International Hospitality and Tourism Management (Work Experience) MSc

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information** <br/>**Course summary**<br/>- Strategically manage and promote global products, businesses and destinations. <br/><br/><br/>- Critically examine the hospitality and tourism industries within practical contexts. <br/><br/><br/>- Develop essential skills to enter or advance in international hospitality and tourism. <br/><br/><br/>- Operate in a sustainable and competitive manner within these sectors. <br/><br/><br/>- Learn to lead people in the cross-cultural environments of a global industry. <br/><br/><br/>The MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management course emphasises sustainability and competitiveness through critical analysis and practical application. You’ll gain the expertise and professional skills to strategically plan, innovate, manage and promote products, businesses and destinations in the global hospitality and tourism industries. The course also includes a work experience opportunity – a 12-month placement.<br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/><br/>This course offers a versatile learning approach encompassing various methods, enabling you to establish a robust theoretical and practical foundation in business management, hospitality and tourism. <br/><br/>You’ll be taught by expert staff with professional experience in a range of relevant fields. You’ll learn in state-of-the-art facilities – applying theoretical knowledge in practical ways aligned to the real-world challenges facing the hospitality and tourism sectors. We’ll emphasise the latest industry trends, critical thinking, problem-solving abilities and global readiness while exploring relevant concepts and their practical applications through case studies. <br/><br/>You learn through: <br/><br/><br/>- Practical workshops <br/><br/><br/>- Lectures <br/><br/><br/>- Tutorials and simulations<br/><br/><br/>- Essays and reports <br/><br/><br/>- Field trips, site visits and investigative field work<br/><br/><br/>- Industry guest lectures and key speakers<br/><br/><br/>- Case study analysis <br/><br/><br/>- Industry software<br/><br/><br/>- Placements<br/><br/><br/>- Presentations<br/><br/><br/>**Key themes**<br/><br/>You’ll gain a foundational understanding of the hospitality and tourism industry in modules such as ‘Approaches to Tourism and Hospitality Business Management’ and ‘Consumer Behaviour’. <br/><br/>You’ll then delve deeper into industry operations through courses like Business Management Strategy’, ‘Research Methods and Work Related Learning’. <br/><br/>The course culminates in strategic management modules like Tourism and Aviation Operations, followed by a dissertation. You’ll also have the option to choose a specialised elective in either tourism or hospitality.<br/><br/>**Course-level support**<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll be supported by industry-experienced academic staff – as well as an academic adviser, an employability adviser and a student support adviser. We’ll also encourage you to collaborate with peers in both your learning and in extra-curricular activities, so you can benefit from a sense of course community.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll mostly be assessed through coursework, with workshops to provide you with regular feedback. Where appropriate, we’ll build flexibility and personalisation into the assessment design to allow you to tailor your own learning.<br/><br/><br/>- Our teaching is digitally-enriched, with opportunities to engage online with peers and tutors   <br/><br/><br/>- You’ll be welcomed onto campus with in-person workshops.   <br/><br/><br/>- Supported independent study builds confidence and resilience, shaping individual creative practice.  <br/><br/><br/>- You’ll collaborate with external partners to develop the personal and professional competencies required for a career in the hospitality or tourism industries.  <br/><br/><br/>**Work placements**<br/><br/>The work experience option is highly regarded by employers as the premier opportunity to cultivate practical skills within the hospitality and tourism sectors, whether domestically or internationally. We support you to find placements with employability workshops and a dedicated placement team, – preparing you for your task to secure your ideal opportunity.