BSc (Honours) Hospitality Business Management

UCAS code

N221

Attendance

Full-time

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

At a glance

Gain a solid understanding of the hospitality industry as a whole with the flexibility to tailor your learning towards a specialism later in the course. Develop your management skills and knowledge before putting them to the test on placement with major industry players in the UK and overseas such as Marriott Hotels, Fairmont and Mitchells and Butlers.а

Key points
ХаGain a broad awareness and understanding of the hospitality industry.
ХаStudy on a course where students have an award-winning reputation in industry.
ХаApply for placements with top hospitality providers such as Marriott Hotels.а
ХаBenefit from extensive links with industry for placements and graduate jobs.

What is hospitality business management?
The hospitality industry is competitive, fast growing and international, currently doing г68 billion of business a year in the UK alone. It covers a wide range of sectors and so a knowledge and understanding of the industry as a whole is an advantage.

Hospitality business management is about delivering an experience that meets expectations for the customer whilst making a profit.аIt covers areas including Х deluxe hotels Х restaurants Х designer bars Х food service management Х specialist catering for sporting and other events Х budget hotels Х quick service retail restaurants Х pubs and bars Х nightclubs Х running your own business Х gastro pubs Х private members clubs.

About this course

Study on a course designed to meet the challenges of the г68 billion UK hospitality industry that has a reputation for producing high-calibre graduates. Our students have been winners or finalists of The Young Guns Competition, an industry award that recognises students who have excelled during their placement, for the last ten years.

You study business and management, food and drink management and facilities management, with options to study conference and events management or culinary arts. This allows you to focus on specialist areas of the industry as well as having a broad understanding of the industry as a whole.а

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 need to work in the industry.а

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

In your first year, you develop your understanding of key principles in hospitality. You then choose whether to specialise in either food and beverage business or hospitality events business, in your second year.а

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 find a suitable placement at a major hospitality provider such as Х Walt Disney World Resort, Florida Х The Old Toad, Rochester Х Captains House Inn, Cape Cod Х Sandals Grande Ocho Rios, Jamaica Х Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Х Marriott Beijing Great Wall.

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

Your learning involves taking part in lectures, seminars, workshops, projects, specialist sessions using our modern facilities at City Campus.

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 corporate hospitality Х hospitality events business Х conference and meetings Х international hospitality Х business and management Х food and drink management Х facilities management Х finance Х marketing Х operations management.

Associated careers

There is a growing demand for graduates with management skills in global hospitality organisations such as multinational hotels and independent restaurants. After graduating, our students have found careers with Х Fairmont Hotels Х Hilton International Х Revolution Bars Х Macdonald Hotels.а

Following on from working in the industry three to five years after graduation, our students have secured roles within global companies, such as business development executive at STR Global Deloitte and deputy management positions and assistant manager at Hilton Worldwide.а

You can also go onto postgraduate study.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality.

As a founder member of the Association of Event Management Educators (AEME), we were involved in establishing academic benchmarks in events education.

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

Year two options

Two from Х European culinary arts and wines or small hospitality and tourism business management Х hospitality events management or products and supply (food)

Year three

Х optional work placement

Final year core modules

Х strategic management Х hospitality service and facilities management Х hospitality management applications Х project Х career management and professional development (four year route only)

Final year options

Two from Х entrepreneurship and innovation and the hospitality industry or international hotel management Х food supply chain management or international hospitality and tourism marketing planning

Assessment

Х coursework Х examinations Х work placement 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 of professional bodies and mandatory UK field trips are included 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