Tourism and Event Management
Course Name: Tourism and Event Management - Ballinode Campus
Course Code: 5M5011
This one year full-time course provides students with the practical skills and knowledge necessary for the dynamic world of Tourism and Event Management. The course is designed to help students develop the essential skills and techniques which form the basis for a career in tourism, business or the hospitality industry. The course comprises both theoretical and practical modules, and students will gain an understanding of business and marketing.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities in the following areas become accessible through the progression routes from this course to third-level colleges. Requirements for progression may change or new progression paths become available. Modules may also need to change to facilitate learner needs.
- Office and Business Administration
- Business
- Marketing
- Tourism
- Hotel Management
Erasmus+
Participants on this programme have the opportunity to apply for a three-week work experience placement abroad (Students must be over 18)
Fees
There are no Fees to study this course.
Course Content
- Tourism Information & Administration 5N0636
- The Internet 5N1611
- Web Authoring 5N1910
- Communications 5N0690
- Digital Marketing 5N1364
- Tourism Principles & Practice 5N2078
- Event Management 5N1374
- Work Experience 5N1356
- Maths 5N1833 (Optional)
Requirements
- Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent
- Interview
- Mature applicants welcome
- Applicants whose first language is not English will require a competency as stated in our admissions policy
- Ukranian applicants should have a certificate of complete secondary education (after grade 11) or higher
- If the course becomes oversubscribed, priority will be given to students who intend to complete the full award.
Progression
- Advanced Certificate in Business Level 6 (Sligo College)
- Advanced Certificate in Tourism with Business Level 6 (Sligo College)
- AU800 Business (ATU Sligo)
- AU532 Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management (ATU Sligo)
- Please note that all QQI Further Education graduates who hold a major Level 5 or Level 6 award are eligible to apply for any ATU Sligo programme through the CAO system.
Graduates may gain entry to Third Level Institutes and Colleges through the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme
Certification
QQI Level 5 Award in Tourism with Business (5M5011)
Duration
This is a full-time one-year course and runs from September to May.