Hospitality and Tourism Management BA (Hons) / FdA
University College Birmingham
Program description
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Awarded by: University of Birmingham
Overview
Studying Hospitality and Tourism Management opens the door to a variety of sought-after careers including resort management, travel consultancy, tourist attractions and hotel management.
The hospitality industry is increasingly focused on international visitors and is looking for ways to partner with the tourism industry. Managers with knowledge of both sectors, and an ability to tailor hospitality services for overseas visitors, are in great demand in the UK and overseas. You will gain valuable work experience during a 12-month paid placement at a carefully chosen hospitality and tourism destination.
You will be encouraged to find a future career by studying a range of specialist subjects such as destination management, international travel operations and hospitality operations management.
Why should I choose this course?
- You will examine the scope of the hospitality and tourism industries and how they work together, whilst learning key business skills including finance, human resources and marketing.
- You will have the opportunity to go on a 12-month placement in order to experience the industry first-hand.
- It offers plenty of optional modules to allow you to develop a specialism relevant to your chosen career, such as Gastronomy, Cruise Operations and Social Media in Tourism.
- There is a compulsory overseas residential trip in which you will take part in a tailored destination management field study. The cost of this residential visit is included in the course fees.
- You will choose an area of the industry that interests you as the focus of your research project, which will increase your independent learning skills and your future employability.
- Give yourself the employment edge and learn a language as an optional module.
Kick-Start Scheme
All new students studying a full-time, undergraduate or PGCE course, paying fees at the maximum rate (£9,250), and with a student status of Home, EU or Channel Isles are eligible to receive £300 per year via the Kick-Start Scheme. To find out more about how these funds can support your studies and your future career, and to find out if you are eligible for an additional £500 per year, visit Kick-Start FAQs.
Open days
Our open days are designed to give you as much information as possible about UCB and the areas you are interested in studying. Come along and we may make you an offer on the day.
Duration for this course is 4 years full-time (Including 1 year on placement)
Admission requirements
Entry requirements for BA/BSc programmes
International entry requirements
Entry requirements for undergraduate degree courses offered by University College Birmingham are detailed for individual countries on the University website.
English language requirement for international applicants
To apply for any undergraduate degree, if your first language is not English, you will need to sit an approved test in English.
In addition to IELTS, for international applicants, University College Birmingham accepts a number of country-specific English language qualifications as evidence of English language ability. These are shown under the ‘Country Specific Information’ tab of the University website.
We also offer UCB English Proficiency Test that is complimentary to all our conditional offer holders. You will need to achieve an overall score of B2 with no less than B2- in in each component.
Applying with a UCAS tariff-based qualification
For BA/BSc offers, a student must achieve a minimum of 96-104 UCAS Tariff points from at least two A-levels or equivalent, with the exception of:
- Nursing (Adult) BSc (Hons), Primary Education Studies BA (Hons) and Finance and Accounting BSc (Hons) - students must achieve a minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points
- Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) – students must achieve a minimum of 128 UCAS Tariff points
Applying with a work-based background
To apply, you must have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience, demonstrating management or supervisory duties. Your application must also include a reference from your current line manager supporting your entry to higher education.
Applying with a non-UCAS tariff-based qualification
University College Birmingham also accepts a variety of Level 3 qualifications that may not currently be included on the UCAS Tariff.
These can include a wide range of vocational Level 3 and International qualifications.
Entry requirements for FdA/FdSc programmes (Not available for international applicants)
Applying with a UCAS tariff-based qualification
For foundation degree offers, students must achieve a minimum of 56 UCAS Tariff points from at least one A-level or equivalent.
Please note, some courses have additional specific entry requirements, for example, Professional Cookery, Specialist Hair and Media Make-up and Aesthetic Practitioner. Please refer to the relevant course page on the University website.
These minimum academic entry requirements are only a guide and each application is treated on an individual basis.
Applying with a work-based background
For foundation degree offers, we also give equal consideration to applicants who are currently in work and wish to apply to the University. To apply, you must have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience, demonstrating management or supervisory duties. Your application must also include a reference from your current line manager supporting your entry to higher education.
Applying with a non-UCAS tariff-based qualification
University College Birmingham also accepts a variety of Level 3 qualifications that may not currently be included on the UCAS Tariff.
These can include a wide range of vocational Level 3 and International qualifications.
How to apply?
UCB direct applications
UCB Direct allows prospective students who are only interested in studying at University College Birmingham to apply direct (free of charge) without having to complete lengthy and sometimes complex application forms.
UCAS applications
UK applicants wishing to apply for more than one course must apply through the UCAS website.
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Program content
Year 1
- Food, Beverage & Accommodation Applications
- Hospitality and Tourism Business Principles
- People and Organisations
- Employability Enhancement
- The Hospitality and Tourism Customer Experience
- Travel Geography
Year 2
Year 2 is the work placement year for Foundation Degree students. BA (Hons) Degree students start their year in industry in the second semester of year 2 and finish it at the end of the first semester of year 3.
- Work Placement
Year 3
- Human Resources for Hospitality Managers
- International Travel Operations
- Marketing Communications for Hospitality
- Operational Finance for Hospitality and Tourism
- Rooms Revenue Management
- Tourism Investigations
Plus one option from:
- Gastronomy
- Convention Management
- Events Planning
- Managing Pub Operations
- Social Media in Tourism
- Modern Languages (Upper Intermediate)
- Cruise Operations
- Creative Design for Service Organisations
- Gambling in the 21st Century
- Training and Development Skills for Managers
Year 4
- Hospitality Operations Management
- International Destination Management
- Strategic Hospitality Management
Plus one option from:
- Financial Strategy
- Strategic Human Resources Management
- Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
- Anthropology of Tourism
- Festivals and Events Tourism
- Cross-cultural and Global Management in Hospitality
- Innovation and Creativity Management in Hospitality and Tourism
- Global Marketing Solutions
- Hospitality Retail
- Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Skills
- Hospitality Crisis Strategy
- Dark and Thanatourism Management
Research option
In the final year students will have the option of choosing one of the following research modules:
- Research Project
- Enterprise and Innovation Showcase
Please note
The modules listed on the website for this course are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by industry as well as the latest teaching methods. Unless otherwise stated, the modules listed above for this course are for students starting in the academic year 2020/21. On occasion, we may need to make unexpected changes to modules and if this occurs, we will contact all offer holders as soon as possible.
Qualification
BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management
Continuing studies
Employability
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to move into a wide variety of areas within the industry, specialising in areas such as human resources, marketing, public relations and financial management within hotel, resort and event management organisations.
Graduating with this degree will enable you to pursue a career path in:
- Attractions management
- Conference and exhibition management
- Tour operations
- Travel consultancy
- Resort management
UCB hosts tourism and travel events as part of student enrichment and to promote industry awareness. The University is proud to be an Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) Centre of Excellence and staged the ITT Future You On The Road conference in February 2016.
hired@UCB
hired@UCB is our student and alumni support service designed to provide a single reference point for information, advice and guidance regarding opportunities to develop and demonstrate employability and enterprise skills.
Based on the 7th floor of our Summer Row campus, the hired@UCB team comprises specialist and qualified staff with knowledge and experience of:
- Careers advice and guidance
- Placements, work experience and volunteering
- Employer engagement
- Part-time and seasonal work
- Internships and apprenticeships
- Graduate schemes and alumni support
- Unitemps – UCB's recruitment agency
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