MSc/PgDip/PgCert International Hospitality Design and Management Consultancy

Attendance

Part-time

Part-time – typically three years

There are two modules each semester in the first and second year, followed by the dissertation in the final year.

There is one induction study school which lasts four days. Each of the four semesters has one mid-semester study school lasting three days. There is one final study school at the start of the last semester.

Starts September

At a glance

About this course

This course provides an innovative and challenging experience for consultants, designers and planners working or intending to work in the international hospitality and food service industry. It improves your understanding and judgement, and your ability to communicate and operate effectively.

You study
• operations and quality systems in the hospitality and food service sectors
• the drivers of design systems and the nature and effect of design on customer experience
• the process of analysing an organisation's performance as set against industry trends
• hotel, restaurant and facilities design from an architects perspective
• the tools and structures to deal with various types of project
• the contractual, professional and ethical elements of the consultants role
• the nature of innovation and organisational change
• e-business strategy

We show you how to apply what you learn to your career, helping you plan, design and make decisions. You also develop a range of personal qualities that improve your effectiveness within the hospitality industry.

As part of this course you become affiliated to the Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI). This gives you the opportunity to network with leaders in the industry, attend FCSI conferences and take part in FCSI local unit/chapter activities.

Associated careers

This course provides a sound basis for those who wish to go into hotel, restaurant and operations design or management consultancy.

Course content

Year one modules

Hospitality information and communication technology
You examine e-business strategy.

Hospitality service analysis and development
You learn about the operations and quality systems within the hospitality and food service sectors.

International catering design
You look at the drivers of design systems as applied to the industry, and discuss the nature and effect of design on customer experience.

Business equations and financial analysis
You study the process of analysing an organisation’s performance as set against industry trends. This enables you to make informative and impactful business decisions.

Year two modules

Hospitality project management
You study the tools and structures required to systematically deal with various types of project.

Hospitality architectural design
You look at hotel, restaurant and facilities design from an architect’s perspective. You examine the interface between architecture and operational viability.

Hospitality management consultancy
You study the contractual, professional and ethical elements of the consultant’s role, and the range of consultancy models and approaches used.

Managing innovation and change
This module looks at the nature of innovation and organisational change. You examine the role of innovation in a developing organisation, and how innovation and change processes can be managed.

Final year modules

Project or dissertation
You choose either a work-related project or a dissertation to complete the course. The topic will be based on your own area of interest, and you’ll be supported by a tutor.

Assessment

We assess each module by written assignment. You complete a dissertation to gain the MSc.

Entry requirements

You normally need a one from

• 2.2 honours degree or equivalent professional qualification

• 5 years work experience with responsibility for managing projects related to design or consultancy in the hospitality industry

• to be employed in an organisation operating within the design and management consultancy sector of the international hospitality industry

If your first language is not English you must show a high level of written and verbal English language skill, such as a TOEFL test minimum mark, paper-based 575, computer-based 233 or IELTS 6.5.

If you do not meet the above criteria you can apply for the Graduate Diploma in Business and English. After passing this diploma we automatically offer you a place on one of our business, finance or leisure masters degrees.

Fees

Home and EU students

2013/14 academic year

Typically £3,060 a year

Plus an additional £1,000 for affiliated membership of the Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI), payable in year one.

How to apply

Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form

Contact details

For more information contact Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, Stoddart Building, City Campus, Sheffield S1 1WB. Phone +44 (0)114 225 2820, fax +44 (0)114 225 5268, e-mail sbs@shu.ac.uk