Hospitality is a diverse and dynamic industry that encourages entrepreneurs, and there is now a growing demand for graduates with entrepreneurial skills who understand the complexities of managing a business. This course has been designed to give you the particular skills you would need to run a hospitality business. It will cover content specific to hospitality operations as well as business management modules set in the context of the industry. You will develop your knowledge in areas from financial understanding to marketing and human resources, while learning how to apply this knowledge in a start-up or new business. 

We will encourage you to consider innovative business models that could give you an edge in the industry. You should come out a stronger leader, able to make strategic decisions relating to businesses in hospitality. 

By studying this course you will gain invaluable skills, such as:

• problem-solving
• analysis 
• communication
• innovation
• change management
• risk-taking
• management
• financial and business acumen
• managing your own business.

Throughout the course, you will have access to academic support from your course leader, the modules leaders and your thesis supervisor.

This course prepares you to lead effectively in an ever-evolving sector, with the skills and confidence needed to tackle the issues the sector is facing today and into the future.

Upon successful completion of the course you could run your own business. The skills you develop will also benefit you if you want to work in an SME or a larger organisation. You may choose to work in the fields of: 

• human resource management
• operations management
• sales and marketing
• finance.