Hospitality and Visitor Economy Management Foundation Degree (Level 5) — Full-time

This Foundation Degree is designed to provide the academic and vocational skills for a career within the Hospitality and Tourism industry.

The course is designed to meet the following aims:

• To give an overview of the hospitality and visitor economy industry and provide the underpinning knowledge necessary to operate effectively.
• To develop a range of skills to enable progression into either a managerial position in this sector or onto an Honours Degree level course.

All of our lecturers have excellent, in-depth industrial knowledge and experience. We have long-standing links with local, national and international companies.

There are four pathways to choose from:

• Culinary Product Development
• Events Production Management
• Hotels
• Visitor Attractions

Modules include:

• Developing research skills
• Hospitality and visitor economy operations
• Employability enhancement
• Marketing and exploring the customer experience
• Sector operational development (including placement)
• People and organisation interface
• Hospitality and visitor economy business principles
• Management techniques and employability development
• Research project
• Entrepreneurship and enterprise development

Options include:

• Hospitality management for hotels, restaurants and the licenced trade
• Events production management
• Gastronomy development
• Visitor attraction management

A five-month industrial placement gives first-hand work experience. Students can visit a wide range of establishments worldwide, or find their own placement closer to home.

There are opportunities to attend study tours abroad – most recently to BSG Interns (Florida) – as well as a programme of local and national visits.