BSc (Hons) International Hospitality Management

Our sophisticated and culturally-aware graduates are in huge demand in this vibrant and rapidly expanding industry. You will have a significant advantage when entering the industry because you will be prepared both to succeed and to enjoy the benefits of this fast changing and exciting sector.

You will be equipped with the appropriate knowledge and understanding to move into contract catering (including event catering), hotels, leisure (such as theatres and casinos), licensed retail (pubs and clubs), restaurants and welfare catering.

Recent graduates have gained their first time employment in junior management positions in a wide variety of organisations. Major employers such as Cunard, Hilton, Marriott and Sodexo have offered placements to students on our various hospitality management degrees which have led to future employment. Graduates have also gone on to set up their own businesses, work in consultancy, and become teachers and lecturers.

You can also further your career prospects by returning to Plymouth to complete a postgraduate qualification.

• Gain a competitive advantage and learn to meet the changing needs of the hospitality industry in rapidly changing times, on a course accredited by the Institute of Hospitality.
• Gain up-to-date knowledge and contacts through our newly launched the University of Plymouth Hotel School, which has added a unique new dimension to the course and is designed to help secure you the best graduate employment opportunities.
  
• Learn how to make effective and culturally-sensitive decisions to meet the changing demands of society and the economy.
  
• Have the option of learning and practicing a new foreign language including Spanish, French, German and Mandarin. Developing a second language is valued by hospitality organisations as it helps you understand cultural differences and prepares you for a role in front of house operations.
• Maximise your potential by learning through case study work, consultancy projects for real companies, research on new entrepreneurial hospitality organisations, and designing effective marketing campaigns. You'll also have the opportunity to publish your findings at academic conferences and in journals.
• Take advantage of our high-quality teaching, informed by staff research, contributes to the tourism and hospitality groups excellent rating, 23 out of 24, given by the Quality Assurance Agency.
• Boost your future career prospects and gain industry experience by taking the option to go on a paid work placement in your third year and receive the additional Certificate of Industrial Experience after successful completion.
• According to the UNWTO, one in eleven jobs worldwide are now in tourism and hospitality, so you will enhance your career opportunities through our focus on employability.
• Develop your knowledge of the world's fastest growing industry on a degree designed to empower you to innovate and inspire. You'll learn how to make effective and culturally-sensitive decisions to meet the changing demands of society and the economy - whether as the manager of a hotel, a resort, a conference centre or a cruise ship.
  
• Develop transferable skills in problem solving, data presentation, communication, team work, negotiation, as well as specific talents such as expertise in revenue management, use of social media, emotional intelligence and contemporary food and beverage management.
  

• Year 1
• In your first year we give you an introduction to hospitality management. You will learn how to keep an efficient front office and how to manage facilities. You start to build your customer service management skills and and your knowledge of the industry. You will learn a new language or improve on an existing one, such as Spanish, French, German or Mandarin, and you will develop an understanding of culture and society in relation to your chosen language.
• Year 2

• In your second year you will build on your management skills and learn about business development. You will become familiar with systems that support effective food and drink operations and facilities and further develop your language skills and learn more about cultural issues. You'll also learn research methods essential for your placement year and final project.

• Optional placement year

• You have the opportunity to take a paid work placement after your second year and earn yourself a Certificate of Industrial Placement. Boost your confidence and start to climb the industry ladder. Spend a year in placement honing your skills, gaining invaluable experience and making professional contacts. Major employers such as Hilton, Marriott, Jury's inn, Holiday Inn and W Hotels have previously offered placements to our students. You may choose to work in the UK or overseas.

• Final year

• In your final year you'll investigate what it takes to be a successful hospitality manager, expanding the knowledge and critical skills you've gained so far. You will develop expertise and confidence in managing service quality and innovation, business and finance strategy. You also have the opportunity to shape your own pathway by choosing a specific interest area you feel passionate about, which you'll investigate in depth as your honours project and you'll continue to develop your language skills.

Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.

The following programme specification represents the latest course structure and may be subject to change:

BSc International Hospitality Management programme specification 1700

UCAS tariff

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