and apply strategic level theories for future planning for the business.
- critically assess wellness businesses policies, procedures and principles
- Become an informed and skilled researcher.
What opportunities might it lead to?
Graduates of this programme have progressed to further study at level 9 in Business in AIT and Health / Leisure / Sport / Tourism management in other third level institutions. Others have found employment in supervisory or management roles in a range of wellness tourism enterprises. Those graduates with an entrepreneurial approach may own their own wellness business in the future.
Assessment Information
We place a lot of emphasis on student support and so we aim to provide a learning environment that is both stimulating and academically challenging, whilst also supporting your learning. You will encounter a range of teaching methods- from lectures, workshops, field trips, presentations, in class peer led discussions and seminars. Use of Moodle, the institutes’ Virtual Learning Environment is core to all modules on the programme. Effective engagement with feedback (Verbal and/or Electronic), and peer and self-assessment is expected. The course is taught by experienced lecturers with a track record of success in many sectors including the hospitality, tourism, sport and spa industries.
The programme assessment includes a cross module integrated group assessment in semester 1 accounting for all continuous assessment marks in the semester.
In semester two work is assessed by
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- Presentations
- Group work
- Examinations
- Multiple-choice tests
- Essays
- Portfolio work
Course Details
- Course Duration:
- 1 Year
- Course Award:
- Bachelor of Business (Honours)
- Course NFQ Level:
- Level 8
- Department:
- Dept of Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Studies
- Minimum Entry Requirements:
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Holders of a Bachelor of Arts in Hotel & Leisure Management, the BA in Spa & Wellness Management or an equivalent Level 7 qualification are eligible to apply for this programme.
Lecturer Testimonial
Nichola Ryan
There are many opportunities throughout this programme to apply taught theoretical knowledge to authentic real-life situations. This offers a unique opportunity for students to develop a successful management career in this exciting, evolving industry.
Student Testimonial
Siobhan Tobin
I really enjoyed this programme. There was a great mix of subjects, practical aspects & field trips. It has given me so many employment options going forward and I would highly recommend the programme to anyone with an interest in the wellness industry.