Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £12,120 for the course
International/EU: £19,225 for the course -
How long will I study?
2 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2025
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Placement year available?
Yes
Course summary
- Assess key trends in the hospitality and culinary arts sector,
- Emphasise sustainability and ethical business practices,
- Apply practical authentic real-world knowledge through hands-on techniques and culinary innovation,
- Analyse literature, theory, and global issues, applying this insight to complex culinary and hospitality challenges.
Managing hospitality and culinary businesses presents an exciting challenge, combining artistry, technique, and creativity with the responsibilities of management and business. Our MSc Hospitality and Culinary Arts Management will equip you with the advanced skills necessary for a successful career in the culinary sector of the hospitality industry.
This MSc Hospitality and Culinary Arts course offers a distinctive approach, connecting science, business, and culinary arts knowledge. It empowers learners to think critically, navigate group dynamics, strategise, and tackle challenges with innovation and integrity. The unique learning environment enables students to effectively translate ideas into practical, commercial solutions. By doing so, it meets the demand for competitiveness in the international culinary arts and hospitality industries, producing well-rounded, innovative graduates.
The course also includes a work experience opportunity with a 12-month placement.
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How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the real-world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
You'll benefit from the expertise of our experienced lecturers and the excellent facilities on campus, including state of the art kitchens, food development laboratory spaces and our training restaurant where teaching and real-world learning takes place.
We believe that aspiring culinary and hospitality professionals should master the art of creatively incorporating ingredients through various techniques suitable for specific contexts.
You will be supported by industry experienced academic staff. In addition to this you will be allocated an academic advisor, an employability advisor and a student support advisor. You will also be encouraged to collaborative with peers as part of your learning and through extra-curricular activities to allow you to benefit from a sense of course community.
You learn through:
- Applying our unique teaching methodology to on-site courses, we foster a comprehensive understanding by emphasising product knowledge, technology, and context.
- Empowering students with the ability to confidently navigate and manage diverse situations, our goal is to equip them for success.
- Emphasising food, drink and restaurant business entrepreneurship, our course promotes students’ thinking critically, innovating, creating, and developing to reshape the gastronomy industry into a responsible and forward-thinking sector.
- An on-site blended approach via lectures, seminars, workshops, practical sessions, live projects, case studies, conducting academic research and gamification/online simulation
We want our students to constantly look toward the future, and grasp that shaping it requires proactive innovation. As a result, our course covers a range of specialised subjects, including:
- Culinary management and service experiences
- Responsible food, drink and society
- Sustainable business strategy
- Global tourism and hospitality operations
- Research methods
You will also undertake kitchen laboratory research, a dissertation and an industry related project.
Course support
Our teaching is digitally-enriched, with opportunities to engage online with peers and tutors;
- In-person workshops welcome students onto the campus;
- Supported independent study builds confidence and resilience, shaping individual creative practice
- Collaboration with external partners gives students vital experience with the professional world of creative writing and builds their ambitions for their futures
- Student learning is assessed through coursework and workshops in modules provide regular points of feedback and development for assessment.
Course leaders and tutors
Dr. Wei Chen
Course Leader, International Hospitality and Tourism ManagementI am the module leader for internationalisation of hospitality. My teaching and research areas include strategic management, hospitality and tourism marketing, entre … Read more
Applied learning
MSc Hospitality and Culinary Arts benefits from state-of-the-art facilities that allow you to apply theoretical knowledge in a practical way aligned to real-world challenges facing the hospitality and culinary arts sector. Our kitchens, laboratories and sensory suite mimic those found in the industry.
The work experience option is highly regarded by employers as the premier opportunity to cultivate practical skills within the hospitality and culinary arts sectors, whether domestically or internationally. We provide robust support in finding placements, via employability workshops and a dedicated placement team, though the onus on securing the opportunity rests with the student.
You will network with professionals in the industry through guest lectures from visiting academics, researchers, and other professionals, together with case studies and field visits. This will help you to further enhance your knowledge and understanding of the industry and to gain valuable experience that will be beneficial to your career.
Work placements
Work placements are vital for gaining real-life experience and for building your confidence and skills before you finish your course – and they may even lead to a job when you graduate. The MSc Hospitality and Culinary Arts course features an optional 12 month work placement, before returning to university to complete your final Dissertation.
Although we provide access to culinary opportunities, and full support from our Placement Support Advisors, it is your ultimate responsibility to secure your placement.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in:
- Food product development
- Food regulation and labelling
- Food industry policy
- Procurement and food supplier management
- Food quality management
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:
- Retailers e.g., Morrisons
- Food Manufacturers e.g., Finsbury Food Group, Greencore
- NHS Trusts
- Local Council
- Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises
Your course has embedded support from an academic to help prepare you for your future career. In addition to this there are other workshops and support sessions offered across the University to support you in this area.
Where will I study?
You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
City Campus
City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.
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Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
During this course, you will benefit from state-of-the-art learning environments, including IT-equipped lecture halls, specialised hardware and software resources, interactive group workspaces, and a continuously expanding library.
On this course you will have access to:
- industry-standard professional development kitchens to support food product development in which you will be supported by specialist technicians
- ingredients provided to support your learning with assistance from our specialist procurement team
- our 12-booth specialist sensory suite, sensory kitchen and discussion room
- Specialist sensory analysis software
- nutrition laboratories in which you can measure, for example, anthropometric and biochemical markers of health
- food analysis laboratories to support measurement of the chemical and physical properties of foods
- specialist dietary analysis software. For example, previous students have used Nutritics to analyse diets or recipes or to produce nutrition panels/ labels
Entry requirements
All students
Normally an undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above, in a related field.
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Culinary Management And Service Experiences
Global Tourism And Hospitality Operations
Postgraduate Work Experience Applied Professional Diploma
Responsible Food, Drink And Society
Sustainable Business Strategy
Final year
Elective modules
Consultancy
Dissertation
Work Experience Project
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £12,120 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £19,225 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £12,471 is available in 2024/25 for home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Sheffield Business School (PDF, 142KB)Legal information
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