BA (Hons) International Hospitality and Tourism Management (Top-up)

**OVERVIEW****The hospitality sector is becoming increasingly reliant on international visitors and partnering with the tourism industry. If you already have a background within these areas, our International Hospitality and Tourism Management top-up degree will sharpen your business skills and help you become an expert in tailoring hospitality services for visitors from around the world.**Designed for anyone who has already studied a relevant subject (up to Level 5), this hospitality and tourism top-up course will extend your knowledge by examining how businesses in these sectors work together, taking a strategic look at the future of the industries and how to develop a business that can respond to change. You will have the opportunity to travel abroad on a residential visit, as well as developing a specialism through our variety of optional modules.University College Birmingham has outstanding links with the tourism and hospitality industries to support and enrich your studies. We are a recognised Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) Centre of Excellence, while this top-up course is also accredited by the Institute of Hospitality.**WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?**- **Residential visit** – Gain insight into the international hospitality and tourism industries through an overseas residential visit, with essential trip costs covered by the University- **Industry approved** – Study at an ITT Centre of Excellence and gain professional recognition with a degree accredited by the Institute of Hospitality- **Specialise your studies** – Tailor your learning with a choice of optional modules, covering areas such as festivals and events or financial strategy- **Team Scotland partnership** – Our University will be the home for Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, offering exciting opportunities for our students to work with the team and its athletes**FACILITIES**University College Birmingham is renowned for its outstanding food and hospitality training facilities. Our award-winning restaurant on campus – Restaurant at Birmingham College of Food – is open to the public and will arm you with hands-on skills from serving fast food to silver service.Students on our tourism courses also have access to our Aviation and Tourism Suite, featuring state-of-the-art facilities including a mock plane cabin, check in areas, a working security gate and the Galileo GDS system.**CAREERS AND PROGRESSION**Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:- Conference centre manager- Theme park manager- Event manager- Tourist information centre manager- Hotel manager (small hotel or deputy of larger hotel)- Marketing executiveYou could also progress onto one of our postgraduate courses at University College Birmingham.- **Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course**