Bachelor in International Hospitality Management

A pass mark in your High School Certificate
A good standard of English (IELTS 5.0 or a recognized equivalent).

The University of Bolton BSc (Hons) International Hospitality Management:
Incorporates both subject-specific and generic business modules, and reflects international hospitality industry practices is a vocationally-orientated course and provides an international focus to the study of hospitality management places emphasis on a critical analysis of international hospitality as an activity. Two central themes of marketing and hospitality operations management are developed at each level throughout the course provides the knowledge and skills to successfully gain employment in this exciting and demanding profession includes a period of work experience.

Curriculum
Level 3

• Stage C for IFP and Pre-Masters
• Business In Practice
• ICT and Statistics for Business
• Stage D for IFP and Pre-Masters
• Applied Business Finance
• The Hospitality Environment

Level 4

• Work Based Learning 1 – plus work placement during the summer
• The International Hospitality Industry in Context
• Academic Management Skills for the Service Industries
• Managing the International Workforce
• Basics of Business for the Service Industries
• Management of Food & Beverage Operations

Level 5

• Work Based Learning 2 – plus optional work placement during the summer
• Global Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Research Methods for Tourism and Hospitality
• Marketing for the Hospitality Service Sector
• International Gastronomy
• Managing Front Office Operations

Level 6

• Project (2 terms)
• International Hospitality IndustryPerspectives
• Special Event Management
• Strategic Marketing Management for Tourism and Hospitality
• Sustainable Tourism Management

Careers
The hospitality industry is a major employer worldwide. Opportunities are diverse and range from hotel management to marketing, event and conference management and small business enterprises in the restaurant sector, for example. The number of opportunities is growing and employers are looking for graduates with real-life vocational experience, underpinned by learning, which is where University of Bolton graduates have the ‘edge’.
In recent years graduates have gone on to a range of roles in the wider hospitality and tourism industry both in the UK and abroad, including the international hotel sector. Graduates have also gone into teaching in further and higher education, and further studies including masters degrees and PhD research.
The University of Bolton and New York College have an excellent careers service which supports all students and alumni. You can also find out more about postgraduate and continuing professional development courses at the University or at New York College, specifically designed for students who want to combine work with studies.