Fundamentals of Hospitality Management & Eco-Tourism
This short programme provides you with a contemporary, critical, and international awareness that supports your development as a professional in the hospitality sector.
Programme Overview
According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the turnover rate for the hospitality industry reached a whopping 130.7% in 2019.
As the practice of hospitality is evolving and the industry is becoming more competitive, we work closely with hospitality partners to design courses that respond to the market’s requirements.
This short programme provides you with a contemporary, critical, and international awareness that supports your development as a professional in the hospitality sector.
This qualification enables you to analyse complex management problems and to apply and adapt specialist skills and technical terminology to propose solutions to these issues.
Why Choose This Programme
This programme uses group discussions, workshops, and guest speakers to enrich, enhance and develop business knowledge and practical skills in an engaging and supportive learning environment.
- Learn to deal with real-life cases and improve your knowledge of the hospitality and tourism industry
- Accessible to students from all backgrounds who wish to make an impact
- Unparalleled opportunity to collaborate with peers as part of a student workgroup
- Course created and taught by leading professors and experts in hospitality management and tourism
- Students will be able to practice and improve their English language
- The feedback from our 2020 online programme was extremely positive with 100% of participants recommending the experience
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be able to:
- Understand the impact of international tourism development
- Learn key Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility
- Know more about the impact of technology and social media on the tourism and hospitality industry
- Assess the ramifications of environmental factors on strategic management and marketing in tourism and hospitality organisations
- Understand the role of destination management organisations
- Plan research projects
Assessment
Participants will be evaluated based on the following:
- Group work exercises
- A 2000-word essay and a presentation
Lecture content and class material will be made available through an interactive online platform.
