Aviation, Travel and Tourism Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA

Note: Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, this course is NOT accepting applications from international students requiring a Student Visa.

Location: This is an award of Teesside University delivered in partnership with Hartlepool College (campus code 5, call 01429 295000).

Course overview:\
In a constantly changing industry, there has never been a better time to start your journey towards a career in aviation, travel and tourism. This innovative course incorporates many aspects of the industry including events management and current global issues. You also learn the business and management skills you need to fly in your career.

Designed in partnership with employers, it gives you a solid theoretical and practical understanding of aviation, travel and tourism management, enabling you to progress to higher-level studies or directly into industry. You can apply what you learn to your own workplace experience. You also benefit from our collaboration with Teesside International Airport who host field trips and guest lectures for our students to provide a rich and immersive learning experience.

Top reasons to study this course:

Best of both worlds – access the wide range of learning resources and facilities at Hartlepool College of Further Education, as well as the amazing on-site facilities at the main Teesside University campus.

After the course:\
The aviation, travel and tourism industry is a vast, dynamic industry offering a wide range of career opportunities. Typical areas of the industry which you could progress into include tour operations (UK and overseas), conference and events management, travel agency operations, aviation sector (airlines and airports), public sector tourism in the UK (tourist boards, regional development agencies and tourist information centres), attractions management (UK and overseas), transport provision, hospitality sector management and tourist guiding services.

You may also further your studies and progress to the BA (Hons) Airline and Airport Management (Top-up). Our graduates have gone on to have successful careers with Emirates, Swissport, Tui, Newcastle International Airport, British Airways, Kuoni, Thomas Cook, Expedia and Jet2.