MSc International Management and Leadership with Hospitality

This course focuses on best practice in management, leadership and hospitality while developing an international focus. QMU’s mission is ‘to enhance the well-being of individuals and the communities we serve through socially and
economically relevant education and research’. The MSc reflects this mission through its underpinning and distinctive identity focusing on contemporary management practice and community engagement and service. It reflects best practice and is led by academic staff who have the experience of leadership roles within the sector, regularly publish and have strong connections to the Institute of Hospitality, the Tourism Society, the Scottish Tourism Forum, and the Hospitality Industry Trust.

QMU has replaced the traditional dissertation with a student-led project or event. By designing, leading and reflecting upon a project attached to a community, charity or third sector enterprise, your management and leadership skills will be developed within a hospitality setting.

Our MSc is specifically designed for anyone who may be looking to complement their non-business degree and have little or no prior business background. Or you may have completed to general degree level and are aiming to enhance your qualifications.

EXIT AWARDS: MSc (180 credits)/ PgDip (120 credits)/ PgCert (60 credits)
Single Modules: Register as an associate student to study single modules in areas of interest. Modules are also available asseparate CPD courses. CPD fees available on request.

Duration: Full-time: 1 year; Part-time: 2 - 7 years
Start date: September and January
Application deadline: The deadline for all overseas applicants who require a visa to study in the UK should apply no later than the 30th June 2013.
Teaching, learning and assessment: You will attend lectures and seminars, work in groups and also carry out independent learning. You will be expected to participate in discussions, prepare and develop ideas and engage with experiential learning. Assessment methods will include management reports,essays, web based discussions, reflections on practice, live case studies and group work with presentations. A central part ofthe programme experience is the regular involvement of guest speakers, who provide
valuable insights into practice, contemporary trends and thinking.

Teaching hours and attendance: Modules studied on-campus require you to attend classes and carry out independent work. Attendance requirements at QMU depend on modules you studied and if you are full or part-time. In most instances the taught elements of the full time programme occur on Tuesday, Wednesday (AM) and Thursday.Part-time students have the option to select different modules each year.

Links with industry/professional bodies: QMU is an approved centre for the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the only professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. As
an approved centre, we are working towards facilitating CMI professional qualifications within
our postgraduate awards. The MSc involves a number of guest lecturers from industry and
visits to industry across many sectors.