Visitor Attraction and Resort Management BA (Hons) 36 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Staffordshire |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

17,085 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

10 Jul, 2026Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Hospitality and Leisure Management

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Get into the booming travel and tourism industry through our unique degree partnership with one of Britain’s most popular attractions. For our BA (Hons) in Visitor Attraction and Resort Management, you’ll gain an amazing insight into how Alton Towers Resort operates as a business.

Britain’s travel and tourism industry is worth more than £100 billion and covers everything from hospitality and the accommodation sector, to cruises and even space travel. It also includes specialist areas such as marketing, HR and understanding consumer behaviour.

You will spend a total of 250 hours on paid work placements in your first and second year, either at the Staffordshire-based theme park or at another tourism venue of your choice. This will put your studies into a real-life context – and you’ll even graduate on a rollercoaster!  

There will also be guest speakers from industry, study visits and innovative assessments such as blogs, newspaper articles, business plans and mystery shopper-style evaluations. The degree – the first of its kind in the UK – will prepare you for a wide range of exciting careers linked to the visitor economy.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Visitor Attraction and Resort Management

Programme overview

Main Subject

Hospitality and Leisure Management

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Get into the booming travel and tourism industry through our unique degree partnership with one of Britain’s most popular attractions. For our BA (Hons) in Visitor Attraction and Resort Management, you’ll gain an amazing insight into how Alton Towers Resort operates as a business.

Britain’s travel and tourism industry is worth more than £100 billion and covers everything from hospitality and the accommodation sector, to cruises and even space travel. It also includes specialist areas such as marketing, HR and understanding consumer behaviour.

You will spend a total of 250 hours on paid work placements in your first and second year, either at the Staffordshire-based theme park or at another tourism venue of your choice. This will put your studies into a real-life context – and you’ll even graduate on a rollercoaster!  

There will also be guest speakers from industry, study visits and innovative assessments such as blogs, newspaper articles, business plans and mystery shopper-style evaluations. The degree – the first of its kind in the UK – will prepare you for a wide range of exciting careers linked to the visitor economy.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Visitor Attraction and Resort Management

Admission Requirements

59+
28+
85+
6+
23+
112+

10 Jul 2026
3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,535 GBP
International
17,085 GBP

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