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Adventure Tourism Management

BA · University of the Highlands and Islands · 4 years

Adventure Tourism Management

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University of the Highlands and Islands

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£22,500
SATISFACTION83%
CONTINUATION85%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS65%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 14% of the work its graduates go into (Low).

About this course

Adventure tourism management is a specialist discipline at the intersection of tourism management and the growing global market for outdoor, active and experiential travel. Adventure tourism encompasses trekking, climbing, kayaking, cycling, wildlife safaris, winter sports, sailing and a wide range of other activities that take participants into natural environments. Managing these experiences requires not just tourism business skills but a genuine understanding of the natural environments in which activities take place, the safety and risk management systems needed to operate responsibly, and the sustainability frameworks that protect those environments for future visitors. The University of the Highlands and Islands is ideally located for a programme of this kind, situated in one of the UK's most significant adventure tourism landscapes, with access to mountains, coasts, rivers and so

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 65% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 20% of graduatescards →
  • 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 8 / 100Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 5 / 100Sports and fitness occupations · 30% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).