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International Hospitality and Tourism Management

Overview

Our International Hospitality and Tourism Management BA (Hons) degree, accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, prepares you for leadership in two interconnected global industries. With the hospitality and tourism sectors experiencing continuous growth worldwide, professionals with expertise in both fields are highly sought after.

Course Breakdown

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 2/3
• Year 3/4

Core Modules

Hospitality Principles and Practice

This module provides practical training in our award-winning restaurant and bar, as well as examining the customer journey and developing trends.

Digital Hotel and Resort Management

This module aims to develop your understanding and skills for how to efficiently manage rooms operations through each stage of the guest journey.

International Organisational Management Skills

This module introduces you to the competencies required by managers in the international business environment, while developing your skills in critical areas of personal effectiveness and relationship management.

Dynamic Tourism Environment

This module will examine the dynamic nature of the global tourism environment and the response strategies of tourism businesses.

Work Placement

Work Placement (optional)

You will gain valuable work experience on a 48-week work placement.

Core Modules

Revenue and Profitability Management

In this module, you will develop skills in the interpretation and analysis of financial and management data to positively influence profitability and cash flows.

Marketing and Social Media Management

The hospitality and tourism industry faces a huge challenge in terms of adapting and promoting services in an interconnected world.

Resource and Talent Management

Within this ever-changing and dynamic business environment, now more than ever before, organisations must be able to assemble teams of people with the necessary skills, attitudes and behaviours to meet their business objectives.

Plus one option from:

Gastronomy and Sustainable Food Management

Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between culture and food.

Dynamic Events and Experience Management

You will explore the dynamic nature of the events industry and experience economy.

Managing Bars and the Night-time Economy

The bar sector and night-time economy offer some of the hospitality industry’s most dynamic and challenging operating environments.

Tourism Operations and Innovation

Providing a competitive visitor experience, while generating profits, is the ultimate performance goal for tourism operators.

Core Modules

Independent Research Project

This module provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate your capabilities in researching, planning and delivering an industry-related macro or micro-based project independently.

Strategic Financial Management

In this module, you will build upon both practical and theoretical financial concepts developed through earlier modules.

Plus two options from:

Strategic Change Management

In an increasingly fast-paced and changing global environment, it is more important than ever that a business can navigate its way to a successful future.

Business Process Improvement

This module provides you with the ability to identify how a process within the business can be improved.

Tourism Trends and Futures

This module will review tourism trends and strategic challenges facing destinations as they strive for sustainable competitive advantage and future-proofing their offer.

Global Expansion Strategies

This module complements the international dimension of the programme and aims to promote the complexities and issues hospitality and tourism organisations face when attempting to enter overseas markets to seek growth globally.

Entry Requirements

International Hospitality and Tourism Management BA (Hons)

• A-levels: An A-level grade profile of CDD.
• T-levels: A T-level graded Pass with a core component of grade C.
• BTEC: A BTEC grade profile of MMP.
• Tariff: Other Level 3 qualifications are accepted for entry. A minimum of 80 UCAS Tariff points will be required.
• Access to Higher Education Diploma: 80 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction.

International Hospitality and Tourism Management FdA

• A-levels: An A-level grade profile of DD.
• T-levels: A T-level graded Pass with a core component profile less than C.
• BTEC: A BTEC grade profile of PP.
• Apprenticeship: Achieve an advanced apprenticeship (Level 3).
• Tariff: Other Level 3 qualifications are accepted for entry. A minimum of 32 UCAS Tariff points will be required.
• Access to Higher Education Diploma: 32 UCAS Tariff points.
• Non-tariff: Non-UCAS Tariff-based Level 3 qualifications are also considered for entry.

Key Information

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching: Example of a typical teaching week (up to 19 contact hours).
• Assessment: Estimated breakdown of assessment for this degree course.

Timetable

• We understand that you need to balance study with work, so wherever possible your lessons will be timetabled into 2-3 days a week for full-time and one day a week for part-time study.

Tuition Fees for Home Students

• If you are a home student enrolling on a bachelor's or foundation degree course at University College Birmingham, the 2024/2025 academic year tuition fee for full-time study is £9,250.
• For part-time study, the fee is £4,625.

Tuition Fees for International Students

• If you are an international student (or have been fee assessed as an international fee payer) and are enrolling on a full-time bachelor's degree course in 2024/2025, the fee for the academic year will be £14,000.

Accreditations, Endorsements and Partnerships

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

Work Placements

• Work placements are vital for gaining real-life experience and for building your confidence and skills before you finish your course – and they may even lead to a job when you graduate.

Career Opportunities

• The example roles and salaries below are intended as a guide only.
• Conference centre manager: Average Salary: £36,000
• Theme park manager: Average Salary: £31,000
• Event manager: Average Salary: £33,000
• Marketing executive (graduate): Average Salary: £37,500
• Tourist information centre manager: Average Salary: £30,000
• Hotel manager (small hotel or deputy of larger hotel): £27,500 - £31,000

Course Statistics

• 85% say staff value students views and opinions about the course
• 93% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well
• 75% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course

Meet Your Lecturers

• Ros McAteer: Senior lecturer
• Sasa Bobic: Senior Lecturer
• Ankur Ahuja: Lecturer
• Catherine Yard: Lecturer
• Garrett Edwards: Lecturer
• Hafiza Rasool: Lecturer
• Karla Keating-Nel: Lecturer
• Maisie Matthews: Student Engagement Tutor
• Nancy Mpofu: Lecturer
• Nikki McGavin: Lecturer in Hospitality & Tourism
• Shivaun Caffrey: Lecturer
• Sophie Murphy: Lecturer
• Abigail Edwards: Teaching Assistant