BA (Hons) Adventure tourism management

Entry Requirements

• 3 Scottish Highers at grade C or above

OR

• 2 A levels at grade C or above 
• You will also need to have Standard Grade/ GCSE English and Mathematics, and be able to demonstrate your commitment to outdoor activities 
• Applicants with significant experience in outdoor activities will be considered providing they can demonstrate sufficient academic potential. 
• You will be required to attend an interview Access routes

Curriculum

First Year

Core modules are:

• Introduction to adventure tourism 
• Introduction to outdoor pursuits 
• Adventure industry products 
• Introduction to coaching and skill acquisition 
• Work-related learning 
• Introduction to enterprise and marketing

Option modules include:

• Personal effectiveness and study skills (recommended if you have been away from studying for some time) 
• Other modules from tourism, environment and social sciences

Core modules are:

• Understanding adventure 
• Developing outdoor pursuits 
• Performance management of adventure tourism 
• Coaching and adventure leadership 
• Work-based learning 
• Small business and planning

Option modules from:

• Tourism, environment and social sciences

Core modules are:

• Adventure tourism issues 
• Risk and incident management 
• Research skills 
• Global adventure tourism
• Expedition management and leadership 
• Research project

Option modules include:

• Entrepreneurship and social enterprise 
• Event management 
• Other modules from tourism, environment and social sciences

Core modules are:

• Critical perspectives of adventure tourism 
• Psychological aspects of adventure 
• Emergent adventures 
• Inclusive adventure 
• Innovation and enterprise 
• Dissertation

Option modules from:

• Tourism, environment and social sciences