Program Overview
This postgraduate University Award in Hotel General Management equips senior leaders with advanced knowledge and skills in strategic thinking, sustainable practices, and industry best practices. Delivered through a one-week residential course, the program offers contextualized learning, industry engagement, and international recognition through the City and Guilds Hotel General Manager Badge. Graduates can further their studies with a PG Cert, PG Dip, or MBA in related fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This unique post-graduate University Award in Hotel General Management has been designed in consultation with industry partners to provide the opportunity to gain recognition for expertise as a senior leader in the international hospitality industry. Applicants with a minimum of one year as a leader operating at a strategic level within the business can also qualify for the City and Guilds Hotel General Manager badge, an internationally recognized global certification for the hospitality industry. As a post-graduate university award that focuses on real-world learning, you will be able to demonstrate in-depth industry knowledge, creative thinking, strategic decision-making skills, and the ability to lead and drive sustainable practices that have a positive and lasting effect on your organization. This program offers insights into best practice and the opportunity to engage with industry professionals from some of the most innovative and creative businesses in the world.
Outline:
- Offered as a one-week residential course at the Ambleside campus, this program focuses on key management areas of strategic thinking and decision-making, sustainable supply chain management, and your impact on the long-term vision of your organization.
- Key features:
- Contextualized Learning and Industry Engagement: The course is delivered by academic and industry experienced staff. Guest lectures and site visits are embedded into the program of study and case study material is directly linked to industry.
- Contextualized Assessment: All assessment is designed for real-world application, utilizing subject-specific 'toolkits' and frameworks that can be considered in the context of your own work experience.
- International Recognition: The program has been mapped against the City and Guilds Hotel General Manager Badge providing you with a university award and international recognition as a leader of industry.
- Modules:
- Year 1:
- Strategic Hotel Management
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Assessment:
Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods Full details are available in the programme specification.
Teaching:
- The course is delivered by academic and industry experienced staff.
- Guest lectures and site visits are embedded into the program of study.
Other:
- Located at the Ambleside Campus, you will have the opportunity to study at the only UK campus located in both a National Park, and a UNESCO Heritage site, with the regional visitor economy providing opportunities for the study of hotel management in an internationally recognized tourism destination.
- On successful completion of the University Award you can choose to further progress your studies by registering for a PG Cert, PG Dip or MBA in a related subject area.
