ItÕs a four-year course, with international travel, exploring the latest tourism trends and practices as well as the sectorÕs sustainability, cultural influences, community engagement and impact on destinations worldwide. YouÕll also have the chance to take an optional six-month internship at Walt Disney World, Florida, and study at the University of California Riverside in an exclusive partnership with the University of Hertfordshire.
Partnerships and opportunitiesÊ
As part of our enterprise and employability focus, we give you many options to gain work experience.Ê You can undertake internships during the summer, engage in multiple work shadowing opportunities, and take on a year long placement between your second and third year. Our students have completed placements with a wide variety ofÊbusinesses, such as Walt Disney, Rent-a-car Enterprise, TUI Travel, Thomson Cruises, Mundy Cruising, Wendy Wu Tour Operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, Hilton Worldwide, Heathrow Airport and EasyJet.
Many students also choose to broaden their horizons through our study abroad programme in second year with one of our partner universities in Europe, North America or Australia. Some combine their language study options with a half-year of study in the language home country and then a further half year work placement in the same country. Without a doubt, they come back with excellent skills in a second language in addition to fantastic memories, experiences and career skills.
Our partnership with Walt Disney World Resorts and the University of California Riverside gives our students the chance to study and work in the United States of America on this fantastic internationally renowned programme.
Why choose this course?
5 Reasons to Study ÊInternational Tourism Management with Placement Year (Hons) at University of Hertfordshire
- The course is recognised by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) and is a key partner of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)
- You will get to study real world case studies and have the opportunity to visit an overseas destination
- The course gives you the opportunities to do a work placement in small or large corporations, developing key employability skills, both domestically and internationally
- You will work or study in a foreign country for one year of your degree and can learn or develop language skills to give you an edge in the job market.
- You will develop key tourism management and business skills at a leading international business facing University on a course ranked 5th in the UK for Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management.
What job can I get?
Our graduates have secured roles such as account director, conference coordinator, customer relations executive, graduate trainee, marketing manager, project manager, resort representative, sales manager, travel consultant, web search executive and yield developer. Companies include British Airways, EasyJet, Enterprise, Expedia, Hilton International, lastminute.com, Marriot, Mundy Cruising, Ramblers Worldwide, STA Travel, Thomas Cook, TUI and Virgin Atlantic.
