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Hospitality Business Management

Entry requirements


GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for those sitting their GCSE before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy/Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.

UCAS Tariff

112

A minimum of 72 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.

About this course


This course has alternative study modes. Contact the university to find out how the information below might vary.

Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Other options

6 years | Part-time | 2024

4 years | Sandwich | 2024

Subject

Hospitality management

**Become a leader and manager transforming hospitality organisations of the future with the help of our expert tutors.**

Our philosophy is to inspire future hospitality leaders to transform practice, think critically and have the confidence to implement your ideas. We will help you to be innovative and forward thinking, to manage complex businesses effectively and to develop these businesses by thinking strategically.

As part of your course, you’ll:

- Develop your project management skills devising, developing and successfully implementing an array of hospitality events guided by industry

- Put theory into practice and see hospitality in action, with visits to local industry

- Work on live projects, such as devising social media communication plans for restaurateurs, designing and developing an exceptional guest welcome or creating a strategy for hoteliers and bars based on data and market insights on the latest trends in the sector.

**Find out more**

There is an opportunity to negotiate your own assessments, tailor the course to your own interests and goals, and undertake on-going training throughout your course in specific industry interests and qualifications.

If you choose to study our sandwich option - a year of paid employment in industry - you’ll spend your third year working in the hospitality industry, gaining the practical skills you need to be a successful leader in the sector. Our placement students have worked at companies both at home and abroad including the Radisson Blu here in Leeds and La Gorce Country Club in Miami.

**Thriving city**
Using Leeds as a case study, you’ll experience the full range of hospitality offerings including restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, pubs and more. We can help you find vacancies or opportunities or pursue any of your special interests for your work placement during your third year.

**Professional accreditation**
This course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality.

**Expert practitioners**
Our team are passionate about hospitality, and they will provide you with the knowledge and skills to make effective business decisions. Our specialist teaching team includes research-active academics and industry professionals - expertise which will help to shape your learning.

**Networking**
Regular guest speakers will give you a broad view of the industry and provide networking opportunities.

**Field trips**
There are a number of field trips - some will be module related and others are for the purpose of personal or team development skills.

**Global ambitions**
The foundation of this course is based on the view that hospitality is, by definition, international so our graduates have gone on to work all over the world - Canada, Africa, Australia, Hong Kong are just a few of the places they have been successful. If you take a gap year after study, you can utilise your skills in well-paid roles around the world to finance your travels.

**Top-up option**
If you've studied for an HND or foundation degree, we also offer this course as a top-up. If you select this option, you'll study the year three modules listed below.

**Why study Hospitality Business Management at Leeds Beckett University...**
- Our School was ranked in the top 50 best schools globally in 2022 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities

- Specialist teaching team including research-active academics and industry professionals

- Develop your professional network through our guest lecture series

- Sandwich year and placement opportunities

- Ranked 13th in the UK for hospitality, event management and tourism subject group (Guardian Subject League Tables, 2024)

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:
- Hospitality Consumer Behaviour
- Revenue Management
- Organisation Behaviour & Design
- Professional & Academic Skills for Hospitality
- Responsible Hospitality Operations
- The Hospitality Industry & Society

Year 2 Core Modules:
- Applied Hospitality Research
- Delivering Hospitality Experiences
- Managing & Leading People
- Marketing & Communications for Hospitality
- Talent Management
- Sustainable Business Decision Making

Year 3 Core Modules:
- Hospitality Business Strategy
- Entrepreneurship
- Food & Drink Tourism
- Consultancy Project
- Responsible Hospitality Businesses

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Headingley Campus

Department:

Events, Tourism and Hospitality

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

82%
Hospitality management

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Tourism, transport and travel

Teaching and learning

81%
Staff make the subject interesting
86%
Staff are good at explaining things
79%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
82%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

82%
Library resources
83%
IT resources
85%
Course specific equipment and facilities
81%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

78%
UK students
22%
International students
46%
Male students
54%
Female students
71%
2:1 or above
37%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

E
C
D

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Tourism, transport and travel

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,200
med
Average annual salary
98%
high
Employed or in further education
62%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

35%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
8%
Public services and other associate professionals
6%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

This course sits in a wide group of smaller subjects that don't necessarily have that much in common - so bear this in mind when you look at any employment data. Most graduates took a hospitality, events management or tourism-related course, but there are a group of sports and leisure graduates in here as well who do different things. Events management was the most common job for graduates from this group of subjects, and so it’s no surprise that graduates from specialist events management courses did better last year than many of the other graduates under this subject umbrella - but all did about as well as graduates on average or a little better. If you want to find out more about specific job paths for your chosen subject area, it's a good idea to go on open days and talk to tutors about what previous graduates went on to do, or to have a look at university department websites.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Tourism, transport and travel

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£24k

£24k

£28k

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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