6 months

Full time

£2,750 Tuition fee

£5,000 International fee

CID1123 Course code

20 Jan 20 Next start date

An MSc is an internationally respected qualification. In one year you will develop the skills and knowledge to progress rapidly in tourism and hospitality management.

This masters course takes a social science approach to tourism and hospitality and combines it with practical skills for the workplace. You’ll complete theoretical modules including ‘Tourism Concepts and Issues’ and ‘Critical Theories and Methods for Tourism, Hospitality and Events'. We organise a number of field trips and company visits to put your learning into a real-world context, and we also offer an optional workplace module.

Upcoming start dates

20 January 2020

20 April 2020

You will be taught by passionate academics who produce world-leading and internationally excellent research. Throughout your degree, you'll have one-to-one support from academic staff.

A typical week for you will include lectures, seminars, study visits and group work. These are supported by a range of guest speakers from diverse academic and industry backgrounds.

On this part-time course, you can expect around three hours of contact time a week.

Compared to an undergraduate degree, you will find that this course requires a higher level of independent working.

Your progress will be assessed by essays, exams, presentations, portfolios of evidence and a dissertation.

We require applicants to hold at least a 2:2 honours degree or equivalent.

Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)

If you feel you already know some of the topics covered in this course, either due to previous learning or from experience of work, then you may not need to study all of the course. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is the name given to the process of gaining credit towards a qualification because of something you have learnt in the past. If you are eligible for APL you won't have to learn the same topic again, and so you can be exempt from a module, set of modules or year of a course.

The annual fee for this course is:

Completing a full masters in Tourism and Hospitality can fast-track your career in one of the world’s largest industries and qualify you for senior roles with significant responsibility. Employers recognise the impact graduates from this challenging degree can bring to their organisations.

The course equips you with the skills and understanding to advance rapidly with employers including attractions and museums, destination marketing agencies, hotel and resource management, tourism companies, restaurant and bar management and catering management. Hotel managers, for example, have average starting salaries of over £47,000 (according to Glassdoor).