MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management

Program Overview

This multi-accredited conversion course develops critical understanding of the hospitality and tourism industry with a managerial perspective, preparing graduates for operational management, marketing, and other industry roles. The program offers optional placement or study abroad experiences, enhancing employability and international exposure. Students benefit from teaching by industry experts and a dedicated support system including career services and placement assistance.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Delivery: Full-time, Part-Time, Full-time with placement
• Duration:
• Full-time: 1 year (September start), 16 months (January start)
• Part-time: 2 years
• Full-time with placement: 2 years
• Start Dates: September, January
• Course Content:
• Core Units:
• Hospitality Operations Management
• Innovations in Hospitality
• The Tourism & Hospitality Industries
• Destinations: Contexts for Tourism & Hospitality
• Business Strategy & Finance
• Dissertation
• Option Units (Choose One):
• Air Transport & Tourism
• Conference Tourism
• Crisis & Disaster Management
• Design for Tourism & Hospitality
• Entrepreneurship
• Food Design & Marketing
• Global Food & Drink
• Tourism Management & the Natural Environment
• Placement:
• Optional 30-week placement at the end of the course.
• Students are required to find their own placement, but the Careers & Employability Service and faculty placements office provide support.
• Study Abroad:
• Optional semester (around three months) at one of the partner institutions.
• Students can choose to study abroad or take the optional work placement, but not both.
• Part-time Study:
• Students study alongside full-time students over two years.
• Expected to study a minimum of three units per year, along with their dissertation towards the end of their second year.
• Timetable varies each year, but typical delivery for one unit is four hours a week, split between two sessions.

Assessment:

• Details of the assessment methods and contact hours for each unit of the course can be found in the programme specification.
• Dissertation: 15,000 words, taught about research methods.

Teaching:

• Taught by staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit.
• Includes senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, and research students.
• Many staff are actively engaged in research and/or professional practice, which is integrated into the teaching of this course.

Careers:

• Graduates have entered large organisations as part of a management development scheme and to gain practical experience before being appointed to management roles.
• Other graduates have returned to home environments to run family businesses and developed their own business opportunities.
• Potential Job Roles:
• Operational management
• Marketing
• Human resources
• Hotel management
• Tourism management

Other:

• Accreditations:
• United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
• Institute of Hospitality (IoH)
• Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) Centre of Excellence
• Rankings:
• 2nd in the UK for hospitality and tourism management according to the Shanghai Rankings of Academic Subjects 2022
• Top 20 universities in the world for hospitality and leisure management – QS University Rankings 2023
• Exposure to Industry:
• Tourism & Hospitality leaders share insights with students at the Tourism & Hospitality Annual Conference
• Department:
• REF 2021: Leading the development of knowledge
• Student and Graduate Stories:
• Tobi Kola-Sodipo's graduate story and her advice for international students
• BU alumni and Red Carnation Hotels VP Suzie Thompson’s story
• Juthamas shares her postgrad hospitality placement experience
• Support:
• Careers & Employability Service provides support for finding work, including seminars on writing a CV and cover letter, completing an application form, performing well in interviews, and language support.
• Placement development advisor visits students on placement and keeps in touch by phone and email.
• International Students:
• If students choose to do a placement as part of their course, their CAS will be issued according to the length of time they are entitled to under UKVI regulations.
• If students choose not to do a placement, their CAS will be noted accordingly, and their visa will only be granted long enough to cover their taught course.
• If students change their mind and decide they want to do a placement while they are in the UK, they will need to leave the UK to make a new Tier 4 visa application for the additional year of study.

UK, ROI & CI:

£10,250

Int'l:

£17,000

• Fee regions explained:

UK:

United Kingdom

ROI:

Republic of Ireland

CI:

Channel Islands & Isle of Man

Int'l

International Your tuition fees will be the same for each year of your course.