MSc International Hospitality Management
Course Overview
Our International Hospitality Management postgraduate course will help prepare you for managerial positions within this exciting sector and open the doors to a wealth of diverse career opportunities, from hospitality and tourism planning to hotel management, sales and marketing or events management. University College Birmingham is a well-established and internationally renowned provider of hospitality management courses, and completing this postgraduate hospitality course will enable you to follow in the footsteps of our graduates working all over the world in senior management positions across the sector.
Key Program Highlights
- You will enhance your understanding of the industry environment and your critical awareness of current issues, as well as being able to tailor your learning through a variety of optional modules, all with support from our top team of expert lecturers.
- Our hospitality management master's course includes the option of going on a placement in the industry for up to six months to boost your future employment prospects.
- You will also take part in an overseas study trip to carry out research related to your course assessments, with the essential costs of the trip covered by the University.
- Why should I choose this International Hospitality Management MSc/ PGDip?
- RESIDENTIAL VISIT – Travel abroad for a research trip* – past destinations have included Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, Florence, Barcelona, Krakow, Turkey, Montenegro and Rome (* subject to visa requirements ) WORK PLACEMENT (MSc only) – Gain valuable industry experience before you graduate with an optional three-month or six-month placement on successful completion of the taught part of the course SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES – Tailor your course to match your interests and career aims with optional modules to choose from PRACTICAL APPLICATION – Develop strategic decision-making skills using industry software including Opera and other hotel simulation software, as well as virtual reality technology EXPERT TUITION – Our lecturers have a wealth of industry experience to draw from and keep up-to-date on industry developments TOP COURSE FOR POSTGRADUATES – This course scored 89% for overall positivity in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2025 , as voted for by our students.
Course Overview
Our International Hospitality Management postgraduate course will help prepare you for managerial positions within this exciting sector and open the doors to a wealth of diverse career opportunities, from hospitality and tourism planning to hotel management, sales and marketing or events management. University College Birmingham is a well-established and internationally renowned provider of hospitality management courses, and completing this postgraduate hospitality course will enable you to follow in the footsteps of our graduates working all over the world in senior management positions across the sector.
Key Program Highlights
- You will enhance your understanding of the industry environment and your critical awareness of current issues, as well as being able to tailor your learning through a variety of optional modules, all with support from our top team of expert lecturers.
- Our hospitality management master's course includes the option of going on a placement in the industry for up to six months to boost your future employment prospects.
- You will also take part in an overseas study trip to carry out research related to your course assessments, with the essential costs of the trip covered by the University.
- Why should I choose this International Hospitality Management MSc/ PGDip?
- RESIDENTIAL VISIT – Travel abroad for a research trip* – past destinations have included Paris, Madrid, Lisbon, Florence, Barcelona, Krakow, Turkey, Montenegro and Rome (* subject to visa requirements ) WORK PLACEMENT (MSc only) – Gain valuable industry experience before you graduate with an optional three-month or six-month placement on successful completion of the taught part of the course SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES – Tailor your course to match your interests and career aims with optional modules to choose from PRACTICAL APPLICATION – Develop strategic decision-making skills using industry software including Opera and other hotel simulation software, as well as virtual reality technology EXPERT TUITION – Our lecturers have a wealth of industry experience to draw from and keep up-to-date on industry developments TOP COURSE FOR POSTGRADUATES – This course scored 89% for overall positivity in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES) 2025 , as voted for by our students.
Requirements
Modules
- International Live Project Management
- Leading Across Cultures
- Postgraduate Research Project (MSc only)
- Rooms Division Strategy
- Strategic Financial Analysis
- Strategic Hospitality Operations Management
- Event Strategy
- Innovative Enterprise
- Performance Data Analysis
- Risk, Disruption and Future-proof Management
- Strategic Digital Marketing
- Strategic Human Resources and People Development
- Postgraduate Work Placement