International Hospitality Management BA (Hons)

University of Wolverhampton

Why choose this course?

Historically acclaimed in the subject disciplines of international hospitality management, the University of Wolverhampton offers this exciting, innovative course to students seeking employability and critical business skills for the rapidly expanding hospitality industry. Engagement with that industry is paramount in this program, offering chances to apply your learning in live events, field trips and encounters with guest lecturers. Using these resources, the experienced and reputable subject team at the Wolverhampton Business School are poised to prepare you for work within the dynamic industry environment, underpinning your practical experience with theoretical awareness. A breadth of public, private and voluntary roles worldwide will be attainable following your graduation, which you will readily meet with reflexivity, creativity and understanding.

Our business courses are hosted in our new, purpose-built Business School, the Lord Swraj Paul Building which sits at the heart of the University's City Campus - Molineux, right next to Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium. The six-storey centre is home to an executive education suite, innovative teaching and learning spaces, an IT suite, consulting rooms and a central social space and café.

What's unique about this course?

• Engagement with the industry is paramount in this program, offering chances to apply your learning in live events, field trips and encounters with guest lecturers.
• A breadth of public, private and voluntary roles worldwide will be attainable following your graduation, which you will readily meet with reflexivity, creativity and understanding.
• We make sure that you have opportunities to gain professional qualifications alongside your degree – for example you can study at a greatly reduced rate for the National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (NCPLH).

What happens on the course?

With the hospitality industry making huge, vital moves in the wake of impact by Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, it is crucial that you not only approach potential careers with a base of subject knowledge, but initiative, inspiration and innovation. Fuelling your creativity, engagement with the industry is embedded throughout the curriculum where your research may be applied. Informed and endorsed by the University’s research, publications and engagement with professional bodies such as the ITT, ABTA and ATHE, this course’s approach has consistently led to employment for alumni at the most senior management levels worldwide.

Online and face-to-face components of the programme are integrated into a complimentary learning experience, incentivising enquiry and formative feedback to build your evaluative and problem-solving abilities. The standard layout of Business School for topics studied in this blended approach ensures that all students will stay on the same page, the University valuing consistency and familiarity in this aspect. Peer-to-peer sessions such as small group case study analysis, assessment unpacking, discussion and seminars will also be featured, offering further opportunities for reflection and practice of communicative skills.