Different types of Travel and Tourism and related courses available You have probably decided that you want to study Travel and Tourism at University but you may not realise just how many different course combinations there are in this subject area. Think about questions you need to ask to explore university courses in more depth to help you to make your choice of what specific course to study, such as: Which subject could I study linked to my current programme? Do I need to study a specific course in order to qualify for a particular career I have in mind? What am I interested in most? What about outside interests – could these be worth pursuing via HE study To find out a list of the different Travel and Tourism and related courses available, here’s what you have to do: Go to and www.ucas.com select ‘course search’ from the main screen and select courses starting in 2005 (or whichever year is applicable to you). Select the first ‘search’ option or ‘subject search’ if you know what course you would like to study. Different types of travel and tourism courses include the following:

There are many more options but this just gives you a taster of what is available and some of the choices or options open to you! Alongside the UCAS Website have a look at www.trotman.co.uk for further course information. This is an on-line careers service for Higher Education having a comprehensive database of over 120,000 higher education courses in the UK from over 1,000 institutions. Just make sure before you get carried away with exciting course titles that the course you choose will allow you to progress into your chosen career.

Finding the university or college which is right for you means that you have to spend time finding out about the institutions offering your chosen courses and the best place to start is the prospectus or website.

To find out a list of the universities who offer travel and tourism related courses here’s what you have to do:

• Go to www.ucas.com and select ‘course search’ from the main screen and select courses starting in 2005 (or whichever year is applicable to you).

• Select the first ‘search’ option.

• If you enter travel and tourism in the subject box you will get a list of all of the universities that offer travel and tourism courses plus all the related courses.

• You can narrow this search down by region, course type or any other criteria relating to your personal preferences of where you study or what you would like to study.

• Universities and Colleges

Try finding out the answers to the following questions to give you a better idea of whether the institution is the right place for you or not, which should help you to make the right decision on where to study:

• Where the institution located is (is it in a town or self-contained campus?)

• What style of university will suit me best?

• How far or close is it to home (this is an important factor because of the impact living costs have on your finances). Use the website www.hotcourses.org and go to the budget planner in the funding section to give you a better idea of the comparative costs between living at home and moving into student accommodation or the halls of residence.

• How much does it cost to live in the halls of residence or in private accommodation?

• How much does it cost to travel to the university or college from the student accommodation or from home?

• What courses and combination of courses are on offer and are there residentials, visits or work-experience?

• How many students are there?

• What leisure opportunities are there and what is the social life like?

• Are there any bursaries or scholarships for undergraduates in your subject area?

• How good are the facilities – libraries, computers, teaching equipment?

• How easy would it be to get a part-time job or maintain your part-time job?

Adapted from Heap (2004: 11)

Have a look at this really useful website, www.push.co.uk which gives you access to independent advice and information about rental prices, the flunk rates, male/female ratios, staff/student ratios and the numbers of graduates still unemployed after 6 months. This should really help you to decide what the right place is for you!