Why choose the School of Accounting, Law and Sustainable Tourism
In the National Student Survey 2025, 90% of our tourism, transport and travel students were satisfied with how well the course developed knowledge and skills for the future.
Our tourism courses are in the UK top 25 in their subject field for teaching quality (Times, 2026).
Opportunities for hands-on industry experience with multiple industry stakeholders such as London Luton Airport (the UK's fastest-growing major airport), EasyJet and TUI Travel close to the university.
About the course
The aviation management course focuses on the business, operational and strategic elements of the aviation industry. It involves understanding how airlines, airports and aviation-related organisations function. The course also covers how the aviation industry operates including how to ensure aircraft, airports, passengers, cargo and airspace run safely, efficiently and profitably.
Using a variety of teaching techniques, you build your knowledge and experience so you graduate ready to take off in an exciting career in this field. With our campus close to London Luton Airport, you’re also well positioned to enhance your studies and pursue work placements with airlines and related organisations.
Facilities and specialist equipment
Excellent Learning Resources Centre with an extensive library, giving you access to a wide range of academic and industry knowledge including e-journals, e-books and information databases as well as traditional printed books.
Industry links
Industry-relevant employment opportunities with London Luton Airport, TUI, EasyJet and other aviation-related companies.
Visits and masterclasses from industry specialists and professionals include airline pilots, airport managers and aviation safety experts.
Your student experience
Interactive teaching which addresses current and contemporary industry affairs.
Benefit from our Job Fairs, attended by local businesses providing opportunities to explore further employment or internships.
Enrich your experience via student societies; placements and internships, and field trips to events such as the world travel market, the Imperial War Museum in Duxford.
with Professional Practice Year
This course has the option to be taken over four years which includes a year placement in industry. Undertaking a year in industry has many benefits. You gain practical experience and build your CV, as well as being a great opportunity to sample a profession and network with potential future employers.
There is no tuition fee for the placement year enabling you to gain an extra year of experience for free.
*Only available to UK/EU students.
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with Foundation Year
A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.
Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.
With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire.
The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.
This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.
Why study a degree with a Foundation Year?
- Broad-based yet enough depth to give you credible vocational skills
- Coverage of a variety of areas typically delivered by an expert in this area
- Gain an understanding of a subject before choosing which route you wish to specialise in
- Great introduction to further study, and guaranteed progression on to one of our Undergraduate degrees
The degrees offering a Foundation Year provide excellent preparation for your future studies.
During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.
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Year 1
Applied numeracy for business – Develop key numeracy skills vital to ensure success in your future career. Beginning your professional business journey – Take on business challenges and collaborate with peers in a professional environment. Structure and development of the air transport industry – Build a historical perspective of the complex regulations and business of the commercial air-transport industry. Managing people in tourism and aviation – Learn people-managing skills in the commercial tourism and aviation industry.
Year 2
Data and research methods for business – Learn research methods to support you in sourcing and evaluating research and data in business issues. Strategic airport planning and development – Explore the planning and design of airports globally. Airline revenue management – Be able to present, evaluate and interpret airline finance and economics. Global airline, airport and cargo operations management – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ commercial airline and airport markets; fleet and network planning; and cargo air transport. Marketing and digital transformation in travel and tourism – Apply the key principles of marketing in an industry setting and explore digital campaigns using real-life examples.
You can also choose from four optional modules:
- Strategic business planning
- Employment law
- Contingency planning and crisis management
- Managing the experience economy
Year 3
Aviation law – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ national and international law for commercial and civil aviation-related operations. Critical issues for airlines and airports – Explore the relationship between aviation and the environment including the industry's impact on the environment and how aviation sustainability can be improved. Managing safety and security for air transport – Examine the regulations and systems that increase safety and security while investigating the factors that contribute to aircraft accidents and incidents. Business project – In teams, apply your learning to a real-world aviation issue, finding a convincing solution and reporting on your findings.
You can also choose from three optional modules:
- Ethics and corporate social responsibility for business
- Management and leadership
- Entrepreneurship and business excellence.
For an at-a-glance list of modules for this course, download the course specification.
Assessment incorporates the testing of presentation skills and communication analysis and problem solving effectively managing different viewpoints in addition to subject knowledge breadth and depth. Assessment types include: presentations report writing exams portfolios and research projects. These skills aforementioned are embedded in all their assessments to allow students to develop their employability skills from Level 4 to Level 6.
The assessments include written papers that test analysis of cases, problem solving, and balancing different viewpoints. Portfolios allow you to demonstrate your breadth of knowledge, whilst presentations and live case study testing (such as desktop exercises) require you to think on your feet, internalise knowledge, and to communicate professionally under pressure. Finally, research projects allow you demonstrate your research skills, and to be able to present effective reports that are the bedrock of professional work.
The skills are developed from the first semester into the second, and year by year as you progress by the course – your skills are often developed tacitly, through a process where our carefully developed units build upon one another, linking right to the very last class.
Careers
This course will prepare you for a range of career opportunities in the aviation and airport industries.
You might consider a graduate position with a major airport or one of the airport concessions or work within a junior management capacity.
Equally the degree opens up the possibility of careers in major local and national/international airports airlines or ground service companies.
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
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