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BSc (Honours) International Hotel and Resort Management
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In Sheffield ()
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Course description
What you study
Gain the knowledge and skills required to become a leader in the hotel industry with a global perspective. You gain an understanding of the industry and learn how to identify and act on changing patterns of customer demand to run a profitable business in a wide range of different types of hotels and resorts. We provide you with the mix of strategic and operational skills you need to succeed in the role, including human resources, revenue management, finance and marketing.
The course also develops your cultural awareness and understanding of the challenges associated with doing business around the globe. In 2016, our students hosted video conferences with partner institutions in Russia, Botswana and the Czech Republic to develop their cultural competence.
To help build your international employability, we give you the option to learn a language during every year of your degree. You can choose from Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Chinese, from beginner through to beyond A level.
Key areas of study include • business and management • hotel management • resort management • food and drink management • finance • hospitality and tourism marketing • operations management • human resources • management skills.
How you learn
Your learning involves taking part in lectures, seminars, workshops, projects and practical sessions in our state of the art professional kitchen and restaurant space. This dedicated facility has an industry standard restaurant management system which won a Savoy Education Trust grant.
Work placements in the UK and overseas
Your future employability is at the heart of everything that we do and in year three, you have the opportunity to apply the skills you’ve gained by taking a one-year paid work placement. This is a great way to improve your industry knowledge with real insight and experience. It also enables you to build an eye-catching CV to impress future employers, and many...
About this course
Study hospitality operations from an international perspective, specialising in hotel and resort management, and giving you everything you need to become a leader in the hotel and resort industry.
Entry requirements
2017 entry requirements
Normally five GCSEs at grade C or Grade 4 or above including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following
• 96-112 UCAS points including at least 64 points from two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. To be considered for a 96 points offer you must have a minimum of nine months of relevant work experience in the hospitality industry and a reference from a current employer. We accept AS levels and General studies.
Or
• 80-96 UCAS points from three A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. To be...
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Subjects
- Options
- Hospitality
- Hotel Management
- Marketing
- International
- Finance
- Tourism
- Industry
- Employability
- Resort Management
Course programme
Four years full-time (including one year work placement) or three years full-time
Typical modules may include
Year one core modules• business analytics • marketing communications • management of hospitality resources • management of food and beverage operations • international food drink and society • academic and professional skills
Year one options• foreign language
Year two core modules• the international business environment • people and organisations in context • managing food and beverage operations • managing hospitality resources • international resort culinary arts and service management • behavioural studies in the consumption of food and drink
• foreign language • option of joining the Erasmus scheme to study abroad for a semester or the whole year
Year three• optional paid work placement
Final year core modules• strategic management in international hospitality and tourism • hospitality business solutions • enterprise for hospitality and tourism professionals • international hotel management • international resort management • research project
Final year options• foreign language
BSc (Honours) International Hotel and Resort Management