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Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Letterkenny , County Donegal ,Ireland

Bachelor of Arts (Ord) Tourism & Hospitality Operations

The aim of this Tourism & Hospitality degree is to develop the operational skills of a graduate to work within the tourism sector. This programme is experiential in nature and combines practical classes, field trips and work experience all of which will equip a graduate to work in the area of tourism and hospitality both here in Ireland and around the world.

A focus of the programme is on the operational side of hospitality management where students focus on subject areas such as bar and restaurant operations, beverage management, rooms division management and culinary skills. Students of this programme will also enhance their digital skills to work in the sector. These subjects are further complemented with more tourism and discipline specific subjects such as guiding and Tourism Destination Development.

Campus Information

Letterkenny Campus

Letterkenny has great transport links so you’ll find it easy to get here and to find your way around town, whether by car, bus, taxi or on foot

Intakes

  • Jan
  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 15

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

At LYIT we have over 130 programmes across our four schools of Business, Tourism, Engineering and Science.

Each one combines academic theory with practical skills development. It’s an ethos that ensures are students are perfectly positioned to make the most of the career opportunities available to them once they qualify.

Those opportunities are as diverse as they are rewarding. So whatever you’re studying, and whatever your future ambitions, have the confidence of knowing you can fulfil them with a qualification from LYIT.

PSW Opportunity

Psw is 2 yrs

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Entry to Undergraduate Courses

Minimum IELTS Band 5.5 with no band less than 5.0

iBT 70 (minimum score of 15 in each component)

PTE 42 or above