Tourism with French degree
Tourism with French degree - N8R1 - 4 years
Undergraduate Tourism with French degree at Aberystwyth
This Tourism with French degree course will appeal to you if you are looking for a career in tourism – the world’s biggest industry: and in particular if you would like to specialise in the huge range of opportunities offered by tourism in the Francophone world. The Aberystwyth Tourism with French degree course combines in-depth study of the tourism industry at home and abroad with the language skills you will need to work in this exciting and fast-moving industry sector. Your mid-degree placement offers you the ideal opportunity both to improve your language skills by immersion in a French-speaking environment and to learn the ways of the Tourism Management business in a different context. A special feature of this Tourism with French course is the study of rural tourism and sustainable tourism within the wider international tourism scene.
Tourism with French: degree structure
Year 1
During your first year, you will study modules in marketing and the business environment together with modules looking at the tourism industry, tourism and recreation in the UK. Year 1 also offers the opportunity to take part in a UK residential study tour.
Alongside this you will study French, either at the beginner’s level if you have not studied it to A-level standard, or at the advanced level if you have. Those taking the advanced route also have a choice of additional options covering subjects such as French culture and literature. Either route will prepare you to study French in Year 2 and beyond.
Year 2
Year two includes modules on international tourism development, rural tourism and visitor management. You will also have the opportunity to go on an overseas study tour looking at international tourism in depth. You will also continue to develop your knowledge and abilities in the French language.
A range of optional modules are also offered, including an industrial placement (six weeks minimum), additional modules in French culture and literature, and other modules of interest.
Year Abroad
You will spend your third year away from Aberystwyth in one or more countries where French is spoken. You can go to any part of the world where French is spoken, such as Belgium, Switzerland, North Africa (Equatorial African states rarely accept undergraduates), Canada or territories in the French Pacific.
You may choose to study for a year at a University, to work as an English assistant in a high school or to work as an intern (paid or unpaid) in a company where you will use your French language skills on a daily basis. If you choose the third of these options you are encouraged to work for a tourism company, for example a tour operator, visitor attraction, events management company or a hotel.
Year 4
An important part of the final year is the production of a dissertation on a subject of your choice within the tourism management context. You will be given advice from your tutor on the scope and choice of title for this work.
In addition, final year modules will include strategic planning for tourism and recreation, tourism marketing, visitor attractions management and sustainable tourism. You will continue to develop your knowledge and abilities in French. There is also a range of optional modules for you to take.
Why study for a Tourism with French degree?
Four year full-time course leading to an internationally recognised qualification in tourism with a European language
- Combination of tourism and a European language
- Learn about tourism in a busy tourist area
- Practical visits to investigate tourism first hand
- Study tours – a UK study tour and an optional overseas tour
- International exchange opportunities
- Communication, team-working and IT skills to enhance your career prospects.
- Industry skills development with industry-relevant assessment
Careers related to your degree in Tourism with French
After completing this course you will have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to follow a career in the many sectors of the tourism industry, including holiday companies in the UK and overseas, local authority tourism departments, tourist boards, transport companies, tourism consultancies, tourist attractions and tourism development agencies. You will have a particular edge in the employment market when it comes to finding jobs that are based in French-speaking countries and/or have a French-speaking clientele.