City College Plymouth

FdSc Hospitality and Tourism Management

We are a College with a national reputation for promoting enterprise, employability and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Study in a friendly, supportive higher education community with dedicated and enthusiastic lecturers delivering courses designed with employers, ensuring that you graduate with industry-relevant skills and knowledge. In 2017, the College was awarded the Teaching Excellence Framework Gold Award for our university-level provision.

Course details

  • Year 1
  • Core modules

    • FPC1022 Marketing

      This module introduces students to the basic principles of marketing and their application in a business context.

    • PFD151 Costing, Finance and Business Performance

    • PFD153 International Tourism

      This unit explores the organisation, structure and interdependency of the travel and tourism industry, with a focus on the environmental, political, social and cultural impacts that this has internationally

    • PFD155 Leadership and Team Development Skills

      The aim of this module is to give learners a general understanding of the management and leadership issues within the tourism and hospitality industry

    Optional modules

    • PFD149 Alternative Tourism

      This module provides the opportunity for students to investigate the increasingly wide range of tourism activity outside the more conventional, mainstream provision of mass packaged tourism.

    • PFD150 The Event and Conference Industry

      This module will enable the learner to demonstrate a detailed understanding of the conference and event industry, its sub-sectors, current trends and issues.

    • PFD152 Accommodation and Front Office Operations

      This unit develops the theoretical understanding behind the departments of Reception and Housekeeping and identifies how their operation is influenced by customer expectations

    • PFD156 Kitchen Management Systems

      This module provides the skills and knowledge required to efficiently manage a kitchen environment. It investigates the origins and classification of commodities used in menu planning and identifies the relevant health and safety legislation.

    • PFD157 Contemporary Cuisine

      This module will develop your culinary skills and apply underlying concepts and principles to a range of contemporary contexts within the food sector.

    • PFD158 Restaurant Operations

      This module enables the student to understand the complexities of restaurant management and demonstrate an understanding of theory into practice in restaurant environments.

    • TOFD100 Tourism Studies

  • Final year
  • Core modules

    • FPC2045 Research and Personal Development Skills

    • PFD221 Introduction to Events Management

      This module will offer students the opportunity to plan, organise and manage a hospitality related event.

    • PFD236 Licensed Trade Management

      The licensed trade is an integral part of the hospitality industry and this module aims to provide students with the operational skills and legal information necessary to manage premises that are licensed.

    • PFD239 Managing People

      This module explores essential theories, attributes, skills, approaches and strategies which contribute to effective management of the employer/employee relationship

    Optional modules

    • PFD224 Managing the Environment

      This module will identify environmental issues relevant to the Hospitality sector and evaluate legislative, economic and ethical perspectives.

    • PFD231 Managing in the Hospitality Industry

      This module develops a range of established management techniques and analyses issues affecting the hospitality industry, especially in relation to customer services.

    • PFD233 Customer Service Management

      The module examines key aspects of customer service provision & evaluates the methods by which organisations manage both customer services & the development of relationships.

    • PFD234 Promoting Events, Conferences, Exhibitions and Festivals

      Through this module students develop and demonstrate an in-depth understanding and appreciation of the role of marketing in developing and promoting successful events, conferences and festivals.

    • PFD237 Tour Operations Management

      The aim of this module is to develop the learners understanding of scale and scope of the tour operating sector of the travel and tourism industry.

    • PFD238 Tourism Planning and Management

      This module will build on the key principles and concepts introduced in stage 1 modules. The module seeks to examine the planning and management of tourism in the light of a rapidly changing environment. It will give students an understanding of the impacts and management of sustainable tourism and will investigate current trends in international tourism

    • PFD240 Culinary Arts for Event Management

      The module will give students an insight into creativity within catering operations required for successful events. Financial robustness is applied to the production and management of food to ensure profitability.

    • PFD241 International Gastronomy

      This module examines the evolution of food preparation methods in relation to economic factors and human eating behaviour.

The modules shown for this course are those currently being studied by our students, or are proposed new modules. Please note that programme structures and individual modules are subject to amendment from time to time as part of the University’s curriculum enrichment programme and in line with changes in the University’s policies and requirements.

In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the changeable nature of the situation and any updates to government guidance, we may need to make further, last minute adjustments to how we deliver our teaching and learning on some or all of our programmes, at any time during the academic year. We want to reassure you that even if we do have to adjust the way in which we teach our programmes, we will be working to maintain the quality of the student learning experience and learning outcomes at all times.

Fees, costs and funding

The UK is no longer part of the European Union. EU applicants should refer to our Brexit information to understand the implications.

As this course is delivered by one of our partner colleges, please contact the college directly for information on fees and funding.

How to apply

All applications for undergraduate courses are made through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). 

UCAS will ask for the information contained in the box at the top of this course page including the UCAS course code and the institution code. 

To apply for this course and for more information about submitting an application including application deadline dates, please visit the UCAS website.

Support is also available to overseas students applying to the University from our International Office via our how to apply webpage or email international-admissions@plymouth.ac.uk.

Progression routes

Completing this course enables you to progress onto these related courses and programmes with the University of Plymouth at level 5 or level 6, as specifically defined by this programme’s progression agreement.

For further information, including the progression from foundation degree form, please visit https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/business-partners/partnerships/academic-partnerships/study-guide/progression-to-honours-degree

Our partnership with City College Plymouth

The University of Plymouth has developed partnerships with institutions around the world with the sole purpose of making higher education more accessible to those people who need something just a little different.

Our Academic Partnerships enable students to enrol for a degree at a partnership institution closer to home, or engage in distance learning – even when they’re in the middle of the ocean. They are there for those people looking to return to education, or enhance their professional development. Full- or part-time; foundation degree to masters-level – we cater for a huge variety of needs and aspirations.

Many of our partners offer specialist degrees, unique facilities, and smaller class sizes at a competitive price. And as a student of two institutions, you get the best of both worlds; a supportive learning environment as part of a close-knit community, and a university-level qualification awarded by the University of Plymouth. You’ll enjoy not only the facilities and services your partnership institution provides, but also all of the additional support and resources you need from us, and you’ll automatically become a member of our Students’ Union, too.

We are continuing to grow the number of partner institutions and expand our academic community to new locations around the UK and overseas. Why not visit the Academic Partnerships page on our website for a full list of partners and for more details on studying with us?

One of our partners delivers this particular course – so please visit their website for full course details, entry requirements, tuition fees and information on what student life is like there. 

Open days

Partner college open days

This course is run at one of our partner colleges. Open days are held at the college and more details of these can be found on the college website. You'll find contact details below, on this page.

University of Plymouth open days

You are also very welcome to attend a University of Plymouth open day, to get a flavour of the courses you can progress to from a partner college. There will however be limited information on this specific course and college.

Studying with City College Plymouth

Just one-and-a-half miles from the University of Plymouth, we’re one of the largest colleges in the South West, with two main sites linked by shuttle buses, with a dynamic Students’ Union and Student Liaison Team.

Find out more about studying at City College Plymouth