BSc (Hons) Hospitality Management

Year 1

In your first year, we’ll give you an introduction to hospitality management. You’ll learn how to tackle the basics of food and drink operations, keeping an efficient front office and learning how to manage facilities. You’ll start to build your customer service management skills and your expertise in business and finance. You’ll also have the option of supporting your learning by studying a modern language, such as French, German, Spanish or Mandarin. Other optional modules include cruise operations or food safety.

Core modules

• HTM1002PP Special Interest Tourism

• HTM121Food Safety for the Hospitality Industry

• HTM129 Introduction to Sustainable Hospitality Management

• HTM139 Facilities and Resource Management

• HTM141 Hospitality Operations

• HTMP100 Career Investment Programme 1

Optional modules

• ELC102 English for Academic Purposes

• FREX01 French 1

• FREX02 French 2

• FREX03 French 3

• FREX400 French Advanced 1

• GERX01 German 1

• GERX02 German 2

• HTM102 Cruise and Maritime Operations

• MANX100 Mandarin 1

• SPNX01 Spanish 1

• SPNX02 Spanish 2

• SPNX03 Spanish 3

• SPNX400 Spanish Advanced 1

Year 2

In your second year you’ll build on your management skills and discover how to develop a hospitality and tourism business. You’ll continue to have the option of improving your language skills, enabling you to understand cultural differences and manage front of house operations – a major advantage for many hospitality organisations. You'll also learn research methods essential for your placement year and final project.

Core modules

• HTM232 Food and Drink Management

• HTM233 Contemporary Food Concerns

• HTM234 Contemporary Business Management for Hospitality Organisations

• HTM238 Tourism, Hospitality and Events Research Methods

• HTM244 Business Development & Revenue Management

• HTMP202Career Investment Programme 2

Optional modules

• ELC202 English for Academic Purposes

• FREX01 French 1

• FREX02 French 2

• FREX03 French 3

• FREX400 French Advanced 1

• FREX500 French Advanced 2

• FREX600 French Advanced 3

• FREX700 French Advanced 4

• GERX01 German 1

• GERX02 German 2

• HTM245 Cruise Operations and Passenger Services

• MANX100 Mandarin 1

• SPNX01 Spanish 1

• SPNX02 Spanish 2

• SPNX03 Spanish 3

• SPNX400 Spanish Advanced 1

• SPNX500 Spanish Advanced 2

• SPNX600 Spanish Advanced 3

• SPNX700 Spanish Advanced 4

Optional placement year

You’ll have the opportunity to take a paid work placement after your second year and earn yourself a Certificate of Industrial Placement. Boost your confidence and start to climb the industry ladder. You’ll spend a year in a placement honing your skills, gaining invaluable experience and making professional contacts. Major employers such as Cunard, Hilton, Marriot and Sodexo have previously offered placements to our students.

Core modules

• HTMP300 Work Placement Year

Final year

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

Core modules

• HTM314 Honours Project

• HTM322 Managing Service Innovation

• HTM325 Business Strategy for Tourism and Hospitality

• HTM333 Hospitality Dynamics

• HTMP301 Career Investment Programme 3

Optional modules

• ELC31 2English for Global Communication

• ELC314 International Business Communication

• ELC315 Professional and Academic Communication

• FREX01 French 1

• FREX02 French 2

• FREX03 French 3

• FREX400 French Advanced 1

• FREX500 French Advanced 2

• FREX600 French Advanced 3

• FREX700 French Advanced 4

• GERX01 German 1

• GERX02 German 2

• HTM311 Cruise Operations Continuity Planning

• HTM337 Entrepreneurship

• HTM339 Leadership

• MANX100 Mandarin 1

• SPNX01 Spanish 1

• SPNX02 Spanish 2

• SPNX03 Spanish 3

• SPNX400 Spanish Advanced 1

• SPNX500 Spanish Advanced 2

• SPNX600 Spanish Advanced 3

• SPNX700 Spanish Advanced 4

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