Ms Karen Commins
Biography
Karen Commins is a Lecturer and Programme Director for the BA (Hons) in Business Marketing and Tourism Management within the Department of Hospitality Studies. She teaches a range of modules across programmes, including Tourism Operations, Research Methods and Ethics, Tourism Issues and Challenges, and Research Supervision.
She has extensive teaching experience in Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management across several higher education institutions, including the Swiss Hotel Management School in Leysin, Switzerland, and the University of Derby Online Learning, where she worked as an Academic Associate.
Karen holds a BA (Hons.) in Hospitality Business Management, a Master of Arts in International Hospitality Management, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education [Post-16] and a Master of Arts in Learning and Teaching.
Teaching
BA (Hons) in International Tourism Management
BA (Hons) in Marketing and International Tourism Management
Qualifications & Awards
Master of Arts (MA) International Hospitality Management from University of Derby / Swiss Hotel Management School 2012.
Postgraduate Certificate in Education [Post 16] from Oxford Brookes University 2004.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Hospitality Business Management from University College Birmingham (UCB) 2003.
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Digital Badge for Sustainable Education (CPD) 2024.
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Digital Badge for UDL – Universal Design in Teaching and Learning (CPD) 2023.
Master of Arts in Learning and Teaching from Dundalk Institute of Technology
Research & Interests
Teaching Learning and Assessment.
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