BA (Hons)
Hospitality Management with Tourism
Widen your job opportunities to the tourism sector
Course Overview
Why take this course?
This course is a variant of our BA (Hons) Hospitality Management degree with a specialist tourism strand. Encompassing everything from hotels and restaurants to cruise liners and theme parks, integrating these disciplines will ensure you have a truly global understanding of the hospitality industry. If you have your mind set on travelling, your employment opportunities are endless.
What will I experience?
On this course you can:
- Do a one-year placement working in a paid full-time role
- Delve into 'live' case studies based in hospitality and tourism organisations
- Opt to study a foreign language, options include French, German, Italian, Spanish or Mandarin
What opportunities might it lead to?
These days, financial rewards in the hospitality industry are attractive and positions are plentiful in this ever expanding global market – great for those with an interest in travel. So whether you see yourself working at the Ritz or even opening your own restaurant, bar or hotel, we’ll equip you with the know-how and skills to get you there.
Here are some routes our graduates have pursued:
- event management
- leisure
- operations management
- marketing
- setting up their own business
The course has given us the opportunity to manage events and restaurant theme nights, which involved everything from designing the menus and cooking to getting customers in, which was really enjoyable.
Siwawong Polcharoen, BA (Hons) Hospitality Management with Tourism student 2013
Key Facts
- UCAS Course Code:
- NN28
- Duration
- 4 years sandwich with work placement
- Entry
220 points to include 180 points from 3 A levels or equivalent.
Other qualifications- Fees
UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man full-time students: £8,750 p/a*
International full-time students: £11,000 p/a*
*Please note that all fees are subject to annual increase.- Contact
- bus.admissions@port.ac.uk
+44 (0)23 9284 8200 - Department
- Portsmouth Business School
Subject:
Business and Management
Find out what our students say about studying at Portsmouth, including:
- Insight into different aspects of the business world
- Lecturers who are experienced in their field and are passionate about sharing their knowledge
- Excellent work placement opportunities and careers support
Visit us at our open day
Wed 10 Jul
Structure & Teaching
Year one
Your first year gives you a broad understanding of essential business disciplines as well as introducing you to the key functions within the hospitality industry.
Core units in this year include:
- Hospitality Operations
- Legal and Environmental Issues in Hospitality and Tourism
- Professional Skills Development for Hospitality Managers
- Accounting
- Understanding Markets and the Economy
Options to choose from in this year include:
- a foreign language
Year two
There is a focus on operational management issues in this year and you also get the chance to tailor your degree through our range of options.
Core units in this year include:
- Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism
- Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management for Hospitality
- Management Accounting and Business Decision Making for Hospitality and Tourism
- Managing the Tourism Product
Options to choose from in this year include:
- Events Management
- Advanced Food and Beverage Studies
- Services Marketing
- a foreign language
Year three*
Specialise further in a range of specific business disciplines and the aspects of hospitality that particularly interest you. Your final year thoroughly prepares you for finding a post in the industry.
Core units in this year include:
- Strategic Management
- Strategic Marketing
- Experiential Learning and Career Development
- Travel and Tourism Economics
Options to choose from in this year include:
- Gastronomy
- Cross Cultural Awareness in Business
- International Marketing Analysis
- Managing and Developing People in the Hospitality and Tourism Industries
*This course is also available as a 4-year sandwich (work placement)
Teaching and Assessment
Our teaching approach involves a varied structure of lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and practical sessions. We aim to provide a stimulating environment that encourages use of IT teaching methods as well as participation in group discussions and projects, alongside individual study.
How are you assessed?
We ensure a balance in assessment approaches to suit differing learning styles. Here’s how we assess your work:
- individual and group coursework
- examinations
- online activities
- case studies
- practical assignments
- your choice of independent research
Tutor's view
Penny Dossor
Business and Management
This four year programme provides you with the opportunity to develop business management expertise alongside professional operations management skills.
Visit us open day
Facilities & Features
The Highbury College
One of the UK’s leading educators for the hospitality industry
Placements Office
Offering great placement opportunities
Academic Skills Unit (ASK)
ASK will help you become a successful university student
University Library
Modern, comfortable and a great learning environment
The Highbury College
The more practical part of the programme is taught at Highbury City Centre College, one of the UK’s leading educators for the hospitality industry. Their specialist training facilities include professional kitchens and a high quality restaurant. They are located within the University campus, so no additional travelling is involved.
Placements Office
Take advantage of our Placements Office. Providing you with a huge portfolio of employers offering great business-related placement opportunities, the experienced team is always on hand to offer advice on everything from producing high quality applications through to preparation for a company assessment day.
Academic Skills Unit (ASK)
ASK will help you become a successful university student. Our workshops are designed to improve a number of essential academic skills from essay writing and understanding plagiarism to revision and exam techniques. This is a great way to enhance your academic performance and make a smooth transition into university study.
University Library
Modern, comfortable and a great learning environment, our library offers a wealth of information including 400,000 books, DVDs, maps and thousands of online ejournals and newspapers. Many electronic resources are available anywhere, 24/7 and our friendly staff are always on hand to help.
Careers & Opportunities
Career prospects
Hospitality is a booming industry with 10% of the population working in a hospitality-related employment. The chance to develop a career with a global company is a great way to broaden your horizons. Once you take that first step onto the ladder, promotion in the hospitality world can be extremely rapid.
You can expect to find career opportunities in areas such as hotels, restaurants, event and facilities management, clubs, resorts, spas and healthcare operations. Or, you may even want to start your own business.
Roles our graduates have taken on include:
- events manager
- operations manager
- personnel training manager
- conference and banqueting manager
Work experience
Boost your degree with the opportunity to undertake a one-year placement working in a paid full- time role which offers progression and a suitable level of responsibility. You will benefit from the contemporary business experience that employers demand, making you highly employable upon graduation.
With employers now seeking key business competencies and experience alongside a good degree, work experience is more vital than ever. Due to its very nature a placement year is the best and most involving type of work experience you can do during your time at university. As such, a placement will help ensure you are as employable as possible upon graduation.
Career planning
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Finding a job is a competitive business, but the statistics show that 89 per cent of our 2011graduates went into employment, further study or training within six months of finishing their degrees.
To make sure you take the right steps on your career path, we’re here to give you help, support and advice throughout your study. Even after you’ve graduated, we continue to give you support for up to five years.
Employers tell us that they want graduates to be able to demonstrate certain skills when they come out of university. Our courses take account of this. We make sure we prepare you for employment through work-related learning, projects, placements and working in simulated environments that are designed to prepare you for the working world.
Open Day
Our next open day is Wed 10 July
VISIT US! Have a look around and get a feel for what it’s like to live and study here. We’ll be on hand to talk to you about your course interests and show you all of our amazing facilities. You’ll also get to meet tutors and other students…
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