University of Central Lancashire (UCLan Cyprus)
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan Cyprus) Larnaca

BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management

Information

Department
School of Business and Management
Duration
4 years
Additional Information

This degree is designed to develop a responsive business approach to the international hospitality and tourism industries. The BA (Hons) in Hospitality and Tourism Management offers a high quality management education for those students who aspire to work within the hospitality and tourism industries.

The emphasis throughout the course is on the development of a wide range of professional and managerial skills, concurrently with the development of key personal and academic skills, aiming to improve the students’ ability to understand and apply management theory to the hospitality and tourism sectors. An important aspect of the course is the combination of theory and practice, through the option of work placement, and frequent site visits, which give students the opportunity to experience real world settings, and understand the application of theoretical concepts in the practice of Hospitality and Tourism.

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Program

Year 1

Compulsory

  • Introduction to Hospitality & Tourism Operations
  • Introduction to Service Excellence in Hospitality & Tourism
  • Academic Writing

Optional

  • Debating Cases in Applied Ethics
  • Business in Context
  • Managing People & Enterprise Skills
  • English Language I
  • English Language II
  • Introduction to Mathematics and Statistics
  • University Elective

Year 2

Compulsory

  • Exploring Management in THE
  • Foundations in Scholarship, Research & Technology
  • Tourism in Action
  • Tourism Essentials
  • Food & Beverage Operations
  • International Hospitality Management

Year 3

Compulsory

  • Applied Research & Service Quality in THE
  • International Issues in Hospitality
  • The Tourist: Behaviour and Culture
  • Marketing & ICT for Visitor Economy Managers
  • Tourism, Hospitality and Events Employability and Talent Management

Optional

  • International Study Visit
  • Tourism Development & Sustainability
  • International Corporate Hospitality and Business Events
  • Sport Tourism
  • Learning from Working in Tourism, Hospitality and Events

Year 4

Compulsory

  • Managing for Strategic Success in TH&E
  • Management Development in Tourism, Hospitality and Events
  • International Cases in Hospitality & Tourism

SELECT 1 OF 3 RESEARCH STRANDS

  • Research Project
  • Managing Your Business
  • Dissertation

Optional

  • Tourism & Events: Society, Culture & the Visitor Experience
  • Contemporary Issues in Food & Drink
  • Tourism, Hospitality and Events Experiential Learning
  • Managing Quality in Service Organisations
  • Creativity in Organisations