Hospitality Business Management BA (Hons) Top-up

4.7
3 reviews
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Bachelor's degree

In Birmingham

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in GBP:

£ 9,250

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    1 Year

From top hotels and country clubs to exhibition venues and catering services, the world of hospitality offers a vast variety of opportunities for hard-working managers with the right business skills and knowledge. Our Hospitality Business Management top-up degree will enable you to continue developing these attributes alongside further specialist study to help you track down the career you want in the industry.

Designed for anyone who has previously studied a relevant subject (up to Level 5), this final year hospitality top-up course will prepare you for a range of management careers in this sector, both in the UK and overseas. Our wide choice of optional modules will allow you to develop specialist knowledge in areas ranging from financial strategy and human resources management to marketing and social media.

Accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, our top-up degree will enable you to choose an aspect of the international hospitality industry that interests you as the focus of your research project, giving you in-depth knowledge that you can relate to your future career. You will also have the chance to boost your practical hospitality skills in our award-winning restaurants on campus.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Summer Row, B3 1JB

Start date

On request

About this course

Career opportunities
Hotel manager (small hotel or deputy of larger hotel)
Conference centre manager
Catering manager
Accommodation manager

Academic: A relevant HND or a foundation degree in the areas of Hospitality, Tourism Management or Tourism Business Management, with 240 credits.

University College Birmingham works with a wide range of organisations to ensure you receive the best possible training and qualifications recognised by industry.

Why should I choose this course?
INDUSTRY APPROVED – Our course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, giving you additional professional recognition when you graduate
SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES – Choose from an extensive range of optional modules to suit your career aims, including Small Restaurant Management or Innovation and Creativity Management
PRACTICAL APPLICATION – Put your hospitality skills into practice by working with real customers in our training restaurants on campus
TEAM SCOTLAND PARTNERSHIP – Our University will be the home for Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, offering exciting opportunities for our students to work with the team and its athletes

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Reviews

4.7
excellent
  • I got knowledge from the course and put it in practice in the work.
    |
  • When you have to work, student life isn't easy, but university has provided me with excellent opportunities to improve and get a better life.
    |
  • Definitely, it has been a good experience.
    |
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4.3
fantastic

Course rating

Recommended

Centre rating

Olga Sobakina

5.0
26/08/2017
What I would highlight: I got knowledge from the course and put it in practice in the work.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Veronika Jamrichova

4.5
25/08/2017
What I would highlight: When you have to work, student life isn't easy, but university has provided me with excellent opportunities to improve and get a better life.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Marta

4.5
23/06/2017
What I would highlight: Definitely, it has been a good experience.
What could be improved: .
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2018

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

  • Hospitality
  • Industry
  • Marketing
  • Project
  • Tourism
  • International
  • Media
  • Financial
  • Planning
  • Social Media
  • Financial Training
  • Team Training
  • Hospitality Management

Course programme

Core Modules

  • Hospitality Operations Management
  • Strategic Hospitality Management

Choose 2 optional modules

  • Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Skills
  • Cross-cultural and Global Management in Hospitality
  • Digital and Social Media Marketing
  • Financial Strategy
  • Innovation and Creativity Management in Hospitality and Tourism
  • International Marketing
  • Small Restaurant Management
  • Strategic Human Resources Management

Choose 1 optional module

  • Enterprise and Innovation Showcase
  • Research Project

Teaching and assessment

Teaching

In light of COVID-19, we have made some changes to the way we deliver our teaching. We are continually following the guidelines and measures put in place by the UK Government to ensure our students and staff are safe on campus, whilst remaining committed to providing high-quality education. The information below explains how teaching will take place in semester 2 (or semester 1 for those joining us in January) for each level/year of this course.

  • Level 6

Teaching – part-time route

The part-time timetable is made up of one module per semester with three semesters in total. The research module is started in semester one and completed in semester three.

Example of a typical teaching week (one day per week):

  • Smaller group teaching – 5 hours
  • Tutorials – 1 hour

You will also need to commit around 10 hours per week for individual study time, though some weeks may require you to extend beyond this, particularly when you are engaged in completing assessments.

Assessment

Estimated breakdown of assessment for this top-up course:

  • Coursework – 58%
  • Practical assessment – 34%
  • Written examination – 8%

Our teaching and assessment is underpinned by our Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy 2015-2020.

Additional information

UK/EU students

A half year tuition fee is £4,625. UK/EU students do not pay tuition fees for any placement periods.

International students

If you are an international student enrolling on a a full-time foundation degree or a BA/BSc in 2020/21, your fee for this academic year will be £11,500 per year. If you complete a placement year, there will be an administration fee of £500 for a full year, or £250 for a half-year placement.

Hospitality Business Management BA (Hons) Top-up

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in GBP:

£ 9,250