Program Overview

OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Programme Overview

The objective of the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification is to provide tourism industry professionals with the specialist knowledge needed to advance their careers, or for graduates entering the tourism and hospitality sector to gain the skills needed to manage business operations. The qualification provides learners with a contemporary, critical, and international programme that supports their development as managers with a lifelong-learning orientation.

The qualification enables learners to analyse complex management problems and to apply and adapt specialist skills and technical terminology to propose solutions to these problems informed by best practice and contemporary research.

Successful completion of this qualification will enable learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their study towards a relevant Master’s programme with advanced standing.

Progression

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their further study. As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners are eligible to progress to Master’s top-up programmes at many universities in the UK and overseas with advanced standing.

Career Opportunities

Prospective tourism and hospitality management professionals can choose from a variety of career pathways that lead to leadership positions in the industry. These jobs entail creating tourism strategies, contributing with marketing initiatives, and assuring customer satisfaction.

By examining future career tracts and specific job information for each, you can find one or more employment opportunities that correspond to your preferences.

From an exotic island resort hotel manager to a marketing director for a luxury chain of hotels, the sky is the limit in the fast-growing and constantly expanding hospitality industry.

Other positions include Sales Manager in a Hotel Chain, Quality Manager, General Manager, Public Relations Manager, and others in any business area, including accommodation, hotels, restaurants, casinos, cruise line operations, resorts and spas, event management, and airline catering.

Module Overview

Mandatory units

• Strategic Management and Marketing | 20
• Destination Management | 20
• International Tourism Policy and Development | 20
• Digital Tourism and Hospitality | 20
• Organisational Behaviour in International Contexts | 20
• Advanced Research Methods | 20

Admission Requirements

1. Application form
2. Bachelor degree or equivalent
3. Official transcripts
4. Copy of passport
5. CV
6. Motivation Letter
7. IELTS overall 6.5 bands / TOEFL 80 /PTE 60 or equivalent or C3S Credibility Interview*
8. Reference letters from a former academic institution or from current employer (if applicable)

Fees

• Application fee: Non-refundable, paid with application : €300
• Full Time: €7,500/year
• Program Duration: One Academic Year

Teaching Methodology

On-Campus

• Classroom Lectures
• Consistent Seminars and Workshops
• Research and Field Trips
• Hands-on Experimental Learning
• In-depth Collaborative Debate and Discussion

Online

• Access to Google Classrooms
• Access to Virtual Library
• Virtual Classroom Lectures
• Online Study Materials and Resources
• Dedicated QA Session
• Virtual Debate and Discussion