About the Course
This course focuses on introducing and preparing students for management roles in the booming hospitality industry. It takes an international perspective, thus increasing the variety of career opportunities open to graduates. Key areas of the programme include international hospitality management, hospitality operations, international marketing, accounting and finance, human resource management and information technology.

By participating in this course students will gain the knowledge and flexibility to succeed in a service organisation, regardless of changes they encounter in the local or global environment. The three-year course is 70% theoretical and 30% practical. You will be taught through lectures, tutorials, practical industrial experience and a substantial thirdyear project.

Students are also required to complete 500 hours of work experience before entering their final year. This experience is normally achieved during the summer months. The programme’s international perspective ensures a detailed focus on global business factors across several national and international markets.

Careers/Progression
The international hospitality industry has enjoyed massive growth on the back of increased leisure time, low-fare airlines, budget/executive accommodation and access to many new tourist destinations. The World Tourism Organisation has estimated that an additional 105 million new jobs will be created in the sector world-wide by 2010. Graduates of this programme will be ideally placed to secure management positions within the organisations that make up this exciting industry. For those wishing to advance their studies further, graduates can progress directly to Masters related programmes in business (eg. MBA).


BA (Hons) in International Hospitality Management Course Content

Year 1

• Principles of Hospitality Operations
   
• Information Technology
   
• Quantitative Methods
   
• Organisational Behaviour
   
• Financial Accounting
   
• Economics
   
• Principles of Marketing
   
• Business Law
   
• Business Communications
   
• Introduction to Hospitality Management

Year 2

• International Economic Structures
   
• Marketing Management and Research
   
• Food and Beverages Management
   
• Supply Chain Management
   
• Accommodation and Facilities Management
   
• Human Resource Management
   
• Management Accounting
   
• Hospitality Law
   
• Management Information Systems and E-Commerce
   
• Professional Development
   

Year 3 Core Subjects

• International Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
   
• Business Policy 1
   
• Business Policy 2
   
• Dissertation/Project

Year 3 Elective Subjects (Students choose four electives)

• Global Tourism and the Environment
• International Services Marketing
   
• International Financial Management
   
• International Human Resource Management
   
• Conference and Event Management
   
• International Leisure and Services Management

Elective modules are offered subject to demand.