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BA International Hotel Management

3 Year

Duration

Undergraduate

Level

Swansea

Campus

Tourism

Subject

Program Overview

This course offers flexible study options to suit your lifestyle:

* Standard route: 3 years full-time or up to 6 years part-time

* Accelerated route: 2 years full-time with a placement year or up to 4 years part-time

Full-time students follow a 3-term academic year. Standard route students take 40 credits per term, while accelerated students take 60. Modules run in parallel during each term.

Part-time study offers flexibility for work or family commitments, typically covering 60 credits per year. All modules in the programme are compulsory.

Curriculum & Modules

Year One - Level 4 (Cert HE, Dip HE & BA)

  • Business Skills for the International Hotel Industry (20 credits)

  • Marketing Essentials (20 credits)

  • Hospitality and Guest Services for the Hotel Industry (20 credits)

  • Food and Beverage Operations (20 credits)

  • Hotel Administration and Front Office Operations (20 credits)

  • Operating Hotel Facilities (20 credits).

Year Two - Level 5 (Dip HE & BA)

  • Financial Management for the Hotel Industry (20 credits)

  • Foreign Languages and Cultural Awareness (20 credits)

  • Entrepreneurship (20 credits)

  • Personnel Resourcing and Development (20 credits)

  • Management and Organisational Behaviour (20 credits)

  • Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management (20 credits).

Year Three - Level 6 (BA)

  • Hotel Placement Project (30 credits)

  • Managing Food and Beverage Operations (10 credits)

  • Managing Guest Service Operations (10 credits)

  • Managing Hotel Administration (10 credits)

  • International Meetings Management for the Hotel Industry (20 credits)

  • Contemporary Themes in the Hotel and Hospitality Sector (20 credits)

  • Organisational Consultancy (20 credits).

All modules are compulsory.

What You'll Go On To Do

Our programmes combine academic knowledge with real-world skills to prepare you for success in the hospitality industry.

With a strong vocational focus, graduates are well-positioned for roles in top graduate schemes like the Marriott “Voyager” programme. Others go on to grow family-run businesses, join hospitality firms, or work in consultancy.

Thanks to the broad and practical skillset developed during the course, our graduates are in high demand across a wide range of career paths.

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Study Mode

Full-time on campus

Intakes

January, April, and September

Fees

£9,000 per year

Entry Requirements

The programmes usually require students to have achieved 88 UCAS points.

Whilst grades are important, our offers are not solely based on academic results. We are interested in creative people that demonstrate a strong commitment to this subject area and so welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.

To assess your suitability for your chosen course we arrange interviews for all applicants at which your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered as well as your qualifications, these are held both virtually and at campus.

Funding

Student Finance Company or Self Funded

Program Summary