International Hospitality Management - BA (Hons) Degree

The International Hospitality Management programme is comprised of a number of core management and hospitality specific modules, with a range of options to enable students to tailor the courses to their specific interests and career ambitions. The pathways also include tourism and events specific modules as appropriate.

During each year of study, students will complete 120 credits worth of modules from the lists below:

Year One

Compulsory Modules

• Hospitality in Practice (20 credits)
• International Hospitality Events and Operations (20 credits)
• Managing People and Organisations (20 credits)
• Finance for Managers (20 credits)
• Personal Development Planning (10 credits)
• Diversity and Social Inclusion for THE (10 credits)
• Principles of Hospitality (20 credits)

Year Two

Compulsory Modules

• Business Development and Finance (10 credits)
• Marketing for THE (20 credits)
• HRM for THE (20 credits)
• Research Methods (10 credits)
• Work Experience with Personal Development Planning (10 credits) / Summer Experience of with Personal Development Planning (10 credits) / Industrial Work Experience with Personal Development Planning (20 credits) / BRM5034 Employability Skills Business Project (10 credits – only available at Beacon International College)
• Global Hospitality Management Today (20 credits)
• Venue Design Project (20 credits)

Optional Modules (10 credits each)

• Financial Planning for Business
• European Field Study
• Contemporary Cuisines for Large Scale Venues
• Major Incident and Crisis Management
• Social Events and Party Planning
• Sociology of THE

Optional modules are subject to sufficient demand and availability.

Year Three

Compulsory Modules

• International Food and Beverage Management OR Culture, Power and Identity (20 credits)
• Strategic Management for THE (20 credits)
• Dissertation OR Enterprise Project (40 credits) OR Independent Research Study (20 credits)
• Employability and Career Development (10 credits)

Optional Modules (10 credits each unless otherwise stated)

• Branding and Advertising
• Conferences, Exhibitions and Corporate Events (20 credits)
• Public Relations and Sponsorship
• Digital Consumer Experience for THE
• Employee Resourcing
• International Field Study
• Corporate Finance
• Industrial Work Experience (20 credits)

Optional modules are subject to sufficient demand and availability.

A student-centred approach to learning and teaching is encouraged through the use of specific teaching strategies, case studies, projects, tutorials, practical exercises, supplemented by the use of appropriate support materials, guest talks from industry experts, videos and computer software. Active engagement with the subject material enhances learning and many of the learning strategies used attempt to promote this.

Some modules will be assessed purely by coursework whilst others will be purely examination based. In practice, most modules are a mix of tests and assignments, some vocational modules will also use competence-based practical assessments.

This programme is designed to provide graduates with the range of skills and knowledge required for management positions in one of the largest employment sectors both globally and in the UK.

The skills acquired enable graduates to develop into senior managers in a relatively short period of time in a wide range of areas including employment in hotels, restaurants, clubs, bars, licensed retail management, conference and event management, personnel and marketing within hospitality; plus hospitality sections within the armed services, contract, health service and welfare catering.