BA in Sustainable Tourism Development
Course Overview
The BA in Sustainable Tourism Development is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes. It is aligned with Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT), Tourism Society, ABTA and UKinbound guidance on sustainable practice, and prepares graduates for careers across tourism boards, tour operators, destinations and international development organisations.
By graduation you have completed a year-two placement with a tourism board, tour operator or destination organisation, produced sustainability plans for live destinations, and delivered a capstone research and development project.
Key Features
- Three-year UK honours degree with a year-two sustainable tourism placement.
- Destination planning aligned with ITT and Tourism Society practice.
- Responsible product modules referencing ABTA sustainability toolkits.
- Community-led tourism and cultural heritage protection studies.
- Sustainability reporting and impact measurement.
- Capstone research and development project for a live tourism partner.
- Named programme-tutor support across all three years.
What You Will Learn
- Design a sustainable destination plan grounded in ITT practice.
- Build a sustainability plan for a tour product or operator.
- Measure carbon, water, waste and community impact of tourism.
- Apply community-led development and cultural heritage protection.
- Handle overtourism, resident consultation and visitor management.
- Report using UK and international sustainability frameworks.
- Brief operations and guiding teams on responsible delivery.
- Complete a research and development capstone for a live partner.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting tourism board, destination or tour operator careers.
- Working tourism coordinators moving into sustainability leadership.
- Career changers from environment or community development sectors.
- International tourism graduates seeking a UK Level 6 degree.
Career Pathways
- Sustainable Tourism Consultant
- Tourism Manager (Destinations)
- Destination Marketing Manager
- Tour Operator (Responsible Products)
- Tourism Board Officer
- Community Tourism Lead
- Travel Consultant (Responsible Travel)
- Impact Measurement Analyst
The LSCAHM careers service runs at least one industry-careers day each academic year with UK tour operators, destination management organisations and tourism boards, and refreshes the sustainable tourism curriculum against ITT, ABTA and Tourism Society guidance.
Entry Requirements
- A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
- GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two academic references and a personal statement covering sustainable tourism interest.
- International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSCAHM admissions.
Why Study at LSCAHM
The London School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management is a specialist division of Harold International College of London. LSCAHM reads tourism, culinary and hospitality as one integrated system, giving sustainable tourism graduates a supply-chain-wide view of the sector.
Central London places UKinbound, the Institute of Travel & Tourism, ABTA and the Tourism Society within a short tube ride of every classroom.
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