Dunboyne College of Further EducationTourism and Business with Event Management 5M5011

Tourism and Business with Event Management 5M5011

Price:
TBA
Duration:
1 Year Full Time Course
Type:
Further Education and PLC, Level 5 QQI
Times:
Academic year Sept - May
Start date: Continuous Intake

Course description

Tourism and Business
Tourism with Business 5M5011 or Business Studies 5M2102

WHAT IS BUSINESS AND TOURISM?
This one-year course is an ideal entry level course for those
interested in developing skills to work in the growing
tourism sector in Ireland.
This tourism programme has been designed to enable
students to gain a broad understanding of the operations of
the tourism industry and to facilitate their integration into
the workplace or into further education and training.
It also allows students to appreciate the opportunities
presented by the web and eBusiness to successfully market
products and services. Many students progress to work in
the travel and tourism sector.
The event production element focuses on the management
and production of corporate, leisure and cultural events.
This course gives students an opportunity to study the
area of tourism and travel, both from the technology skills
required and from the tourist industry perspective.
This qualification can be used to progress to certificate
and degree programmes in technological universities or
universities particularly in business departments.

COURSE CONTENT
The following modules will be offered subject to availability
or demand and are subject to change:

Business Administration
Skills
• Marketing Practice
• Tourism Information and
Administration
• Tourism Principles and
Practice
• Customer Service
• Reception and Frontline
Office Skills
• Work Experience
• Word Processing
• Safety and Health at
Work
• Language Option
• Hospitality and
Accommodation
Techniques
• Hotel Receptionist
Diploma
• Event Production
• Safety and Health at
Work
• Accounting (Manual and
Computerised)

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates may pursue a degree in many technological
universities around the country or, alternatively, may seek
immediate employment in a range of tourist or other
marketing areas. The Tourism and Business option will allow
students to progress to colleges like TUD City campus,
Tallaght, UCC, NUIG, Shannon College of Hotel Management
(Shannon) for tourism and travel as well as other colleges
for business certificates and degrees.

EXAMPLES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
PROGRESSION:
TUD City Campus: TU747 Tourism Management
(Level 7, 3 Years)
TU954 Event Management (Level 8, 4 Years)
TU953 Tourism and Digital Marketing
(Level 8, 4 Years)
TUD Tallaght: TU951 International Hospitality and
Tourism Management (Level 8, 4 Years)
SETU: Waterford: SE921 Hospitality Management
(Level 8, 4 Years)
DKIT: DK750 Hospitality Management (Level 7, 3
Years)
DCU: DC111 Business (Level8, 4 Years)
DCU: DC240 Marketing Innovation and Technology
(MINT) (Level 8, 4 Years)
NUIG: GY261 Business Studies in International Hotel
Management (Shannon) (Level 8, 4 Years)
Shannon College of Hotel Management: GY261
Business Studies in International Hotel Management
(Shannon) (Level 8, 4 Years)

Family friendly timetable
Optional Year 2 Level 6 Available

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• Leaving Certificate or Leaving Certificate Applied
or;
• Mature Students or;
• Other equivalent qualifications
All applicants will be interviewed regardless of
previous qualifications.

Apply directly at www.dunboynecollege.ie


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