International Hospitality Management (Sandwich)

Course overview

Our International Hospitality Management course will equip you with the skills you need to be an effective manager within the global hospitality industry.

You’ll develop your supervisory and managerial skills so that you’re able to thrive in the industry, whether you aspire to work in hotels, resorts, conferences, restaurants or bars based in the UK or all over the world. You’ll also look at current trends in hospitality, corporate hospitality and related business events.

In the early stages of this course you’ll explore the hospitality industry and its development from an international perspective. This will include customer service, food and beverage operations, human resource skills and marketing. You’ll learn how to take an analytical approach to talent management, applied research and service quality.

We offer employability-based modules and encourage you to develop your intercultural communication skills. This is particularly important in today’s global industry where you’re likely to be dealing with international guests every day. We also offer a wide range of language courses which you can study either as an optional module as part of your degree, or as an additional award.

Our sandwich degrees offer the perfect blend of academic study and practical work experience, allowing you to build confidence in the workplace and graduate work-ready from your degree programme.

Our previous graduates have found their sandwich year particularly beneficial as it has allowed them to gain practical, hands-on experience within their chosen career and the opportunity to learn directly from professionals based out in industry. It is not uncommon for sandwich year programmes to also open up future work opportunities in similar fields or professions for our graduates.

Why study with us

• Develop your supervisory and managerial skills so that you’re able to thrive in the industry, whether you aspire to work in hotels, resorts, conferences, restaurants or bars based in the UK or all over the world.

• Explore the hospitality industry and its development from an international perspective, including customer service, food and beverage operations, human resource skills, and marketing.

• We offer employability-based modules and encourage you to develop your intercultural communication skills; this is particularly important in today’s global industry.

What you'll do

• You’ll have the option to undertake a 48-week paid placement in the hospitality industry, giving you vital insights into the role of an events manager in a real-life situation. Our students have previously worked in four and five-star hotels all over the world.

• We offer practical modules which allow you to take up additional certificates and qualifications needed within the international hospitality industry.

• We keep class sizes small, so your tutors will get to know you individually.

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.

• We've been awarded the Small Business Charter (SBC) in recognition of our commitment to supporting student entrepreneurship, small businesses and the local economy. The SBC is an award for the UK’s world-class business schools.

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 graduates have moved into careers in marketing or human resources.