BSc (Hons) International Hospitality Management

Year 1

Your first year will give you a broad overview of the hospitality industry. You will improve your knowledge of business and develop an appreciation of the standards and service consistency needed for food and drink operations, front office, managing facilities and customer service. You will learn a new language or improve on an existing one, such as Spanish, French, German or Mandarin, and you will develop an understanding of culture and society in relation to your chosen language.

Core modules

• HTM1002PP Special Interest Tourism

• HTM129 Introduction to Sustainable Hospitality Management

• HTM139 Facilities and Resource Management

• HTM141 Hospitality Operations

• HTMP100 Career Investment Programme 1

• LCS101 Cross-Cultural Competence

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

• MANX100 Mandarin 1

• SFTA1 Spanish Fast Track A1

• SFTB1 Spanish Fast Track B1

• SPNX01 Spanish 1

• SPNX02 Spanish 2

• SPNX03 Spanish 3

• SPNX400 Spanish Advanced 1

Year 2

In your second year, you will improve your management skills and discover how hospitality businesses are created and developed globally. You will become familiar with systems that support effective food and drink operations and facilities, and boost your language skills by taking part in cultural field work. Research methods will provide you with the skills to engage in both academic and business research, giving you an excellent base for placements that involve market research.

Core modules

• HTM232 Food and Drink Management

• HTM234 Contemporary Business Management for Hospitality Organisations

• HTM238 Tourism, Hospitality and Events Research Methods

• HTM244 Business Development & Revenue Management

• HTMP202 Career Investment Programme 2

• LCS200 Culture and Society 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

• 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

Expand your horizons, build your confidence and boost your skills with an optional paid work placement. You'll follow an agreed training programme under supervision and, on successful completion, will be awarded a Certificate of Industrial Experience. You can take placements in the UK or overseas across a wide range of sectors. Over 250 past graduates have taken placements and we strongly encourage you do so if you do not yet have significant industry experience.

Core modules

• HTMP300 Work Placement Year

Final year

In your final year, you will further develop your knowledge and critical skills and undertake the honours project – this will provide you with an opportunity to investigate topics in greater detail through a management-style dissertation. You will study core modules including managing innovation, business strategy for tourism and hospitality, and culture and society. Our elective topics include languages, leadership and talent management, and contemporary issues in tourism.

Core modules

• HTM314 Honours Project

• HTM322 Managing Service Innovation

• HTMP301 Career Investment Programme 3

• LCS300 Culture and Society 3

Optional modules

• ELC312 English 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

• HTM325 Business Strategy for Tourism and Hospitality

• 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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