BSc (Hons) Hospitality Management

Year 1

In the first year, students will receive an introduction to hospitality management. Students learn how to keep an efficient front office and how to manage facilities. Students will also start to build customer service management skills and expertise in business and finance.

Core modules

• HTM109 Principles of Design and Themes
• HTM144 Spa and Resort Management
• HTM147 Event Production
• HTM151 Introduction to Sustainable Tourism, Hospitality, Events and Cruise Management
• HTM153 Cruise and Hospitality Operations
• HTM156 Management and Employability Skills

Year 2

In the second year students learn how to tackle the basics of food and drink operations, build on management skills and discover how to develop a hospitality and tourism business. Students also have the option of supporting their learning by studying a modern language, such as French, German, Spanish or Mandarin, enabling them to understand cultural differences and manage front of house operations – a major advantage for many hospitality organisations. In addition students learn research methods essential for the placement year and final project.

Core modules

• HTM232 Food and Drink Management
• HTM233 Contemporary Food Concerns
• HTM234 Contemporary Business Management for Hospitality Organisations
• HTM249 Hospitality Business Development and Performance
• HTM251 Research Methods
• HTMP202 Career Investment Programme 2

Optional modules

• DEAS200 Academic Skills for International Direct Entry Second Year Students
• ELC203 English for Academic Purposes
• FREX01 French 1
• FREX02 French 2
• HTM245 Cruise Operations and Passenger Services
• HTM250 Event Planning and Strategy
• SPNX01 Spanish 1
• SPNX02 Spanish 2

Optional placement year

Students have the opportunity to take a paid work placement after the second year and earn a Certificate of Industrial Placement. Students spend a year in a placement honing their skills, gaining invaluable experience and making professional contacts. Major employers such as Cunard, Hilton, Marriott, Jury's Inn, Holiday Inn, and W Hotels have previously offered placements to our students.

Core modules

• HTMP300 Work Placement Year

Final year

In the final year students investigate what it takes to be a successful hospitality manager, expanding the knowledge and critical skills they've gained so far. Students develop expertise and confidence in managing service quality, business and finance strategy. The courses also gives students the opportunity to shape their own pathway by choosing a specific interest area they feel passionate about, which they’ll investigate in depth as an honours project.

Core modules

• HTM314 Honours Project
• HTM322 Managing Service Innovation
• HTM333 Hospitality Dynamics
• HTM342 Business Strategy and Consultancy for the Tourism, Hospitality & Events Sectors
• HTMP301 Career Investment Programme 3

• DEAS300 Academic Skills for International Direct Entry Final Year Students
• ELC314 International Business Communication
• ELC315 Professional and Academic Communication
• FREX01 French 1
• FREX02 French 2
• HTM311 Cruise Operations Continuity Planning
• HTM339 Leadership
• HTM341 Current Event Issues
• SPNX01 Spanish 1
• SPNX02 Spanish 2

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