Business with Hospitality and Tourism Management

BUSINESS WITH HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT MASTERS AT NORTHUMBRIA

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Why Business with Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc at Northumbria?

• This course develops broad business skills while also offering a specialist pathway in hospitality and tourism management that starts after the first semester to enhance your employability.

• Specialist modules cover topics such as responsible tourism, tour operations, and managing attractions and destinations. You’ll also explore the issues facing international hospitality organisations.

• Your studies will equip you for roles in the hospitality and tourism industries, which need well-qualified professionals, as well as in general management.

• Develop your global management competencies by studying topics such as: emotional intelligence, cultural awareness and the ability to work in diverse groups and teams.

• You will become knowledgeable in project management and decision making.

Business with Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc- Examples of Current Modules Leadership and Management Development

Strategic Management for Competitive Advantage

Tourists and Tourism

Contemporary Hospitality Management

Academic Language Skills for Postgraduate Business Students (for International and EU students only)

Research Methods and Analytics for Business Practice

DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff.

Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.

Study Options • 1 Year Full Time | September Start • 2 Years Full Time with Study Abroad in Second Year | September Start • 2 Years Full Time with Advanced Practice in Second Year | September Start

60 Credit Module Options: • Masters Management Enquiry • The Newcastle Business School Masters Dissertation • NBS Masters Consultancy Project

Teaching and Assessment Teaching • Courses are split into modules worth 20, 40 or 60 credits.

• You study for 180 credits per year • Lectures (large group teaching), seminars (small group discussions), workshops (interactive, practical sessions) and dissertations (large scale research project). You will have access to our e-Learning platform Blackboard, where you can re-watch all Panopto-recorded lectures and read workshop presentation slides at your own pace.

Assessment • As this is a master’s course there is a major element of independent learning and selfmotivated reflection.

• We make sure that extensive feedback, from both tutors and peers, is built into the course.

• Our assessment strategy is based on our understanding that everyone has different needs, strengths and enthusiasms. Assessment is based on course work and our methods will include essays, reports, group work, presentations, and the master’s dissertation or consultancy project.

Our Staff When you join Newcastle Business School you will become part of a business school with a global reputation for delivering some of the best business courses in the UK. • We hold double accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in business and accounting – an international hallmark of excellence – in large part due to the exceptional quality of our staff.

• The academic team have extensive experience in both research and industry.

• We incorporate our professional experience and ongoing research into the syllabus, to ensure you are up-to-date with current developments in a fast-changing and challenging field.

• Our staff are actively pushing at the frontiers of knowledge and generating new concepts and insights. Over 40% of our publication outputs and 60% of our impact case studies have been assessed as internationally excellent or world leading.

• Throughout the course there’s a focus on self-development and employability. This includes formal sessions with our Careers and Employment Service which offers a range of workshops, one-to-one advice, and networking opportunities.

Entry Requirements for 2021 There is no requirement to have studied business, hospitality or tourism at undergraduate level.

Applicants should normally have: •A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in any subject, or substantial experience of working in a business organisation. •English language requirements: English language requirements - International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). The university accepts many UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find more details at www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications.

YOUR CAMPUS

Our Facilities • Northumbria are 11th in the UK for Facilities.* • Major campus investment in recent years – Student Central, Digital Commons, Architecture Studios, Computer Information Sciences Building and Sports Central which is great for downtime.

• One of the best academic libraries in the UK, held Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation since 2010, and with 24/7 access.*** • The 24/7 University Library achieves some of the highest levels of student satisfaction in the UK, and holds Cabinet Office accreditation for Customer Service Excellence.

• Our IT, library and course resources are all ahead of sector for satisfaction.** *Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 *** National Student Survey 2019 *** Digital library is currently 24/7, access to library learning spaces reviewed in line with Covid-19 guidance.

Newcastle Business School Facilities •From the postgraduate suite to seminar rooms, lecture theatres to social spaces, Newcastle Business School offers a fantastic learning environment.

•The University has also invested heavily in IT labs and facilities. You’ll use software such as ARIS Express Business Process Modelling, various SAS applications, Microsoft Project, specialist decision-making software, and Google Analytics.

•Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is embedded throughout the course with tools such as the ‘Blackboard’ eLearning Portal and electronic reading lists that will guide your preparation for seminars and independent research.

Our use of lecture capture software will help you revise challenging material.

•There will be plenty of opportunities to put your learning into practice. The Student Engagement Centre promotes all types of experiential learning including volunteering, internships and placements. The Business Clinic enables our students to participate in a ‘consultancy firm’ to provide advice for our region’s businesses.

YOUR FUTURE

Career Success at Northumbria •Learn from 2020’s top young UK University. *Times Higher Education awards 2020.

•A postgraduate degree will boost your earning potential - according to the Department for Education’s Graduate Labour Market Statistics 2017, postgraduates earn on average £6,000 a year more than their undergraduate counterparts.

•Praise from Which? University Student Survey 2018 which ranked us as one of the top-rated universities for ‘job readiness’ in the UK. •Northumbria is ranked 2nd in the UK for graduate start-ups based on turnover (HEBCIS Survey 2017/18).

•Our Careers and Employment Service will help at every stage, from finding part-time jobs that fit alongside your studies and volunteering opportunities, through to finding your first full-time job after graduation.

•Our University is ranked top 15 in the UK for graduates in highly skilled employment. *Graduate outcomes 2017/2018

Where do our Graduates Go? • Our graduates typically go into professional and graduate management positions and, by the end of the course, you’ll be well-equipped to follow them.

• Thanks to the specialist modules, you’ll have a particular edge in roles related to hospitality and tourism.

• If you decide to start up your own business, it’s good to know that the combined turnover of our graduates’ start-up companies is higher than that of any other UK university. The course could also lead you to a postgraduate research degree such as an MPhil, PhD and Professional Doctorate.

• Whatever you decide to do, you will have the transferable skills that employers expect from a master’s graduate from Northumbria University.

Past graduates from our Business School have worked in companies such as: • • • • • •

Disney Virgin Hotels Marriott International TUI Expedia Hilton

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DISCLAIMER: All information on this presentation is accurate at the time of viewing.

Courses starting in 2021 are offered as a mix of online and face to face teaching due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

We continue to monitor government and local authority guidance in relation to Covid-19 and we are ready and able to flex accordingly to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff.

Students will be required to attend campus as far as restrictions allow. Contact time will increase as restrictions ease, or decrease, potentially to a full online offer, should restrictions increase.

Our online activity will be delivered through Blackboard Ultra, enabling collaboration, connection and engagement with materials and people.