International Hotel Management MSc
Guildford, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 19,800 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Overseas students; UK students: £10,900
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Introduction
Why Choose This Course
The global hotel industry is being revolutionized by major shifts in consumer demand and buying power. In a post-pandemic world, the international hotel industry is seeing a significant increase in demand for new experiences and business models. Innovative thinking, sustainable consumption and production, and digital leadership are at the heart of our International Hotel Management MSc.
Typically, as a student on our International Hotel Management MSc, you won't have a hotel background at an undergraduate level as our MSc program provides you with the critical knowledge and professional skills you need to become a successful hospitality industry leader. A combination of our academic expertise, cutting-edge research, and impressive network of industry connections will help you develop an advanced level of understanding of hotel operations and strategic management of global businesses needed to succeed in this dynamic sector.
What you will Study
Dynamic management practices are crucial to managing global hotel companies successfully. We will facilitate your development in the competencies and skill sets that global organizations in the hospitality business are looking for, focusing on operations management, financial management, marketing services, managing people and technologies, service delivery systems, and strategic management practices from around the world.
Hotel management will be looked at from ethical, financial, sustainable, cultural, and technological considerations, through research and practice toward the creation of effective systems.
You'll learn about the current contexts and challenges facing international hotel managers in their decision-making and how to consider the value of alternative approaches to business. By the time you graduate, you will be equipped to take on the challenges and make your mark on the industry.
Admissions
Curriculum
Academic Year Structure
Our taught sessions will be delivered in person at our Stag Hill campus. All modules are compulsory in Semester 1, while there is a choice of two modules in Semester 2.
You can choose one of two pathways to suit your preferred way of learning:
- Dissertation
- Business Plan for Hospitality, Tourism and Events.
Students starting the program in October will undertake:
- Six compulsory modules including Research Methods (which will be taught during Semester 1)
- Either the Dissertation or Business Plan in Semester 2
- Contemporary Issues in Sustainability, and Designing Digital Services modules in the summer semester
- Two optional modules.
Students starting the program in February will undertake:
- Six compulsory modules including Research Methods (which will be taught during Semester 2)
- Either the Dissertation, or Business Plan along with Contemporary Issues in Sustainability, and Designing Digital Services modules in the summer semester
- Two optional modules.
Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand, and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programs based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75 or 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.
The structure of our programs follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each program. These are all outlined in the program specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes:
Year 1
Full-time
- Hospitality and Tourism Operating Systems
- Organisational Behaviour
- Research Methods
- Services Marketing for Events, Tourism and Hospitality
- Accounting & Finance for Business
- Business Plan for Hospitality, Tourism and Events
- Current Issues in Hotel Development and Management
- Dissertation
- Ethics and CSR
- Revenue Management
- Start-up Ventures in Hospitality
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Strategic management of INT'NLl Hotel Companies
Timetable
Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester.
New students will receive their personalized timetable in Welcome Week, and in subsequent semesters, two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive.
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Scholarships and Funding
Discover how we may be able to support your undergraduate and postgraduate studies with a host of bursaries and scholarships directly from the University of Surrey and external providers.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
We offer career information, advice, and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University. Our graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and event bookings, jobs, placements, and interactive development tools.
Our International Hotel Management course will equip you with the essential skills and knowledge needed for a successful career in the industry.
95 percent of our School of Hospitality & Tourism Management postgraduate students go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes survey 2023, HESA).
Some of our graduates have gone on to start their careers in the following areas:
- Hotel and restaurant management
- Revenue and asset Management
- Events management
- Catering
- Cruise ships
- Tourism and travel
- Hotel property development
- Hotel technology.