Program Overview

International Hospitality Management (with Foundation Year)

BA (Hons)

Attendance

Full-time

Campus

Preston Campus

Start

September 2025

Duration

4 years

UCAS Code

H234

Delivery

In-person

Placement option

Course Description

This foundation year will give you a broad understanding of Tourism, Hospitality and Event management. Our Hospitality foundation pathway is ideal if you are hoping to progress in a professional Hospitality role. In your foundation year, you’ll explore the hospitality industry. You'll look at its development from an international and national perspective. We'll teach you a range of transferable skills, which meet the ever-changing demands of this dynamic industry.

Once you pass your foundation year you’ll be able to progress onto our International Hospitality Management BA (Hons) course. On the course you’ll gain a more constructive and critical understanding of the global and national hospitality industry.

Why study with us

• 1st in the North West for graduate prospects (on track)
• 1st in the North West for student satisfaction
• 1st in the UK for teaching on the course
• 1st in the UK for overall positivity
• We have links with many hospitality and tourism organisations throughout the UK and overseas. You will benefit from these links with industry in your foundation year and beyond.
• Learn from a team of internationally renowned academics. Our academics are research-active and publish in international journals and media outlets.
• Explore current trends in hospitality, corporate hospitality and related business events.

What you'll do

• You'll explore the hospitality industry and its development from an international and national perspective.
• Our foundation year students take part in a variety of local field visits in and around Preston.
• In subsequent years you may also take part in both national and international field visits to, for example, The Lake District, Cyprus and Iceland (subject to change each year).

Modules

Year 0

• Tourism, Hospitality and Events Themes in Action
• Service Excellence in the Visitor Economy
• Study Skills for Success
• Contemporary Business in Context

Year 1

• Creativity, Enterprise and Scholarship
• Business Landscape
• Global Hospitality Operations
• Professional Practice in Tourism, Hospitality and Events

Year 2

• Managing Experiences in Tourism, Hospitality and Events
• Professional Skills in the T.H.E Workplace
• Contemporary Issues in the Global Hospitality Industry

Year 3

• Global Hospitality: The Future
• Independent Project for Tourism, Hospitality and Events
• Tourism, Hospitality and Events Graduate Innovation and Creativity

Optional modules

• Learning in Action
• Global Meetings, Industry and Business Events
• Managing Service Quality
• Critical Insights into Dark Tourism and Difficult Heritage
• Applied Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Events
• International Fieldwork

Entry requirements

• UCAS: 64 points at A2
• BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
• BTEC Diploma: MM
• Pass Access Course: 64 UCAS points
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 72 points from Higher Level subjects
• T Level: P (D or E )
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
• GCSEs: 5 at C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

Fees and funding

• UK: £9,535 for the first year
• International: £17,250 for the first year

Learning and assessment

• You’ll learn through lectures, seminars and online classes.
• You will attend on average 12 hours of study per week.
• Personal study also forms a big part of this course and you’ll be expected to work for about 36 hours a week in total.
• You’ll work through different assessments - predominantly coursework.
• Assignments may take the form of essays, reports, presentations, poster presentations, development journals or portfolios.
• Some assessments are individual and others will involve group work.

Industry links

• We’ve strong links with employers including Marriott Hotels, Legacy Hotels, Heathcotes and Northcote.
• We also have links with the smaller companies in the region and offer help and assistance to a number of these.
• There are a number of professional organisations that are our staff belong to, including:
  • Council for Hospitality Management Education(CHME)
  • Institute of Hospitality(IoH)
  • British Institute of Innkeeping (BII)
  • Tourism Society
  • International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education(I-CHRIE)
  • Meetings Industry Association(MIA)
  • Institute of Wines and Spirits (IWS)
  • Wine and Spirit Education Trust(WSET).

Further information

• Hospitality is a global industry, where dealing with international guests may be a day-to-day occurrence. We’ll support you to develop intercultural communication skills.
• We’re home to two Research Institutes: The Institute of Transport and Tourism and The Dark Tourism Institute