MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management

All our courses are designed around key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course helps you to start or develop a career in the international hospitality and tourism industries. You build a strong theoretical and practical foundation by studying business management, hospitality, and tourism modules.

You learn through

• Face-to-face experiences
• virtual or simulated active or experiential workshops, seminars, tutorials, and site visits

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Applied learning

Work placements

The work experience route offers you an additional opportunity to develop your practical skills, either in the UK or abroad. We help you gain a 6-12 month placement by running employability workshops and have a dedicated placement team to support you.

Placement opportunities exist in organizations such as

• Omega Travel
• Cosmos
• Visit Peak District and Derbyshire
• Hilton
• Marriott
• Conrad
• Anantara resorts
• Como resorts
• the Gleneagles hotel
• the Hotelbeds Group

Networking opportunities

Guest lectures from visiting academics, researchers, and other professionals, and case studies will be utilized to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and to encourage contact with the industry, as well as field visits within certain modules.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

Final Year

Compulsory Module

• Approaches To Tourism And Hospitality Business Management: 15 credits
• Business And Management Strategy: 30 credits
• Dissertation: 45 credits
• Enterprise And Entrepreneurship In Tourism And Hospitality: 15 credits
• Research Methods: 15 credits
• Work-Related Learning: 15 credits

Elective modules

• Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, And Technology In Hospitality: 15 credits
• Contemporary Issues In Tourism: 15 credits
• Destination Marketing: 15 credits
• Hospitality Service Excellence: 15 credits
• International Cultural Events: 15 credits
• Leadership And Management Skills Development: 15 credits
• Live Event: 15 credits
• Major Event Policy And Practice: 15 credits
• Managing Profitable Food And Beverage Operations: 15 credits
• Managing The Property Asset: 15 credits
• Safety And Security Management In Tourism: 15 credits
• Sales And Revenue Management: 15 credits
• Strategic Resort Hotel Management: 15 credits
• Sustainable Tourism And Hospitality In The 21St Century: 15 credits
• Talent Management: 15 credits
• Tourism And Globalisation: 15 credits
• Tourism, Culture And Society: 15 credits
• Tourism Planning And Development: 15 credits
• Visitor Attractions Management: 15 credits

This course prepares you for a career in

• Management and senior management positions in a complex and dynamic industry
• Further study by completing a PhD or Doctorate in Business Administration

Previous students have gone on to work for:

• International tour operators
• Transport operators
• Visitor attractions
• Resort management
• Hotel corporations
• Conference and event organizers
• National tourist organizations
• Government agencies
• Tourism consultancy firms