Bachelor Of Business (honours) Management In Tourism And Sport in Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Business (honours) Management In Tourism And Sport in Athlone Institute of Technology

Why take this course?

The exciting, dynamic businesses of Tourism and Sport are inextricably linked and always require passionate ambitious graduates.This programme focuses on developing such honours degree graduates with the necessary problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills and know how to become leaders in industry. Successful completion of this programme of study will open up a range of exciting career options for the graduate.

What opportunities might it lead to?

Graduates of this programme have progressed to further study at level 9 in Business in AIT and Health Promotion, Leisure / Sport / Tourism management in other third level institutions. Others have found employment in careers such as event planning at large scale sports events (London Olympics 2012), sport development officers in county councils, with the HSE as health promotion and physical activity coordinators, with national sports governing bodies as coaches and administration officers, as tourism destination development officers in Ireland and abroad. Graduates have also completed Postgraduate studies in education and qualified as secondary school teachers in Career Guidance, Business Studies and Accounting.