International Hospitality and Tourism Management (Taught)

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Course summary:

• Gain useful skills and industry contacts through work experience.

• Plan, manage and promote products, businesses and destinations in a competitive and sustainable manner.

• Critically challenge your understanding of the industries in practical contexts.

• Become equipped with employability skills necessary to enter or progress in the international hospitality and tourism industries.

On this course, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge you need to sustainably plan, manage and promote products, businesses and services. You’ll get contacts and expertise through real industry work experience.

How you learn:
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course helps you to start or develop a career in the international hospitality and tourism industries.

You build a strong theoretical foundation by studying both business management, hospitality and tourism modules — and during apply your knowledge in real industry work experience.

You learn through:

• face to face experiences

• virtual or simulated active or experiential workshops,

• seminars, tutorials and site visits

Applied learning - Work placements
Work experience is embedded on this course, providing you with a great opportunity to develop your practical skills in the UK or abroad. It also allows you to gain vital industry contacts for your future career.

We help you gain a placement by running employability workshops and have a dedicated work experience team to support you.

Previous placements have taken place at:

• Omega Travel

• Cosmos

• Visit Peak District and Derbyshire

• Hilton

• Marriott

• Conrad

• Anantara resorts

• Como resorts

• the Gleneagles hotel

• the Hotelbeds Group

Networking opportunities
Guest lectures from visiting academics, researchers and other professionals, and case studies will be utilised to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and to encourage contact with the industry, as well as field visits within certain modules.

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

You can take an optional placement in year two.

Year 1 -

Compulsory modules
Approaches To Tourism And Hospitality Business Management
Business And Management Strategy
Dissertation
Enterprise And Entrepreneurship In Tourism And Hospitality
Research Methods
Work Related Learning

Elective modules
Consumer Behaviour, Marketing And Technology In Hospitality
Contemporary Issues In Tourism
Destination Marketing
Hospitality Service Excellence
International Cultural Events
Leadership And Management Skills Development
Live Event
Major Event Policy and Practice
Managing Profitable Food And Beverage Operations
Managing The Property Asset
Safety And Security Management In Tourism
Sales And Revenue Management
Strategic Resort Hotel Management
Talent Management
Tourism And Globalisation
Tourism, Culture And Society
Tourism Planning And Development
Visitor Attractions Management

Coursework
Practicals

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Travel and Tourism, Institute of
• Hospitality, Institute of