International Hospitality Management (top-up degree)
BA(Hons)
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Course summary and entry requirements
Course duration
Full-time: 1 year (max 3 years)
Part-time: 2 years (max 5 years)
UCAS code N226
About the course
This 12-month programme is aimed at those students who hold an HND, FdA or DipHE in hospitality management or hospitality and tourism management (or similar) and who wish to obtain an honours degree. This course provides a unique opportunity to join one of the most established and internationally recognised courses available in the UK and enables students to develop the skills necessary for personal achievement in a uniquely dynamic and challenging industry.
Typical entry requirements
The entry requirements listed here are for students starting their course in 2013. Individual offers may vary
For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.0 overall, 6.0 in writing (or equivalent qualification).Other:
Please contact the course team for more information on entry requirements.For equivalent international qualifications
We can help you meet our English language entry requirements
For help meeting English language requirements contact our
Language Institute.We can help you meet our academic entry requirements
For help meeting academic entry requirements contact our
International College.If you cannot find your country listed, please email admissions@brighton.ac.uk
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Course content
Course structure
The degree is taught by staff with practical, research and professional experience in international hospitality and management and students experience a variety of lectures, seminars, workshops and group activities. They can expect to be in the classroom for approximately 12-15 hours a week but personal research is also required in order to further support their studies. Progress will be assessed using a variety of individual and group tasks and students are encouraged to take a critical and analytical approach throughout.
Areas of study
Depending on their areas of interest and specific entry qualifications, students are able to study a range of modules that build upon and enhance their previous studies and enable them to become familiar with key issues which impact upon the future strategic development of companies within the hospitality sector. They also choose from a range of optional modules including food, society and culture, gastronomy, international management and wine marketing. To graduate with an honours degree students must also undertake a research-based dissertation.
Syllabus
Core modules
Contemporary Issues in International Hospitality
Business Strategy
DissertationOptions (subject to change)
Business Information Systems
Business Morality
Change Management
Consumer Research
CRM
Cruise Management
E-Commerce
Ecotourism
Food Society and Culture
Gastronomy
International Management
Licensed Retail Management
Niche Tourism
Oenology
Public Relations
Service Quality
Strategic Entrepreneurship
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.
What's included in the fee?
When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.
You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.
Our website www.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
BA(Hons) International Hospitality Management-Top up [J2EA033] UK/EU (Full Time) 9,000 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,000 GBP International (Full Time) 10,500 GBP -
Location
Location
Eastbourne Eastbourne is a thriving town which offers traditional seaside attractions, modern nightlife, good shopping and a wide range of sporting activities. It’s one of the sunniest places in the UK.
Our Eastbourne campus is located at the foot of the South Downs National Park, about ten minutes walk from the seafront and 20 minutes from the pier and Eastbourne town centre. Almost 3,000 students are based here.
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Living in Eastbourne
Eastbourne’s buzzing university community and compact town gives it a laid back and friendly feel. The town combines the traditional seaside attractions with modern nightlife, a wide range of sporting activities and an exciting arts scene.
Social scene
The student community in Eastbourne ensures it has a thriving social scene, with dedicated student nights at many of the town’s pubs and clubs. Eastbourne’s expanding nightlife includes trendy cocktail bars, laid-back country pubs and modern nightclubs.
Arts
The striking Towner contemporary art museum in Eastbourne features international exhibitions as well as a permanent art collection. Eastbourne's six theatres give you a chance to see West End musicals, touring shows, live music and comedy.
Sports
Eastbourne has long been the home of pre-Wimbledon tennis tournaments at Devonshire Park. Eastbourne also hosts an extreme sports festival and the Beachy Head Marathon that takes place across the South Downs National Park.
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Staff profiles
Gillian Parfitt
Hospitality course leader and placement tutor
My career in the hospitality industry began with a graduate training programme in Switzerland with the luxury Sunstar group. Following periods in London hotels, I joined the De Vere Hotel group as a duty manager in their Bournemouth and Eastbourne hotels, specialising initially in the conference and sales sector and latterly as human resources manager.
I opened my own restaurant in Eastbourne, and managed this with my husband until joining the hospitality team at the university.
My areas of teaching include all aspects of food and drink service, accommodation services management, environmental issues in hospitality and applied learning techniques.
My personal interests are in the development of effective student learning and study skills.
Ken Woodward
Ken has a strong academic background in Food, Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts, with a vocational awareness and innovative focus. He combines his personal culinary research, successful management experience in a culinary context with his work in the Culinary Arts Studio.
His consultancy and leadership skills enabling him to encourage, lead and steer undergraduates and Masters students to develop their own managerial styles and standards.
He encourages students to have the vision to be creative and develop the drive to maximise their potential.
At present he is developing a research proposal to make short documentary programmes in digital format of senior or retired chefs making their chosen dishes or performing specialist culinary tasks and talking about their work.
These accounts will become part of a National Culinary Archive (UK), a permanent record of their skills and techniques that are a vital part of our culinary heritage.
The recordings made will be placed in a digital on-line archive accessible to pupils, students and teachers in schools, colleges and universities with an interest in the history of food, food culture or cuisine and culinary practices.
His other interests are Food, Society and Culture,The Social meaning of Food, Sensory Evaluation of Food and Drink, Gastronomy and Molecular, Gastronomy, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Customer Service Management
Dr Ioannis Pantelidis
Ioannis is a senior lecturer in Hospitality and Culinary Arts at the University of Brighton. He is passionate about hospitality research and teaching. Ioannis was born on the small island of Leros, Greece and comes from a family of hoteliers and restauranteurs.
In 2000 he embarked on an academic career, having previously worked in a number of hospitality businesses from small restaurants to 5 star chain hotels in Greece, Germany and the UK.
He prefers research that can see practical applications in industry. His PhD topic focuses on the personality of the hospitality consumer and technology acceptance.
Ioannis has a considerable amount of curriculum design experience and has developed and lead courses in hospitality management at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has served as external examiner or panellist for five different institutions both within the UK and abroad.
He is the co-author of the best selling text, Food and Beverage Management and has published and presented papers in numerous international conferences and established academic journals such as the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. He is a member of the editorial board for three academic journals and is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
His research interests mainly lie in Food and Beverage Management, Technology in Hospitality and Consumer Behaviour in Hospitality.
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Career opportunities
Graduates are equipped with the skills necessary for employment in specific hospitality positions as well as general management. Graduates can expect to find employment in a wide range of hospitality sectors including corporate hospitality, restaurant and licensed retail, nightclubs, bespoke catering and international luxury hotels. The sector is also internationally renowned for its graduate training programmes. Several of our graduates now hold very senior management positions within the industry whilst a large number run their own businesses, including restaurants, bespoke event planning and catering, city centre nightclubs and gastropubs.
The academic nature of the degree provides an opportunity for students to progress to postgraduate study or in research for a PhD or MPhil.
