Please find below details and descriptions of some of the careers offered in hospitality industry (PDF Files) - Courtesy: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
UoH have a distinguished track record in the provision of degree level hospitality education. All courses have a common core of material containing the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary for the management of hospitality businesses. Supplemented by a coherent programme of modules specific to each pathway, these allow you to develop knowledge of specialist environments. There are opportunities to gain additional qualifications and exemptions from professional examinations to help you gain a competitive edge in the graduate job market. During the course you will have the opportunity to gain additional qualifications such as Welcome Host and the Health and Hygiene Certificate.
School & Campus: University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield
Duration: 4 years sandwich
Places Available: 40
Placements: 48 week paid placement in a sector of the industry of your choice
Awards: BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
Start Dates: September
Graduates usually progress through the management structures of major hospitality, leisure and tourism companies both in the UK and overseas. However, the course also provides opportunities for those wishing to follow careers in particular specialist areas such as human resource management, marketing, finance, or operations management. You will organise and participate in practical events and learn how to manage busy licensed house and hospitality businesses.
Career Opportunities
A key challenge facing the expanding hospitality industry is the requirement for creative, able managers who can deal with the complexities of management. Career prospects within the industry are excellent for the graduates and include: hotel, restaurant and leisure management, functional roles in personnel, finance, marketing, research and consultancy, world-wide travel and tour operators. Graduate opportunities are available world-wide.
Placements & Field Trip
You will benefit from a 48 week paid placement in a sector of the industry of your choice. You can choose to undertake your sandwich period in the UK or overseas in the hospitality, tourism and leisure sectors. The university has placements available at some of the world's biggest theme parks such as Disney and Epcot. The university also has places in some of the top hotels of the world such as Gleneagles, Scotland. A European fieldtrip usually occurs in Year 1. The students, in the past, have made visits to Paris, Amsterdam and Rioja in Spain.
Admission Requirements
Minimum entry requirements are 180 UCAS points
GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C or above or equivalent (Year 2 and 4 entry available for HND holders).
University takes relevant work experience into account usually interviews applicants.
Course Content
Year 1
Core modules:
Restaurant Operations Management
Rooms and Revenue Management
Marketing for Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
Economics and Finance
Options modules:
Fundamentals of Tourism
Modern Language
Year 2
Core modules:
Management Theory and Practice
Human Resources Management
Hospitality Business Enterprise
Developing the Hospitality Business
Contemporary Gastronomy
Options modules:
European Business and Global Markets
The Tourism Industry
Consumer Behaviour in the Tourism and Leisure Industry
