About Hospitality Business Management | Bsc (hons) in Leeds Beckett University

Course Details

The UK hospitality industry is thriving, with a growing demand for highly knowledgeable graduates to fulfil management functions across the sector. We will help you to be innovative and forward thinking, to manage complex businesses effectively and to develop these businesses by thinking strategically. You will develop your project management skills devising, developing and successfully implementing an array of hospitality events guided by industry.

Our philosophy is to inspire future hospitality leaders, like you, to transform practice, think critically and have the confidence to implement your innovative ideas. Our team are passionate about hospitality, and they will provide you with the knowledge and skills to make effective business decisions. There will also be opportunities to put theory into practice and see hospitality in action, with visits to local industry and the chance to work on live projects. These may include devising social media communication plans for restaurateurs, designing and developing an exceptional guest welcome or creating a strategy for hoteliers and bars based on data and market insights on the latest trends in the sector– this year that included: catering to millennials, an increased emphasis on health and wellbeing, sustainability and a need for seamless technology.

You could gain a year's industry experience and boost your employability skills by choosing the sandwich option on this course. We are proud of our record of helping graduates find their ideal job - many meet their future employers for the first time through this course.

If you have studied for an HND or foundation degree, we also offer this course as a top-up. If you select this option, you will study the year three modules listed below.

If you choose to study our sandwich option – a year of paid employment in industry – you will spend your third year working in the hospitality industry, gaining the practical skills you need to be a successful leader in the sector. Students who choose the sandwich route find it helps with both their studies and getting a job after graduation. It can build your confidence, contacts, and of course your CV. Leeds Beckett advertise lots of placement opportunities and provide support in helping you find the right placement for you. Our placement students have worked at companies both at home and abroad including the Radisson Blu here in Leeds and La Gorce Country Club in Miami.

Course Benefits

Using Leeds as a case study, you will experience the full range of hospitality offerings including restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, pubs and more. We can help you find vacancies or opportunities, or pursue any of your special interests for your work placement during your third year.

Regular guest speakers will give you a broad view of the industry and provide networking opportunities. There are a number of field trips - some will be module related and others are for the purpose of personal or team development skills.

There is an opportunity to negotiate your own assessments, tailor the course to your own interests and goals, and undertake on-going training throughout your course in specific industry interests and qualifications.

The foundation of this course is based on the view that hospitality is, by definition, international so our graduates have gone on to work all over the world - Canada, Africa, Australia, Hong Kong are just a few of the places they have been successful. If you take a gap year after study you can utilise your skills in well-paid roles around the world to finance your travels.

This course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality. Speaking about the accreditation, Dr Peter Robinson, Head of the Centre for Tourism & Hospitality Management, said: "We are delighted to have our courses accredited by the Institute of Hospitality. This recognition reflects our commitment to inspiring and educating the future leaders in the hospitality sector. Working with the Institute, we will instil a desire for lifelong learning and professionalism for the global community of hospitality, leisure and tourism students and industry practitioners." 

Academic qualification equivalents

Standard 12th qualifications (CBSE/ICSE or State Boards of equivalent)

Grade: Minimum aggregate of 60% and above

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
• All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE) – English Grade 70% 
• Indian School Certificate (Class-XII) (CISCE) – English Grade 70%

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