How long is the BA in Tourism Sustainability Management?

The BA in Tourism Sustainability Management runs three years full honours, with top-up routes available for Higher Diploma holders. Full-time BA students on the BA in Tourism Sustainability Management typically graduate in three years including placement.

How is this BA delivered?

The BA in Tourism Sustainability Management is available on-campus in London, online and by distance learning. All three routes on the BA in Tourism Sustainability Management lead to the same honours award.

What are the entry requirements for the BA?

Applicants to the BA in Tourism Sustainability Management need A-Levels (BBC+) or IB (26+ points) or equivalent, or a Higher Diploma for top-up entry, plus IELTS 6.0 overall for international entry, a personal statement and two references.

How are BA fees and funding organised?

The BA in Tourism Sustainability Management sits at LSTITM's honours-tier fee band with instalments, sponsorship options and international payment support. Contact admissions for the current schedule and any bursary.

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Course Overview

The BA in Tourism Sustainability Management is a full honours-level LSTITM degree preparing graduates to lead sustainability in modern tourism. Delivered over three years with top-up routes for Higher Diploma holders, this degree sits within the Tourism and Destination Management department and is aligned with practice referenced by the Tourism Society, WTTC, UKHospitality and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Students work through modules on sustainability strategy, carbon accounting in tourism, responsible destination management, sustainable product design and applied research, culminating in a supervised placement and a final-year project.

By graduation, students can build and defend a sustainability strategy for a UK operator or destination, run carbon accounting at a level a leadership team can act on, propose responsible product changes with commercial justification and lead a small sustainability workstream through a live seasonal cycle.

Key Features

Three-year honours curriculum aligned to UK tourism sustainability practice
Content referenced against Tourism Society, WTTC, UKHospitality and CIM standards
Placement year with UK tourism boards, operators or destination consultancies
Structured sustainability strategy templates used across LSTITM
Applied research project supervised by LSTITM academic tutors
Progression route into LSTITM's MSc in Tourism Cultural Economy and other Master's
Career mentoring with London sustainability directors and destination consultants

Every feature on the BA in Tourism Sustainability Management is scaffolded so that Higher Diploma holders and direct-entry undergraduates can move from articulation-level knowledge to full honours-level sustainability leadership. Tutors bring live UK regional and international sustainability programmes so learners see how sustainability strategy actually reaches an operator or destination decision at graduate depth. Assessment blends portfolio work with observed applied research.

What You Will Learn

Building and defending a tourism sustainability strategy for a UK operator or destination
Running carbon accounting for tourism activity at leadership-ready depth
Proposing responsible product changes with commercial justification
Leading a small sustainability workstream through a live season
Applying WTTC and Tourism Society sustainability commentary in commercial contexts
Handling stakeholder tension between visitor demand and community capacity
Preparing evidence packs suitable for national sustainability consultation
Running applied research with sound ethics and reporting standards

Skills are practised through structured sustainability strategies, carbon accounting workbooks, responsible product designs and applied research projects drawn from live UK and international cases. Each learner leaves the BA with a portfolio of graduate-level sustainability artefacts and a supervised final-year project ready for postgraduate study or graduate-level tourism sustainability employment.

Who This Course Is For

Higher Diploma holders taking a full BA top-up route
School and college leavers entering directly on A-Levels or IB equivalents
International applicants building a full UK honours qualification in tourism sustainability
Career changers moving into tourism from sustainability roles in adjacent sectors

The BA in Tourism Sustainability Management welcomes LSTITM Higher Diploma holders taking a top-up route, school and college leavers entering directly and international applicants building a full UK honours qualification in tourism sustainability for their graduate interviews across London tourism employers and international destinations alike. Career changers moving from adjacent sustainability sectors take this BA to acquire tourism-specific applied evidence and complete a placement year across UK boards or consultancies.

Career Pathways

Sustainability Officer (Tourism)
Sustainable Tourism Officer
Destination Sustainability Coordinator
Tourism Sustainability Consultant (Graduate)
Carbon Analyst (Tourism)
Responsible Tourism Product Manager
Tourism Policy Advisor (Sustainability)
Tourism Board Coordinator (Sustainability)

LSTITM's careers service supports BA graduates with graduate CVs, placement portfolio guidance and introductions to London tourism boards, sustainability-focused consultancies and destination programmes recruiting graduate-level sustainability talent.

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 the London School of Tourism and International Travel Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the destination, business, systems and strategic disciplines that shape modern global tourism. Every LSTITM programme is aligned with recognised UK tourism and marketing bodies including the Tourism Society, the Institute of Travel and Tourism, ABTA, the Chartered Institute of Marketing and UKHospitality, so graduates step into the sector with credible, industry-referenced study behind them.

Our curriculum is written by former destination directors, travel-industry technologists, tourism consultants and marketing leaders, and delivered across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes to fit working professionals and international students. LSTITM's articulation model means every Certificate and Diploma leads cleanly into an Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma and full honours degree, with Master's routes for those aiming at consultancy, corporate development and executive tourism leadership.

Apply for BA in Tourism Sustainability Management

Applications for the BA in Tourism Sustainability Management open through UCAS-style routes with direct entry for Higher Diploma holders. Submit A-Level or IB evidence, a personal statement, references and English-language proof through the LSTITM portal for a graduate-programme admissions decision. Apply for your full LSTITM undergraduate tourism degree. Enrol Now