Course summary
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- Strategically manage and promote global products, businesses and destinations.
- Critically examine the hospitality and tourism industries within practical contexts.
- Develop essential skills to enter or advance in international hospitality and tourism.
- Operate in a sustainable and competitive manner within these sectors.
- Learn to lead people in the cross-cultural environments of a global industry.
- Practical workshops
- Lectures
- Tutorials and simulations
- Essays and reports
- Field trips, site visits and investigative field work
- Industry guest lectures and key speakers
- Case study analysis
- Industry software
- Placements
- Presentations
- You’ll be supported by industry-experienced academic staff – as well as an academic adviser, an employability adviser and a student support adviser. We’ll also encourage you to collaborate with peers in both your learning and in extra-curricular activities, so you can benefit from a sense of course community.
- You’ll mostly be assessed through coursework, with workshops to provide you with regular feedback. Where appropriate, we’ll build flexibility and personalisation into the assessment design to allow you to tailor your own learning.
- Our teaching is digitally-enriched, with opportunities to engage online with peers and tutors
- You’ll be welcomed onto campus with in-person workshops.
- Supported independent study builds confidence and resilience, shaping individual creative practice.
- You’ll collaborate with external partners to develop the personal and professional competencies required for a career in the hospitality or tourism industries.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page. Compulsory modules Global Tourism And Hospitality Operations Marketing Innovations And Technology For Hospitality And Tourism Postgraduate Work Experience Applied Professional Diploma Responsible Entrepreneurship And Leadership In Hospitality And Tourism Sustainable Business Strategy Elective modules Consultancy Dissertation Work Experience Project
Assessment method
Coursework
Entry requirements
Normally an honours degree or recognised equivalent qualification We welcome enquiries from those who have substantial management experience but who do not have the normal entry requirements. We may invite you for an interview to discuss your particular background, experience and qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more Through accreditation of prior learning (APL), you may be able to claim entry with credit or exemptions based on your existing qualifications, knowledge and experience. Work experience route If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in all skills or equivalent. Non work experience route If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.0 score with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below the required level we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score. If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in all skills or equivalent. |
If your English language skill is currently below the required level we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.
Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17155 | Year 1 |
| International | £17155 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations under student fees regulations.
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees:
https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/fees
Sponsorship information
Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.
Provider information
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB