Sheffield, United Kingdom
DURATION
15 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 17,725 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* second intake: January 2026
** £17,725 for international/EU students | £10,620 for UK students
Key Summary
Introduction
Gain the skills and knowledge to prepare for management and senior management positions in this complex, dynamic and fast-growing industry.
- Plan, manage and promote products, businesses and destinations in a competitive and sustainable manner.
- Critically challenge your understanding of the industries in practical contexts.
- Become equipped with employability skills necessary to enter or progress in the international hospitality and tourism industries.
Gain the skills and knowledge required to plan, to manage and to promote products and services, businesses and destinations in a competitive and sustainable manner in the international hospitality and tourism industries.
This course offers an optional work experience route including a 6-12 month work placement for students starting in September.
Curriculum
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 both 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 organisations 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 utilised to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and to encourage contact with the industry, as well as field visits within certain modules.
Career Opportunities
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 organisers
- national tourist organisations
- government agencies
- tourism consultancy firms