BA in Tourism Risk Management
Course Overview
The BA in Tourism Risk Management is a 36-month full honours undergraduate degree from LSTITM (with top-up routes for Higher Diploma holders). Sitting within the Tourism and Destination Management department, the degree is aligned with the Tourism Society, CMI, WTTC and Institute of Hospitality frameworks, preparing graduates to lead risk, resilience and crisis programmes across tourism destinations.
By graduation you will structure enterprise risk frameworks, lead crisis response cycles, and deliver a placement-linked capstone that maps risk practice to commercial and CX outcomes for a real tourism organisation.
Modules combine live honours seminars on enterprise risk, applied research assignments on crisis response and placement blocks with live briefs from London tourism boards and DMOs. Case examples reference actual risk and resilience programmes so graduate vocabulary always maps back to real client-ready practice.
Key Features
- Honours-level risk, resilience and crisis modules
- CMI-aligned governance and controls frameworks
- WTTC-informed sector-risk case studies
- Placement year with London tourism boards and DMOs
- Applied research and dissertation module
- Careers coaching for graduate risk-management roles
What You Will Learn
- Structure enterprise risk frameworks for tourism
- Lead crisis response cycles at destination level
- Design controls that link risk to CX and commercial results
- Model scenarios for demand shocks and disruption
- Coordinate risk registers and governance packs
- Interpret regulatory changes across tourism markets
- Draft board-facing risk review packs
- Apply ethical and sustainability lenses to risk plans
- Build an honours portfolio linking placement work to graduate risk outcomes
- Present applied risk-management research to senior industry panels
Assessment and Delivery
Assessment on the BA in Tourism Risk Management blends academic essays on enterprise risk, applied placement reports, a dissertation and a final industry-panel presentation. Every undergraduate is paired with an academic supervisor and a placement mentor from a London tourism partner, giving structured coaching alongside taught content. On-campus, online and distance students follow the same schedule of live seminars, tutorials and self-paced study, with continued access to the LSTITM secure virtual learning environment after graduation.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers seeking a full honours tourism degree
- Higher Diploma holders seeking a top-up route
- Career changers moving into tourism risk management
- International students building UK honours credentials
- Applicants targeting resilience and crisis careers
Career Pathways
- Destination Manager (risk)
- Tourism Policy Officer
- Sustainable Tourism Officer
- Tourism Research Analyst
- Tourism Product Manager (risk-aware)
- Heritage Tourism Manager
LSTITM careers services support undergraduates with a placement year, dedicated CV coaching, mock interview practice and warm introductions to risk and resilience teams at London tourism boards, DMOs and inbound operators, backed by an active alumni network covering graduate risk and policy roles.
Careers Support and Networks
BA in Tourism Risk Management undergraduates access honours-level careers workshops, employer showcase sessions and interview clinics run by the LSTITM careers team. Every student receives a graduate careers conversation, LinkedIn coaching, placement matching and warm introductions to graduate risk, resilience and policy vacancies at London tourism boards, DMOs and inbound operators, alongside an alumni network that continues to support graduates beyond graduation.
Industry-Referenced Study
The BA in Tourism Risk Management is written with reference to live risk registers used by London tourism boards, DMOs and inbound operators. Undergraduates work through honours-level scenarios that mirror graduate practice, such as structuring an enterprise risk framework for a real destination, coordinating a crisis response drill and producing an industry-panel presentation on resilience. Every scenario is anchored to real UK risk practice, and graduates leave with a portfolio that supports graduate risk, resilience or Master's applications.
Entry Requirements
- A-Levels (BBC or above) or IB (26+ points) or overseas equivalents
- A completed Higher Diploma or Advanced Diploma for top-up routes
- IELTS 6.0 overall (no band under 5.5) or equivalent English proficiency
- Personal statement outlining career objectives in the tourism and travel sector
- Two academic or professional references
Why Study at LSTITM
LSTITM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on destinations, tourism business, travel systems and strategic tourism practice. Every honours degree is aligned with the Tourism Society, ITT, ABTA, CIM, CMI, WTTC and UKHospitality.
Curriculum authors include former tourism risk directors and resilience leaders, and delivery flexes across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes with placement components at London tourism boards.
Apply for BA in Tourism Risk Management
Applications for the BA in Tourism Risk Management are open on a rolling basis and reviewed within a few working days of receipt. Apply for your full LSTITM undergraduate tourism degree by submitting your personal statement, two references, preferred delivery mode and any prior study evidence to the admissions team. Successful applicants receive an offer pack detailing academic supervisor allocation, placement partner options, tuition options and start dates, and an invitation to an honours cohort induction with fellow risk-focused undergraduates. International applicants also receive pre-arrival guidance, placement introductions and access to the LSTITM student services team throughout the degree. Enrol Now
