PG Dip in International Tourism and Hospitality Management

Course Overview

This Post-Graduate Diploma at master's level in International Tourism and Hospitality Management recognises the importance of tourism and hospitality as the world's largest industry by integrating latest teaching, research findings and industry expertise with core business management skills thereby equipping our graduates for a successful career in international tourism management. Here at Scott's College London, we will prepare you to meet that challenges to succeed in the skills and employment market place.

Aim of the Course

This programme aims to meet the needs of future professionals in public sector tourism management, e.g. National Tourist Boards, Regional Tourist Boards, public sector visitor attractions, private sector hospitality and tourism management, eg. hotels, visitor attractions and leisure organisations, tourism consultancy, tourism research and lecturing and management within tour and travel organisations. The course will provide you with the theoretical framework and practical skills that tourism and hospitality professionals working in sector need in order to cope with an increasingly complex and global international tourism and hospitality.

This programme aims to give students the opportunity to:

design, plan and implement tourism and hospitality strategies within both domestic and international contexts.
acquire a sound understanding and knowledge of contemporary tourism and hospitality issues.
manage and resolve complex issues both systematically and creatively and make sound judgements.
act autonomously and professionally in planning and implementing strategies.
fully develop the qualities and transferable skills, including initiative, decision-making and independent learning ability, necessary for today's global tourism and hospitality industry.
carry out tourism management functions to a high professional level.
develop a wide range of enterprise skills in the context of contemporary tourism and hospitality such as ebusiness, international developments and impacts.

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Entry Requirements:

Applicants should usually hold a bachelors degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised British/overseas university in any subject or, alternatively, at least two years relevant work experience. Every applicant is assessed individually on their own merit. Higher level professional qualifications may also be accepted. Candidates for whom English is not their first language will normally be required to have taken an English language test and achieved a score of either TOEFL 600 or above, IELTS 6.5 or above, or Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English Grade B or above. This test must have been taken within two years prior to the start of the programme you are applying for. The business school also assists students whose first language is not English through close cooperation with the colleges English Language department.

Course Structure

This programme consists of six compulsory modules including a research project proposal in preparation for a master's dissertation. The course gives learners an optimal balance of theory and practice with an exposure to management leading-edge practices.

International Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management
Hospitality Marketing Management
Human Resource Management in Strategy
Event Management
Research Methodology

Duration

12 months full-time, 24 months part-time or distance learning

Start Dates:

January, July & September (Full-time / Part Time)

Award

PGDip International Tourism & Hospitality Management (120 master's credits) at Level 7

Progression

Students graduating from this course may continue onto masters (MSc /MBA) study but likewise might expect to enter industry not only as senior managers but also as strategists.

Professional recognition

The programme is fully accredited by the Association of Business Practitioners awarding arm of the Association of Business Executives a QCA recognised awarding body.

Scott's College London is a Further and Higher Education institution, with a Registered Office address at: 47 - 49 Oxford Street, London W1D 2EB. Registered in England No. 4620586. Scott's College London (SCL), is inspected and regulated by the UK Office for Standards in Education (OfSted) through an accreditation by the British Accreditation Council (BAC). SCL also holds the UK government's (Border & Immigration Agency - BIA) international students Sponsor Licence number.