Program Overview

Master of Business Administration (Hospitality Management) via Study Centres

Overview

This MBA in Hospitality Management is taught in quality-assured partners around the world and has a specific focus on hospitality. On graduation, you'll be able to accelerate your promotion to well-paid positions of leadership in hospitality or any other sector.

You'll complete the specialist module ‘Hospitality Management Studies’ and your dissertation will be on a topic related to hospitality management.

Why us?

• The Sunderland Business School is a member of ‘The Association of Business Schools’

Course structure

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, class discussions, case studies, group work, presentations, and applied study. Your progress will be assessed with the dissertation and assignments.

Compared to an undergraduate course, you'll find that this master's course requires a higher level of independent reading and research.

Course modules

• Financial Management and Control (15 credits) This module looks at the systems of internal measures put in place by those responsible for financial management. By managing risk, these measures seek to ensure that financial and other resources are used in regular, ethical, economical, and effective ways that are to the benefit of the business and support its objectives. The module examines financial management and control, the system which directs and controls the financial effects of budget user’s operations in a way that ensures that they support business success.
• Strategic Management in an International Context (15 credits) Learn how to strategically manage the performance of international organisations across different socio-cultural settings. Explore how to strategically manage and lead international organisations to explore and exploit opportunities in pursuit of corporate profitability and social responsibility goals. Examine case studies of real-world international organisations and research-led strategy workshop activities, to critically analyse and evaluate contemporary developments in international business and management.
• Professional Management and Leadership Development (30 credits) Expose yourself to a range of leadership and management styles and practices. Learn about subject areas in which the concepts may be used explicitly or implicitly such as strategy and change, the three levels of strategy and decision-making cycles, the differences between management and leadership, leadership behaviours and motivation, emotional intelligence, leadership styles, and more.
• Value Creation in Organisations – Managing Operations and Marketing (30 credits) Develop a critical understanding of how organisations co-create value for customers through the integration of core aspects of operations, operations strategies, and strategic marketing management. Recognise value creation as a primary aim of organisations. Understand how organisations operations and the market work from end to end.
• Hospitality Management Studies (30 credits) Gain a solid introduction to hospitality as a global industry, covering key issues such as the complex structure of the industry in terms of ownership and employment practices. Address the industry’s impacts in terms of triple bottom-line indicators (economic, socio-cultural, and environmental). Explore operational functions of hospitality such as food and beverage.
• MBA Project (60 credits) Select the format of your final project: business dissertation, applied corporate project, or route specialism. Interpret and analyse qualitative, and if appropriate, quantitative data, using appropriate statistical and computational techniques. Present empirical findings and implications for the activities and operation of the organisation/business sector.

Entry requirements

Our typical offer is:

• Qualification | Minimum grade
  • a bachelor's degree (3 years) | 2:2 classification

If you already hold a postgraduate qualification, please see our Applying for additional postgraduate degrees Help and Advice article.

If you don't meet our standard entry requirements, you can take one of the foundation pathways at our partners ONCAMPUS Sunderland. Find out more information and whether your course is eligible on our ONCAMPUS page.

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Fees and finance

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Career ready

An MBA is a challenging qualification which requires significant dedication. Employers recognise its worth and the value that an MBA-qualified business leader can bring to their organisation.