27Mar
UndergraduateCourse summary
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Course snapshot Our Hospitality Business Management degree, accredited by the University of Birmingham, will provide you with a wide range of opportunities to work at management level in world-class hotels, country clubs, theme parks, leisure centres, exhibition venues and catering services. Who’s the course for? If you are good with people, business-minded and hard-working, a career in hospitality business management is a great option. Why should I study the course?
- WORK PLACEMENT – Gain a wealth of industry experience on a paid 12-month placement, with opportunities available throughout the UK, Europe and around the globe
- SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES – Choose from a wide range of optional modules to suit your career aims, from International Marketing to Small Restaurant Management
- PRACTICAL APPLICATION – Put your hospitality training into practice by working in our award-winning restaurants on campus
- INDUSTRY APPROVED – Our course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, giving you additional professional recognition when you graduate
- Hotel management
- Conference and exhibition management
- Food services management
- Resort and property management
- Travel services
Course details
Modules
YEAR 1
- Food, Beverage and Hospitality Studies
- Hospitality and Tourism Business Principles
- People and Organisations
- Rooms Division Systems
- The Hospitality and Tourism Customer Experience
- Employability Enhancement
- Hospitality Investigations
- Human Resources for Hospitality Managers
- Management of Food and Beverage Operations
- Marketing Communications for Hospitality
- Operational Finance for Hospitality and Tourism
- Rooms Revenue Management
- Gastronomy
- Events Planning
- Managing Pub and Bar Operations
- Sustainability in Hospitality, Tourism and Events
- Training and Development Skills for Managers
- Strategic Hospitality Management
- Hospitality Operations Management
- Research Project
- Enterprise and Innovation Showcase
- Cross-cultural and Global Management in Hospitality
- Digital and Social Media Marketing
- Financial Strategy
- Innovation and Creativity Management in Hospitality and Tourism
- International Marketing
- Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Skills
- Small Restaurant Management
Assessment method
Note: Indicative information only – actual timetables and assessment regimes will be issued at your induction. Teaching Example of a typical teaching week (up to 18 contact hours):
- Large group teaching – 6 hours
- Smaller group teaching – 7 hours
- Tutorials – 2 hours
- Subject advice sessions – 2 hours
- Industrial placement tutorial – 1 hour
- Coursework – 58%
- Practical assessment – 34%
- Written examination – 8%
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Hospitality, Institute of
How to apply
15Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
All non-EU international students can apply directly via our online application forms: https://portal.ucb.ac.uk/#/admissions/direct-application/intro Undergraduate applicants can also apply via UCAS, if they wish to apply to more than one university. The International Admissions team aim to respond to any new application made directly via the online application form within 5 working days of receipt. However, this can vary during peak application periods (particularly January-March) or if the team require additional information to process your application. Applicants who apply to transfer to University College Birmingham on to a second year or final year of a course will have their previous course matched for entry. Each application is considered individually and careful consideration is given to all information on your application form. We may also need to contact you regarding your immigration status or previous studies in the UK.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
Year 1 Entry: Students who are studying a combination of different qualification types will receive an offer that will be inclusive of all Level 3 qualifications. Advanced Entry: If you are unsure if your previous higher education qualification is suitable please contact us before completing an application, you can call us on 0121 604 1040 or email: [email protected]
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge English Advanced | Level B2 | BA/BSc - Minimum 170 with no less than 160 in any skill FdA/FdSc - Minimum 160 with no less than 150 in any skill |
| IELTS (Academic) | BA/BSc - Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component FdA/FdSc - Overall score of 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in each component | |
| Institution's Own Test | BA/BSc - Overall score of B2 with no less than B2- in in each component FdA/FdSc - Overall score of B2- with no less than B1+ in in each component |
To apply for all undergraduate degrees, if your first language is not English, you will need to sit an approved test in English.
UCB English Language Requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £12500 | Year 1 |
| International | £12500 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
UK:
If you are a UK student enrolling on a Foundation Degree or a BA/BSc at University College Birmingham in 2021/22, your fee for this academic year will be £9,250. A half year tuition fee is £4625.
This is a yearly fee, and will increase with inflation in subsequent years (in line with the government’s permitted rise).
If you are an English student studying your first higher education qualification, you can apply for a tuition fee loan from the Student Loans Company. You will not start repaying this loan until you leave the course and are earning over £25,000 a year.
If you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, you should apply to Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland, or SAAS. The loans and grants available to you will differ from those available from Student Finance England.
UCB does not charge for 24 or 48 week placements.
More information about UK Fees please go to our website here -
https://www.ucb.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/undergraduate-fees/
EU and International:
More information about International Fees please go to our website here - https://www.ucb.ac.uk/our-courses/international/tuition-fees-and-scholarships.aspx
Provider information
University College Birmingham
Summer Row
Birmingham
B3 1JB