Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Hospitality Business Management with Marketing-Placement Year

at Leeds Beckett University - Headingley Campus United Kingdom

If you are passionate about driving the hospitality industry forward in an ever-evolving world and creating memorable experiences for your consumers, this course is designed for you.

As a student, you will have the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge that will enable you to develop a career within the hospitality industry at a senior level. You will be encouraged to cultivate learning and knowledge so you can make strategic decisions, think critically and be an inspiring leader within hospitality.

Through real-world case studies, exposure to innovative and informative research and working with industry on live consultancy project, you will have the opportunity to really improve your employability skills.  Additionally, our MSc International Hospitality Business will also enable you to gain a deeper understanding of the international and local challenges facing the hospitality industry today and in the future.

Our MSc International Hospitality Management course will enhance your ability to investigate complex situations, think strategically and propose solutions that will enable hospitality businesses to thrive. You will gain first-hand experience and insight through guest lectures, field trips and connections with hospitality businesses, and there are placement opportunities for those that wish to choose them.

Our specialist teaching team includes research-active academics and industry professionals, such as Dr Miju Choi who specialises in strategic management and technology and Dr Alexandra Kenyon, who advocates co-creative experiences as a priority for hospitality businesses to become lodged in the memory of consumers.

As part of this course, you'll:

• Study four key areas: sport performance, sport management, sport coaching and contemporary issues
• Develop academic and professional skills, applying these into your chosen sport
• Work with our industry partners including key employers, for example, Leeds Rhinos (rugby and netball), Leeds United and British Athletics
• Apply your learning around these areas of study to your chosen sport setting
• Gain breadth and depth of work experience from day one through modules, volunteering, coaching qualifications and paid employment
• Decide whether to focus on one discipline area, or maintain a breadth as you progress through your degree

You’ll study behavioural, physical and life sciences on this practice-based course. A passion for understanding the science behind sport performance, health, and physical activity will drive your career helping people of all physical abilities.

Develop in-demand skills

You’ll develop skills which are increasingly in-demand as the importance of health and physical activity becomes more prominent in the UK and beyond. You could find yourself working with elite athletes on their sporting performance, working in rehabilitation, or helping people suffering from long-term illnesses.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Gain an evidence-based appreciation of biomechanics, nutrition, physiology and psychology and their use within sport and exercise environments
• Take part in practical sessions examining oxygen consumption, blood lactate and glucose concentration, body composition and dietary analysis, ECG, power output, human motion analysis and exercise cognition
• Use scientific processes to question and problem solve. You could explore why athletes might not respond to training as expected, plan dietary strategies for the general population, or use movement analysis to understand why athletes might get injured

Taught at one of the largest providers of sport in UK higher education – this course will allow you to apply the principles of sport and exercise biomechanics to support and enhance your understanding of human performance and injury.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Examine the function and movement of the human body through laboratory data collection – employing cutting-edge technology such as 3D motion analysis, multicomponent dynamometry and neuromuscular imaging
• Critically assess a broad range of theories, methodologies and research findings
• Learn how to apply theories, strategies and methodologies in appropriate ways
• Develop empirical rigour in identifying solutions to complex problems

Your learning will be inspired by the very latest insights, and you’ll be supported by tutors who are engaged in research and scientific support within the areas of neuromuscular assessment and the optimisation of athletic performance.

Your teaching team have provided support and coaching interventions for Olympic athletes. Under their guidance, you’ll be able to put your learning into practice working with university sports teams, professional sports clubs and elite performers.

Computer science graduates are in demand. By completing this degree, you’ll gain the knowledge needed to work at the forefront of this exciting sector.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Study fast developing areas including Software Engineering, concepts in artificial intelligence, networked communications and cloud-based systems
• Learn the principles of computer science and how to apply them to problems across different industries
• Work with a variety of tools including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Java, OpenStack, Eclipse, Visual Paradigm, Android Studio
• Enhance your teamworking and project management abilities using the agile skills and techniques that are widespread in many industries, while honing your expertise in emerging technologies

Industry affiliated

This course is accredited by the British Computer Society – Chartered Institute of IT (BCS). BCS recognises the quality of our curriculum, assessment, student support and all elements of the course. This means that what you’re learning is current and in-line with industry requirements.

Taught by a team of experts, this course will enable you to become a leader in engineering management and gain the expertise needed to advance your career in process control and new product development.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Apply the latest technology and management systems to current engineering issues
• Invent products that address agile, environmental and management control issues
• Use simulated automation and management systems to analyse problems and test your solutions

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Develop your identity as an emerging practitioner
• Work with children and young people across the 3-18-year age range within mainstream and specialist settings
• Begin to develop ideas to promote inclusion for all learners
• Use a psychological perspective to explore how children learn
• Identify how to support children’s needs through best practice and overcoming barriers to participation
• Learn how to create inclusive and enabling environments
• Investigate the importance of whole-school approaches when working with displaced children who have experienced trauma
• Work with stakeholders including families, education, health, and care services in educational settings to understand the policy and practice behind their collaboration
• Explore key issues in safeguarding to understand best practice

Many events now have an international focus and are organised across cultural, economic and geographical boundaries. Providing a sound theoretical underpinning of the cultural, political, ethical and economic aspects of the sector, this course will develop the practical and strategic knowledge required to run international events effectively.

Guest speakers from industry will share their expertise and insights through a series of lectures. These events, combined with case studies and field trips, will keep the course contemporary and industry focused.

Studying alongside UK and overseas students on the course will inspire your learning. You will be encouraged to share your experiences and trade cultural insights with your peers, helping you to refine your understanding of events management across the world so you can excel in your career.

This course is suitable if you want to enter at managerial level or want to add an international dimension to your professional expertise.

This course is taught at The UK Centre for Events Management which has a global reputation as a market leader in events management education. We have close links with a wide range of industry partners and associations who all recognise our expertise in educating the events professionals of the future.

Learn about the power of the tourism consumer and get ahead of the curve in tourism marketing by learning to recognise how and when travellers make decisions and what type of holidays they might wish to take.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Combine your passion for travel and exploration with a marketing focus
• Identify different customer segments to develop effective marketing strategies and campaigns aimed at the right audience, at the right time, and using the right platforms
• Develop an understanding of consumer trends – who wants what type of holiday, the types of holiday likely to be available in the future and the kinds of message consumers are likely to engage with
• Gain an insight into moral, ethical, environmental and legal issues, allowing you to make a valuable contribution to the tourism and travel sector

You’ll acquire an understanding of sustainable tourism and development as well as the organisational structure and management of this ever-expanding field, helping you to learn how businesses operate and how skilled leaders can add to their success.

In your second and third year, you’ll have the opportunity to further enhance your knowledge through specialist marketing modules and link your marketing work with innovative launches of new tourism experiences.

Develop in-depth skills in computer science and prepare to work with cutting-edge technologies in industry by blending theory with practice on this advanced qualification that will make you stand out to employers.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Study some of the principles and technologies that are dominant within the ‘fourth industrial revolution’
• Identify, explore and develop radical applications of technology, such as smart automation and development of cloud-based services
• Address some of the areas within STEM, contextualising knowledge to real-time scenarios and application to problems in industry
• Build on your existing knowledge of software engineering, networking systems, communications, systems development, cloud computing, robotics and artificial intelligence
• Develop project management skills as well as professional and technical attributes

While Computer Science traditionally contains a lot of theory, our approach is very applied, and you’ll be encouraged to think about problem solving in an industrial context.

Drawing on expertise from within the School of Built Environment, Engineering & Computing, you’ll be directed and motivated to work on advanced concepts in computer science, including for your dissertation.