About the course

Aimed at existing industry professionals seeking to optimise their career potential, our MBA in Tourism Management is designed in consultation with regional and national businesses operating in a range of sectors across the tourism industry.

　　Develop an operational and strategic understanding of tourism management, in line with modern challenges and issues confronting businesses operating in this dynamic and fast moving industry.

　　The course provides you with the opportunity to enhance and extend your existing knowledge and expertise by focusing on the critical areas of success in the tourism industry. Each module provides you with a ‘toolkit’ for modelling what successful tourism sector provision looks like in this highly diverse industry with multiple stakeholders and widely differing agendas.

　　Develop and deepen your knowledge and understanding of the tourism industry.

　　Examine cutting edge thinking and practice across the tourism sector.

　　Extend your critical thinking, conceptual thinking and reasoning skills relating to effective leadership and management within the tourism industry.

　　Enhance your employability, career potential and personal effectiveness.

　　Further develop and refine your ability to carry out independent research in the field of tourism management. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: GB£15,000

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (September), 2025	Carlilse

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Cumbria

The minimum entry requirement is a 2:2 honours degree, or an equivalent international qualification.

　　Applicants will ideally have at least 2 years’ work experience, although highly motivated candidates who can show that they would benefit from the programme, and have the commitment to complete it successfully, will be considered.

　　Applications without standard qualifications must demonstrate:

　　the capacity for theoretical debate

　　a high level of motivation

　　the capacity for independent study

　　the ability to achieve the proposed programme of work

　　students for whom English is not their first language must have achieved IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum 6 in each component)

　　TOEFL iBT - Overall 80 Reading - 18, Listening -17, Writing - 17, Speaking - 20.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

Application deadline:

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