BA (Hons) Hospitality Industry Management

Programme Overview

The programme is offered in the following modes of study: Full-time, Part-Time, at the LSM campus in Ealing, London.

The study of Hospitality is characterised by a core curriculum which addresses the management of the key sectors of food/ beverage and accommodation in a service context. This includes the management of hotels and other accommodation provision and catering operations of all types.

Main educational aims of the programme

The main educational aims of Hospitality Industry Management are to provide you, the student, with opportunities to:

• Access a route to honours for students who have studied a cognate award equivalent to a higher diploma.
• Study for an honours Level III course that offers flexible delivery, supported by appropriate resources and guidance.
• Further develop transferable and cognitive skills in preparation for a variety of management-aligned careers or a higher award
• Evaluate and apply vocationally relevant concepts associated with the operational and strategic management of financial, human and physical resources within the context of the Hospitality industry.
• Use this course to develop a thoughtful, reflective and self-directed approach to skills, knowledge and understanding to a management career in the Hospitality industry.

Programme outcomes

The programme provides opportunities for you, the student, to achieve and demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge and understanding of:

• the development of knowledge in hospitality;
• the need for a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to the study of Hospitality Industry Management;
• hospitality through both academic and professional reflective practice;
• moral, ethical and legal issues which underpin best practice in the hospitality sector;
• technical and interpersonal skills and knowledge to evaluate practical and theoretical solutions to complex problems in the core areas of hospitality;
• the diversity of hospitality consumers and stakeholders, and the importance of responding to their needs;
• the analysis and evaluation of the defining characteristics of hospitality as a phenomenon;
• the analysis and evaluation of the impact that the broader business environment has on the hospitality industry.

Programme Map

Level III

MODULES

• ILP 301 Business Strategy
• ILP 302 Strategic Financial Management
• ILP 303 Strategic Management of Human Resources
• ILP 307 International Tourism & Hospitality Marketing
• ILP 309 Managing International Hospitality
• ILP 306 New Business Development

Single Honours

Level III must include the two compulsory modules and 4 out of the 6 core modules.

Ordinary Degree

Level III must include a pass in ILP 307 or ILP 309