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Events, Hospitality and Travel and Tourism Management 2021/22
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We encourage all our students to undertake a placement year in industry with support from our dedicated Employability and Placement team. Placements have been at companies such as Johnson and Johnson based in Belgium and Greenwich Country Club based in the USA.
The University of Huddersfield is a gold-rated university in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
97.3% of our undergraduate students go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating. This places us in the top 20 UK Higher Education providers.*
The University is joint first in England for the proportion of staff with teaching qualifications.**
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What’s inside Our courses
04 Events Management BA(Hons) 05 Hospitality Business Management BA(Hons) 06 Hospitality Business Management with a Modern Language BA(Hons) 07 Travel and Tourism Management BA(Hons) 08 Hospitality Business Management (Top-up) BA(Hons) 13 Apply to us Barbara Hepworth Building west view
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Events Management BA(Hons)
Your course
Course info
Events Management covers a wide range of skills. You’ll study the intricacies of branding, identifying the target audience, devising the event concept, planning the logistics and coordinating the technical aspects before you actually execute all your planning and hard work in the final event.
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
During your time on the course you’ll be encouraged to engage with the Event Industry, through; guest lectures, volunteering and also take a leading role in organising them. It’s all about giving you the context and experience you’ll need to become an event manager in the future. During your course you’ll be taught by lecturers who have worked and researched in the industry. They’ll cover subjects such as creative thinking, business management, sustainability, human resource management, venue selection, catering and crowd management. There are also modules on how to mitigate risks, sponsorship and how to fund events. We’ll also look at the technology that companies use in staging and marketing events.
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Graduates employed from this course* Percentage of graduates from this course who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2016/17).
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Placements During your studies we’ll give you the opportunity to undertake a placement with a business, either in the UK or abroad. Previous students have undertaken placements in companies like Awesome Events, Greenwich Country Club (USA), Sodexo, Wicked on Broadway, Team Spirit, BBC Good Food Festivals, Banks Sadler, Your Event Solutions, MCI Group and many others.
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as International Events Co-ordinator, Conference & Events Supervisor, Marketing Assistant, Conference & Events Executive, Account Executive, Project Co-ordinator and Project Assistant in organisations including Banks Sadler, mci-group, We are Vista, Ashfield Meetings & Events, FC Business Intelligence, Q Hotels, BPP, Ye Ltd, Dallas Burston Polo Club and Vista.** **
“Events Management is an exciting career prospect for someone that likes a challenge, works to deadlines, and is good at problem solving. Your confidence in these skill sets will grow year on year throughout the course through the model of learning, critical thinking and practical application that our course is designed around” Janna Wood, Senior Lecturer, Events Management
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Hospitality Business Management BA(Hons)
Your course
Course info
Dynamic, fast paced and international, the hospitality industry is a thriving business sector offering you plenty of exciting career opportunities. This course is designed to prepare you for a management career in world-class hotels, country clubs, theme parks, leisure centres, exhibition venues or catering services and is designed around what the hospitality industry wants, ensuring that you are in the best possible position to go directly into challenging and rewarding positions within multinational organisations nationally or globally.
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
You’ll be taught by lecturers who have experience in the industry, and who’ll help you explore areas of marketing, human resources and operations management alongside hospitality specific options such as nationally recognised short courses in licencing law, food safety and the level 1 award in wine alongside principles of strategic management and how it is applied to industry practice.
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Placements During your studies we’ll give you the opportunity to take a placement with a business, either in the UK or abroad. Previous students have undertaken placements in companies like Marriott, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Hilton, White Lodgings, De Vere and Park Plaza as well as Greenwich Country Club in Connecticut, Broken Sound Club in Florida and Ovolo in Hong Kong.
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Sales & Marketing Manager, International Account Executive, Sales Manager and Food & Beverage Manager in organisations including Wyndham Worldwide, Inventive Leisure, Optimum Medical, Radisson Hotel, Q Hotels, Marriott Hotel (US) and Mitchells and Butler.** **
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Hospitality Business Management with a Modern Language BA(Hons)
Your course
Course info
The hospitality industry is a thriving business sector offering you plenty of exciting career opportunities. This course is designed to prepare you for an international management career in world-class hotels, country clubs, theme parks, leisure centres, exhibition venues and hospitality services worldwide.
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
You’ll have the opportunity to learn how to organise business operations, how to get your ideas across and how to manage other people. Studying a foreign language alongside Hospitality will give you a unique perspective on the importance of language. You’ll study two language options each year from a variety of modern language modules depending on your prior knowledge and experience. Options include French, German and Spanish. Studying a foreign language will give you the opportunity to look at the society and cultures of the countries where the language is spoken. It could prove invaluable when you come to look for a career, as many potential employers have overseas offices and do business around the world.
Example modules • Markets and Marketing
• Food, Culture and Society
• Management Theory and Practice for Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industries
• Strategic Management for the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industries
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone in to roles such as Finance Officer, Audit Associate, Assistant Management Accountant and Commercial Finance Analyst with companies such as Cranford Group, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, KPMG UK, Outokumpu and Sykes Cottages to name but a few.* *
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Travel and Tourism Management BA(Hons)
Your course
Course info
With over one billion international trips taken every year and generating 1 in 10 jobs* , tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world and plays a key strategic role in the development of many destinations.
Course length: 3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112
Our course will give you an insight into the international tourism sector where you’ll have the chance to learn the fundamentals of successful business through the lens of travel and tourism. We’ll look at the issues affecting tour operators, travel agencies, online retailers, accommodation providers, visitor attractions and tourist boards. One of the distinctive elements of this course is the opportunity to focus on the transport and air-transport sectors allowing you to explore the dynamic links between travel and tourism. You will be taught by lecturers who have experience in the industry covering essential business areas such as human resources, marketing and operations. Furthermore, during your study you’ll have the chance to specialise in languages, air or land passenger transport as your interests and career aspirations develop.
Placements You’ll have the chance to apply the principles you’ve learnt if you choose to go on a placement in your third year. Previous students have taken placements with Greenwich Country Club (Connecticut), Sandals (Antigua), Ovolo Group (Hong Kong), PMG Asia (Singapore), Leger Holidays, Golf Breaks, Country Club of Darien (USA), White Lodgings (USA) and Intercontinental Hotel (Bangkok).
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Passenger Service Agent, Business Travel Consultant, Project Executive, Travel Advisor and Travel Agent in organisations including Swissport, Clarity Travel, PMG Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Travel by Inspire or the Graduate Development Programme with Principal Hotels.** *
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Hospitality Business Management (Top-up) BA(Hons)
Your course
Course info
Develop your knowledge, management skills and gain a solid understanding of the hospitality industry on this top-up course. It aims to help you understand global hospitality management so you can find your own rewarding path in your desired career.
Course length: 1yr full-time Entry requirements: Foundation degree/120 ECTS credits in a Business related subject
You’ll have the opportunity to learn how to organise business operations, how to get your ideas across and how to manage other people. The course focuses on the corporate level of hospitality, tourism and leisure. You’ll have the chance to study subjects like operations, strategy, organisation and management and you’ll become familiar with the key issues that affect the strategic development of companies in the hospitality sector. We also give you the chance to carry out a project in an area that interests you. It’s all about giving you the hands-on experience you need to have the chance to become a hospitality manager in the future.
Example modules • Strategic Management for the Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Industries • Management of Organisations for the Hospitality Industry
• Hospitality Operational Analysis • International HRM for the Hospitality Industry
Your future Previous graduates from this subject area have gone on to roles such as Sales & Marketing Manager, International Account Executive, Sales Manager and Food & Beverage Manager in organisations including award winning boutique hotel chain Red Carnation, Wyndham Worldwide, Inventive Leisure, Optimum Medical, Radisson and Marriott Hotel (US) and Country Club.* *
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Here at Huddersfield, you’ll be taught by some of the best lecturers in the country. We’ve been the English university with the highest proportion of professionallyqualified teaching staff for three years running.**
Supporting you to become employable is right at the heart of our courses “My degree at the University of Huddersfield prepared me for the world of work in many ways from improving my independence, giving me opportunities to be involved in events and also by supporting me in my placement year, which was invaluable. Not only were my eyes opened further to the industry, I came back to final year with a real drive to succeed. Four years after graduation, I am still developing my skills every day and adapting to an ever-changing industry, and I thank the University of Huddersfield for helping me on to that path.” Kirsty Peters, graduated from Events Management in 2015, now Events and Communications Manager at Manchester Youth Zone
“The Hospitality Business Management degree was a really good mix of theoretical and practical based modules, hospitality is a practical industry so that part of it was very important along with the finance element. The exams, project work and course work were a really important stepping stone into business and the creation of rotas, reports, presentations for interviews and everything else that comes with the day to day role of working in a management position.” Adam Wardale, graduated from Hospitality Business Management in 2013, now General Manager at House of Daniel Thwaites
“It is definitely worth completing a work placement, it gives you a huge insight into working life and gets you prepared for the real world. I can already tell that my placement will help with my final year and hopefully the experience will lead to a higher grade in my final project.” Beth Johnson, Travel and Tourism Management BA(Hons). Placement as Guest Service Agent at Hampton by Hilton 9
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97.3% of our undergraduate students go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating. This places us in the top 20 UK Higher Education providers. (UK domiciled, full-time, First Degree. Destinations of Leavers Survey 2016/17).
Student Support Huddersfield Business School provides a wide range of support services to assist our students during their studies in the School and are on hand to provide advice and guidance on a whole range of academic and non-academic areas. Located in the Student Hub, an area situated in the centre of the School to ensure that the services are easily accessible to all of our students, we offer;
Student Guidance and Support The team are here to support you with any non-academic issues which may be having an effect on your ability to study. We can offer practical advice and support on a wide range of issues which may arise during your time with us, such as homesickness, loneliness, disability support, financial problems, health issues and dealing with stress and anxiety. We can also offer guidance on Extenuating Circumstances and Extension requests, signpost you to other University Wellbeing Services, act as a link between you and academic.
Learning, Innovation and Development Centre (LID Centre) At the The Learning, Innovation and Development Centre we’re committed to supporting your academic, personal and professional achievement. In order to ensure that you find success and enjoy a positive learning experience, we can provide you with the assistance, encouragement and skills required for a smooth transition to the Business School environment and your career beyond.
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The legal bit This brochure was prepared in the spring of 2020 for courses starting in September 2021 and is up to date as at the date of publication. Any subsequent changes to information will be published in the course information listings on our website courses. hud.ac.uk, and you should check this for the latest information before you apply. Changes to a course you have applied for If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.
For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators; to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body; to improve the quality of educational provision; in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback; and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff ; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment.
Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.
Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Major changes
Termination of course
We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University. If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, then you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
Changes to your course after you enrol as a student We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below: Changes to option modules
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