International Hospitality Management – (M.A.)

This course is ideal for you if you're a professional looking for career progression in hospitality management or a professional from another discipline looking for a career change. It has been designed for students who are interested in developing their leadership and management potential.

You will develop your understanding of the management of cultural diversity, the internationalisation of the industry, marketing, finance and strategy in a wide variety of contexts, including hotels, exhibitions, festivals, product launches, trade shows and sporting events.

By using guest speakers, industry days and having the chance to work on real life problems, you will be able to combine theory with practice and gain the skills and confidence you need to fast track your career.

As part of the course, you will regularly get involved in consultancy work. One of our current MA students is contributing to a local community project around sustainable food production and the sourcing of local
ingredients. The project is currently being filmed and will be broadcast by the BBC in late 2011.

You will meet a variety of industry representatives, who regularly collaborate with us. We are working with companies as diverse as Hilton International, Skibo Castle, Gleneagles and Marriott Hotels.

You can study this course full time or part time. You'll learn through on campus teaching, e-learning, block study and/or a combination of these options. All the modules involve experiential learning, which will help you to add to your skills base in your individual portfolio.

Our team specialises in international hospitality management, not just generic business. Our lecturers are experienced scholars and leading practitioners in the hospitality industry. Many of them are actively undertaking applied research, and are members of national and international organisations.