Al Rayyan International University College (ARIU) in partnership with University of Derby
BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management
Doha, Qatar
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
QAR 80,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* rolling admissions
** non-refundable, application fee: QR 1,000. Tuition fees may be subject to change
Key Summary
About: The BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management degree offers a comprehensive understanding of the hospitality industry, focusing on areas like operations, marketing, and business management.
Students gain insight into global trends and cultural aspects that impact hospitality services.
The program equips you with critical skills and knowledge necessary for various roles in the field.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue diverse career paths in hospitality, including roles such as hotel management, event planning, and restaurant management.
Opportunities also exist in tourism, customer service, and hospitality consultancy, giving students a wide range of choices post-graduation.
Are you ready for tomorrow’s world?
We live in a global world where economic opportunities abound beyond national borders. In a fast-changing world, we live in an era when information is critical to our cultures and economies. We want to prepare you for this ever-changing world. That is why we bring tomorrow’s reality into our university and demonstrate how you can participate in it. We think that succeeding in tomorrow’s world involves three fundamental interlinked competencies: the ability to navigate internationally and interculturally, the ability to comprehend and influence tomorrow’s most pressing challenges, and the ability to collaborate effectively.
International Hospitality Management
For those with an entrepreneurial spirit and an open mind, the hospitality industry offers plenty of opportunities across the globe. The International Hospitality Management course incorporates the latest trends and developments in relevant sectors and industries, at national and international levels. The future calls for enterprising and resourceful hospitality professionals who know how to translate their knowledge into innovative solutions and who have the vision and courage needed to look beyond their own professional field. In a rapidly and constantly changing world, we will help you make the impossible possible.
Designed for the future
The BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management degree is designed to give you the management and operational skills needed to succeed in the hospitality industry of the 2020s and beyond. We have a track record of running successful hospitality management degrees, and now we have updated our curriculum to be even more relevant to the industry today.
We have included more content about business management, new technology, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, so you graduate as a modern, adaptable, and creative thinker who is not afraid to challenge the status quo and lead on change.
We have also redesigned the modules so that instead of studying specific modules in Finance, Marketing, HR and the other business disciplines, we teach these subjects throughout the course at points where they are most relevant. For instance, you will build your financial knowledge as you learn to create business plans, and you will develop HR and leadership skills as you learn how to change and transform an organisation.
What to expect
The programme takes a trans-disciplinary approach and offers students the choice to explore related subjects through option modules and to work collaboratively with students on other programmes in modules shared across the suite of programmes.
The programme is built on the following guiding principles that will:
- Develop graduates who are big-picture thinkers prepared to work collaboratively beyond traditional settings to solve problems and understand how their learning fits in the real world.
- Create a professional learning environment where students can design, create, and test new knowledge and ideas to build the confidence and creativity required by industry.
- Operate ethically and responsibly and incorporate environmental sustainability into both business activity and the curriculum integrating PRME/SDGs and the principles for sustainable business practices.
- Draw on the expertise, knowledge, skills and research of our faculty.
- Work closely with industry to co-create curriculum.
- Provide opportunities for students to experience the industry through inter-disciplinary projects, integrated industry projects, industrial work placements, study abroad opportunities, industry mentors and networking opportunities.
High employability of our graduates
A Hospitality Management degree is for people who want to lead and shape the future of the hospitality industry. We will help you grow into a business-savvy, innovative thinker who also puts sustainability at the heart of their decision-making. The International Hospitality Management (IHM) programme develops a wide range of skills required in today’s and tomorrow’s dynamic and captivating world of hospitality. Thanks to the industry focus of the IHM programme, we pride ourselves on the high employability of our graduates soon after graduation as they are well regarded by potential employers.
Future career
You will graduate from this degree as a confident and creative hospitality specialist with strong business acumen and great awareness of the wider visitor economy. If you want to launch your own business or work for a start-up, you’ll have the enterprising attitude and attributes that are needed, including resilience, self-awareness and independent thinking. If you prefer to work for an employer, you will be well-suited to a range of roles in the hospitality, event, or tourism sectors, as well as allied industries such as marketing, PR or HR. You could initially apply for roles such as Food and Beverage or Event Supervisor, Front Office Supervisor, Assistant Restaurant Manager, Graduate Trainee Hotel Manager, Business Development Manager or Marketing Executive. However, several years into your career, we think you will be leading, inspiring, and shaping the future of the visitor economy.
Prepare to meet the exciting challenges of a career in today’s hospitality sector. You will study the hotel industry in-depth, covering luxury hotels, resorts and spas, revenue management strategies and tools, and operations management. You will look at the impact of new technology simulation, self-service technology, AR and VR- on the guest experience. You will also discover how hospitality can be more sustainable. In addition to this detailed industry knowledge, you will develop transferable skills, such as how to research, analyse and present data, how to launch a new business, manage finances and lead teams.
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How you will learn
You will build up your knowledge and skills through learning activities like:
- Lectures – delivered by our tutors and guest speakers.
- Seminars and tutorials
- Practical projects
- Analysis of international case studies
- Research and independent study
- Industry days, conferences, and competitions
- Fieldtrips
- Placements and internships
- Networking and mentoring
How you are assessed
We use a range of creative assessment methods that are designed to stretch and challenge you. They are based around the key duties of hospitality managers and will include digital technology as much as possible. Tasks might include analysing information and conducting research, writing business reports and essays, working in teams to create new ideas and projects, and delivering presentations.
Personal academic tutoring
Your personal academic tutor will work with you to help you get the most out of your time at university. Having someone to talk to about your academic progress, your university experience and your professional aspirations is hugely valuable. We want you to feel challenged in your studies, stretched but confident to achieve your academic and professional goals.
For Qatari students, sponsorships of companies to cover the full cost of attendance are available.