BA (Hons) Top-up

Management in Hospitality (Top-up)

Name: Management in Hospitality (Top-up), BA (Hons)
Price: £9,250 per year GBP

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

1 year

Start

September 2024

UCAS Code

N226

Delivery

In-person

If you’re looking to succeed as a professional manager within the fast-growing hospitality industry then this top-up course is exactly what you’re looking for.

Our Management in Hospitality (Top-Up) course will enable you to rapidly develop a wide range of professional and academic skills which will prepare you to excel as a manager in the fast-growing hospitality industry. You’ll explore key elements of the industry and you’ll learn how to take an analytical approach to talent management, applied research and service quality.

On this fast-track course you can top up your foundation degree or HND to a full BA (Hons) degree in just one year. Often studying in small classes along with other final year students, you’ll get to enjoy the full undergraduate experience and take advantage of all the facilities our University has to offer.

This programme begins with an intensive one-week induction which will give you the chance to meet other students and get up to speed with University life. You’ll be allocated an academic adviser who’ll support you and help you to develop your study skills as you progress.

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Rapidly develop a wide range of professional and academic skills which will prepare you to excel as a manager in the fast-growing hospitality industry.
You’ll be allocated a personal tutor who’ll support you and help you to develop your study skills.
This is a well-respected course, taught by a specialist team of experts in the area.

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What you’ll do

We keep class sizes small where we can, so your tutors will get to know you individually.
Our lecturers are experts in their field and will offer insights into the industry as you learn with us.
We offer a number of guest lectures and day trips, offering real world learning.

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Modules

Compulsory modules

These modules are set and you have to study these as part of your course.

Global Hospitality: The Future

Independent Project for Tourism, Hospitality and Events

Tourism, Hospitality and Events Graduate Innovation and Creativity

The aim of this module is to consolidate managing yourself, managing others, and managing a business. You'll evaluate your own competencies in a range of areas associated with work within tourism, hospitality and event management. And explore the theory and practice of business strategy through innovation and creativity within a corporate setting. You'll engage with external organisations to help you to develop transferable skills and abilities to work on managerial strategies.

Module code: BM3017

Optional modules

Depending on how many compulsory modules you take, you may be able to choose optional modules to make up your course.

Managing Service Quality

Critical Insights into Dark Tourism and Difficult Heritage

This module allows you to study a niche, yet important component of global tourism. Dark tourism is the act of travel to sites of or places associated with death, disaster or difficult heritage. It provides an opportunity for you to become well-grounded and socially responsible managers of potential local, national, or international dark tourism sites, attractions, and exhibitions.

Module code: BM3019

Applied Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Events

During this module you'll work independently, to develop and demonstrate your academic skills and abilities. The module will normally be based on a topic related to your degree and will demonstrate the use of primary and secondary data collection techniques. You'll provide a logical rationale for the study, which will be supported by detailed methodology, findings, and analysis sections.

Module code: BM3020

International Fieldwork

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Accreditations

Our course has been accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, the professional body for managers and aspiring managers in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry worldwide.

Future careers

Many of our graduates are now working for large international organisations. The skills you develop on this course will equip you for management roles across the thriving hospitality industry, from major hotel chains to cruise ships, casinos, restaurant groups and nightclubs. Some of our graduates have moved into careers in marketing or human resources too, but perhaps the most popular career route is hotel management.

We have strong links with employers such as Marriott Hotels. Other than working for large corporations, many of our students set up their own business, taking advantage of the entrepreneurial module which is offered as an option on this course.

We also make sure that our programme develops transferable skills, so that you are not limited to hospitality, if one of the world’s biggest industries is not enough!

Other students decide to carry on to our popular master’s programmes.

Fees and funding

2024/25

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

Full-time£16,500 per year

Additional costs

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Financial Bursary
If you are from a low income household our Financial Bursary may be able to help.
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Learning and assessment

The world of hospitality is dynamic and ever-changing, so we constantly refresh our teaching so that you’re up-to-date with the latest developments, trends and technologies. Throughout this course you’ll attend a mixture of engaging lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical sessions. Independent study also plays an important role.

You’ll benefit from being taught by staff who are experts in the hospitality industry. This course has been developed in consultation with industry professionals. Many of our staff and students are members of industry bodies.

This programme begins with an intensive one-week induction which will help you to make the transition to degree-level study. Throughout this flexible course there’s an emphasis on professional development and you can choose to study modules which fit your career aspirations.

We’ll assess your progress through a range of essays, reports, presentations and case studies of relevant organisations.

We’ll assess your progress through a variety of coursework. Some assignments may take the form of essays, presentations, poster presentations, training exercises, development journals or portfolios. Some assessments are individual and some will involve group work.

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This course is based in the School of Business

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