International Tourism & Hospitality Management (Top-Up) BA Welcome Pack
Welcome to BA International Tourism & Hospitality Management (Top-Up) 2025.
Step into a world of global opportunities with the BA Tourism and Hospitality Management Top-Up Course. This course is specifically designed to equip you with the advanced knowledge and cross-cultural competencies needed to thrive in a diverse international tourism and hospitality landscape. Immerse yourself in a curriculum that explores global trends, management strategies, and the nuances of hospitality services to a diverse clientele, preparing you for influential roles worldwide.
Our programme cultivates learning curiosity through a diverse range of exciting modules and creative assessments, including podcasts, real-world consultancy projects, in-depth case analyses, and practical industry projects. We enhance this with unique teaching methods, such as field trips to local tourism and hospitality hotspots, guest lectures from prominent industry players, and immersive mock assessment centres. As a result, our graduates are highly sought after, working in diverse roles across the globe.
Your Course Leader
Dr. Sarah Thangadurai
Senior Lecturer in Hotel Management
sarah.thangadurai@northampton.ac.uk
I can help with curriculum and assessment related questions, Learning Support, Living in the UK, Personal Academic Tutor and other relevant queries.
Teaching Team
- Claire Drakeley, Dr.
- Anna Borley-Russell, Ms.
- Alex Young, Ms.
- Claire Leer, Ms.
- Fabio Carbone, Dr.
Welcome and Induction Sessions
When you arrive at the University of Northampton, there’s plenty to get involved with during Welcome Week. However, there are specific sessions taking place as part of your course induction that’ll help you settle in and prepare for teaching to start the following week:
In preparation for your course starting in September, we hold an online session beforehand so you can meet your Academic Team and other students studying the same course. This will be held on Tuesday 1 September. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Thangadurai: sarah.thangadurai@northampton.ac.uk.
Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Session: Welcome to BA International Tourism and Hospitality Top Up
- Date: 1 September
- Time: 2-3pm BST
- Location: Online
- Link: Induction Session (BA International Tourism & Hospitality Management) Top-up | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Session: Course Induction
Meet your Course Lead and fellow students and find out key information about the course.
- Date: 23 September
- Time: 9am-10am
- Location: Creative Hub Exhibition Space (1st floor)
Session: Welcome to the School of Marketing & Hospitality
Connect and network with like-minded students and discover more about opportunities within the School of Marketing and Hospitality Management.
- Date: 23 September
- Time: 10am
- Location: LH111, 1st floor, Learning Hub
Thursday 24 September 2026
Session: The Faculty Welcome Experience!
This is how we love to kick things off in the Faculty of Business Law! This fun and friendly social event brings music, unique games, party food and more to our new student and staff community. Hosted by the faculty Student Experience Assistant Team (SEAT), this is a great opportunity to connect and mix with peers and tutors from Business, Management, Analytics, Marketing, Hospitality, Law, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Criminology, Criminal Justice & Policing course communities. We promise you’ll have a great time…NOT TO BE MISSED!
- Date: 24 September
- Time: 2pm
- Location: The Leathersellers Hide, 4th Floor, Learning Hub
Friday 25 September 2026
Session: Meet your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT)
Meet your PAT and learn more about the teaching and learning, modules, assessment, library services and other key information.
- Date: 25 September
- Time: 10am
- Location (online): Meet the PAT
