Hospitality Management - BA/BA (Hons) - Full-time

Edinburgh offers an ideal place to study hospitality. A centre for travellers and tourists from all over the world, hospitality and tourism businesses flourish here, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to gain work experience.

Develop your skills in the design, delivery and management of food, beverage and accommodation to top industry standards, within a global business environment. You’ll study the principles of hospitality management and apply these to practical situations, preparing you for a management career in the hospitality and tourism industries. You’ll specialise in hospitality business with the opportunity to study modules in tourism, leisure, marketing and languages. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn from within the industry via an industry placement or live project. Alternatively you can choose to study abroad through our international exchange links in Europe and the USA. This course is also available as a joint honours degree with Marketing, Tourism, Human Resource Management, Service Management, Entrepreneurship and Language. You will learn practical skills in hotels and restaurants, as well as transferable skills in research, academic writing, communication and interpersonal relations, presentation, and time management. food and beverage management accommodation services human resources management financial management sales and marketing tourism management retail management. Professionally accredited by: View Full Screen

What's involved The course is studied full-time over four years. You will learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, and through independent study. Below is an indication of the subjects you will most likely study on this course. These will be supplemented by choices from a course-specific option pool: Year 1 Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism & Events; Intercultural & Organisational Management; Hospitality Operations; Accounting for Business; plus two option modules Year 2 Business & Management Challenges; Hospitality Systems; Facilities Planning for Hospitality, Tourism & Events; The Study of Food & Wine; plus two option modules Year 3 Hospitality Business Development; Service Management; one option module; plus either Supervised Work Experience or Live Project Year 4 Leadership & Innovation for Tourism, Hospitality & Events; International Hospitality; Dissertation; plus two option modules

Requirements at a glanceEntry to the courseTypical year 1 SQA HigherBBBC A LevelCCC Irish Leaving CertificateB2, B2, B3, B3 Subjects requiredStandard Grade (3 or above) English and Maths, GCSE (Grade C or above) English and Maths Typical year 2 SQA Advanced Higher A Level300 UCAS points from 3 Advanced Highers or A Levels in Business-related subjects HNCBusiness-related course, with A in graded unit. A basic or elementary Food Hygiene Certificate is essential. Typical year 3 HNDBusiness-related course, with AB in at SCQF level 8 in the graded units. A basic or elementary Food Hygiene Certificate is essential. Typical Entry requirements indicate the minimum qualifications with which students are normally accepted. Competition for places varies from year-to-year and achievement of the typical entry requirements does not always guarantee a place.Fees Table2012/3 2013/4 Scotland £1,820 £1,820 European Union £1,820 £1,820 Rest of UK £6,500 £6,630 Overseas £9,690 £10,080 Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University.Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.