BSc (Hons) Hospitality Business Management is a franchise programme of Leeds Beckett University, with an integrated foundation year from winter 2020. The programme aims to engage, enable, and challenge our students to become creative, entrepreneurial, and critically informed dynamic graduates who can excel in their chosen field of work or progress to further study within hospitality business management. Central to this course is the strong link between theory and practice, with carefully designed authentic assessments, maintaining student‐tutor interaction at the heart of the student experience.
Salient Features
1. Develop into a critically evaluative, resilient, and reflective practitioners who can make robust, informed decisions that respond to a constantly changing and dynamic globalised hospitality industry.
2. Be a successful practitioner which acts ethically and responsibly to ensure the success of your organisation.3. Be a creative thinker who is digitally literate and enterprising, with the confidence to design and implement new innovative products, services, and solutions.4. Be an excellent communicator who can influence people at all levels within the hospitality sector.5. Use theories and concepts and further integrate this knowledge successfully into an applied and professional setting.6. Initiate and implement change while taking into account the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
Eligibility
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Foundation Entry
10+2/CBSE or equivalent 55% and above aggregate score A Level - Minimum 3.5 credits with 3 full credits.
University Entry
Overall 75% & above with a minimum of 70% in English or IELTS Score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band.
Job Prospects
- Hospitality and Tourism: The hospitality industry opens a world of opportunities for students. It’s the world’s second-largest employment sector, expected to generate nearly seven million jobs per year.
- Events and Entertainment: The event & entertainment industries offer a dynamic, international work environment that changes with every new project. It’s a high-energy, demanding field, so our students will encounter many challenges and opportunities throughout their careers.
- Service Industries: With a hospitality background, our students can branch out into the larger service industries. Students will have a valuable, customer-pleasing skill set that opens doors to a broad range of companies
- Luxury Industries: The luxury industry is growing strong offering students many opportunities industry where students can work their way up and work in/with the world’s most exclusive brands.
Curricular Structure
Foundation Year (Year 0)
Semester 1 (15 credits each)
- Academic English/Study Skills
- Fundamentals of Travel & Tourism Management
- Food Production & Patisserie
- Effective Communication Skills
Semester 2 (15 credits each)
- Management Information System
- Hospitality Operation Management
- Food Science and Nutrition
- Food and Beverage Service
Level 4 (Year 1)
Semester 1 (20 credits each)
- The Hospitality Industry & Society
- Professional and Academic Skills for Hospitality
- Hospitality Consumer Behaviour
Semester 2 (20 credits each)
- Hospitality Finance
- Organisation Behaviour & Design
- Responsible Hospitality Operations
Level 5 (Year 2)
Semester 1 (20 credits each)
- Marketing & Communications for Hospitality
- Responsible Human Resource
- Management & Development
- Delivering Hospitality Experiences
Semester 2 (20 credits each)
- Managing & Leading People
- Sustainable Business
- Decision Making
- Applied Hospitality Research
Level 6 (Year 3)
Semester 1 (20 credits each)
- Individual Project
- Hospitality Business Strategy
- Hospitality Entrepreneurship
Semester 2 (20 credits each)
- International Strategic HRM Responsible
- Responsible Hospitality Businesses
- Individual Project
