BSc (Honours) Hospitality Business Management with Culinary Arts

UCAS code

N2W9

Attendance

Full-time

Four years full-time (including one year work placement) or three years full-time

At a glance

Prepare for a career in the thriving hospitality industry, on a course with a reputation for producing high calibre graduates. Develop hospitality management skills specialising in the culinary arts before putting them to the test on placement with major industry players in the UK and overseas such as Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir, Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley and Hilton Waldorf Astoria.

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What is hospitality business management with culinary arts?
Hospitality business management is about delivering an experience that meets expectations for the customer whilst making a profit. Food and beverage is a key element of the hospitality offer and so a specialism in this area provides valuable knowledge and expertise.

It covers a wide range of areas including Х deluxe hotels Х restaurants Х designer bars Х food service management Х specialist catering for sporting and other events Х quick service retail restaurants Х pubs and bars Х nightclubs Х private members clubs Х gastro pubs Х running your own business.

About this course

Develop your experience and knowledge of delivering hospitality to customer expectations on this career-focused course. You gain an operational understanding of food and drink as part of the customer experience, balancing this with delivering a profit.

Throughout the course you develop your practical expertise using dedicated facilities in our professional kitchens. We are constantly developing these to ensure you develop the skills you'll need to work in the industry.

You are taught by lecturers with considerable international industry experience in a wide range of roles, including research and consultancy, training and development, food and beverage operations, hotel management, banqueting and conferencing.

During the first year of the course, you develop your understanding of the principles of food production and delivery, commodities and wine and food appreciation. The second year enables you to apply your knowledge and develop your management skills in these areas, as well as in general business.

In your third year, you get the opportunity to build on what youТve learnt with a one year paid work placement. Placements are a valuable way of increasing your employability and starting salary. We help you to find a suitable placement with prestigious hospitality providers such as Х Fairmont St Andrews Х Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate Х The Grove Hotel Х Petrus Х Mayfair Hotel, Shanghai Х Goring Hotel, London Х The Balmoral, Edinburgh.

Your final year enables you to develop your ability to make strategic decisions and to critique practice.

Your learning involves taking part in Х lectures Х seminars Х workshops Х projects Х production and service sessions in our modern facilities at City Campus. You also learn through field trips to major industry events such as the Food and Drink Show, and Hotelympia.

International award
You can also complete an international version of this qualification which places greater emphasis on the global events industry. You must take a work or studyаplacement abroad to gain this award.

Key areas of study
Key areas include Х business and management Х food and drink management Х facilities management Х finance Х marketing Х operations management Х human resources.

Associated careers

There is a growing demand for graduates withаmanagement skills in global hospitality organisations such as multinational hotels and independent restaurants.

After graduating, our students have found careers with Х Carluccio's Х Hilton International Х Revolution Bars Х fine dining and branded restaurants.

Following on from working in the industry three to five years after graduation, our students have secured positions with global and national companies such as food and beverage supervisor at Hilton Hotels, andаrestaurant manager at Jamie's Italian.

You can also go onto postgraduate study.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality.

Course content

Year one modules

Х introduction to finance Х introduction to marketing Х contemporary business environment Х the human side of organisations Х professional and academic development Х understanding food and beverage operations Х understanding hospitality resources Х corporate hospitality Х appreciating food and wine

Year two core modules

Х operations and project management Х management accounting Х contemporary thinking in marketing Х human resource management Х research for industry Х food and beverage operations management Х managing hospitality resources Х European culinary arts and wines

Year two options

One from Х hospitality events management Х products and supply (food)

Year three

Х optional work placement

Final year modules

Х strategic management Х hospitality service and facilities management Х food supply chain management Х entrepreneurship and innovation in the hospitality industry Х international culinary arts and wines Х project Х career management and professional development (four year route only)

Assessment

Х coursework Х examinations Х work placements by written report

Entry requirements

2014 entry requirements

Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following

Х 240Ц280 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications. We accept general studies. AS levels may count towards these points. Key Skills qualifications are not included.

To be considered for a 240 points offer you must have more than nine months of relevant work experience in the hospitality industryаand a reference from a current employer.

Х Access Ц an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.

Х entry with prior credit Ц we consider applications for direct entry to the final year from those holding Higher National Diplomas or equivalent qualifications

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with a minimum score of 5.5 in each skill.

We welcome applications from people of any age. We may be flexible in our normal offer if you can show a commitment to succeed and have the relevant skills and experience. This must show that you will benefit from and finish the course successfully.

2013 entry requirements

Normally five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following

Х 240 to 280 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications. We accept general studies. AS levels may count towards these points. Key Skills qualifications are not included. To be considered for a 240 points offer you must have more than nine months of relevant work experience in the hospitality industryаand a reference from a current employer.

Fees

Home and EU students

2013/14 academic year

For 2013 entry, membership ofаprofessional bodies and mandatory UK field tripsаareаincluded in the course fee.

International students

2013/14 academic year

Typically г11,880 a year

2014/15 academic year

Typically г11,880 a year

How to apply

You apply for this course through UCAS.

Contact details

For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk