International Tourism and Hospitality Business Management (top up)

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Course summary

• Convert your Foundation, HND or academic credits into a full honours degree.

• Attain a deep understanding of the tourism and hospitality industries.

• Become a manger who is globally, socially and ethically aware of the contemporary business environment.

• Apply your theory in practical projects, and learn from real-world experience.

• Gain the skills and qualifications you need to become an employable industry specialist.

On this top-up course you can convert your foundation, HND or academic credits into a full honours degree. You'll learn about the domestic and international tourism and hospitality industries, and how they intersect. Upon graduating, you'll have gained sought-after expertise and skills.

Accredited by - Institute of Hospitality (IoH)
This course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, the international hospitality professional membership body for managers and aspiring managers who work and study in the hospitality industry.

Sheffield Business School accreditation - Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), placing us in the top 6% of business schools globally.

Tourism subject group award - Our Tourism subject group is recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), the membership organisation for tourism industry professionals and educators.

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.

This course seeks to equip students with the means to gain worthwhile employment within the tourism and hospitality sectors. You'll learn important management principles and apply them in practical and consultancy projects and case studies. While doing so, you'll also study the tourism and hospitality industries in depth, with an emphasis on contemporary issues.

Employability is a key emphasis: our curriculum reflects the key employability capabilities recommended by the Confederation of British Industry/UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

You learn through:

• lectures, seminars and workshops

• practical projects in world-class facilities

• visiting speakers

• research projects

• consultancy projects

• academic reading

Applied learning
Live projects
Learning activities are often based on case studies and problem solving exercises, which encourage students to take an enquiry-based approach and to apply their knowledge to real world problems and issues of international tourism and hospitality business management.

As part of the course you get the opportunity to work on real business and consultancy projects to build your skills and professional experience.

Networking opportunities
You will frequently engage with tourism and hospitality industry stakeholders during your study. Many modules include industry guest speakers and field trips. Our students also have close relationship with the industries through our staff members’ industry network, our association with the Tourism Management Institute, and our alumni network.

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Year 1
Compulsory modules
Consultancy And Enterprise Challenge
Research Project
Strategy And Crisis Management In International Tourism And Hospitality

Elective modules
International Hospitality Analytics And Revenue Management
Responsible Global Tourism Planning

Coursework and practicals.