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What is the fee?
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International/EU: £17,155 per year -
How long will I study?
1 Year
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Where will I study?
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What is the UCAS code?
D051
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When do I start?
September 2025
Course summary
- Top up your existing qualifications to a BA (Honours) degree.
- Develop key hospitality business management skills to become a successful manager in hospitality.
- Collaborate with a hospitality business to deliver a consultancy project.
- Analyse the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping global hospitality.
On this course you’ll explore strategic management principles, formulating effective strategies for sustainable growth and competitive advantage in hospitality. We designed our flexible, responsive programme in collaboration with our industry partners – helping you meet their need for forward-thinking, innovative hospitality graduates who can strategically manage complex business operations.
Accredited by
This course is accredited by the Institute of Hospitality, the international hospitality professional membership body for managers and aspiring managers who work and study in the hospitality industry.
Come to an open day
Find out more at our undergraduate open days. Book now for your place.
Sheffield Business School accreditation
Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), placing us in the top 6% of business schools globally.
Tourism subject group award
Our Tourism subject group is recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT), the membership organisation for tourism industry professionals and educators.
How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
From serving royalty to running their own consultancy businesses, our award-winning teachers have held key management roles in some iconic hospitality venues. They’re now involved in impactful research that helps you understand the latest industry trends. You’ll also have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to live projects with industry partners – experience that makes you stand out to employers.
You learn through:
- A combination of lectures, seminars and workshops
- Sessions led by industry-leading expert guests
- Live projects with external organisations
- Independent study
- Group work
Key themes
You'll explore strategic management, sustainable tourism, marketing, revenue management, customer experience, leadership, HR and technology.
Diving into practical case studies, you’ll refine your analytical skills so you can tackle industry challenges head-on. You’ll gain expertise to apply to diverse cultural contexts, emerging as a proficient professional ready to make meaningful contributions to the global tourism and hospitality sector.
Course Support
You’ll be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate-level employment through:
- Access to our unique student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development
- Access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
Applied learning
Live projects
You get the opportunity to work on a live consultancy project with an external partner to build your skills and professional experience. Here you’ll gain hands-on experience and a chance to apply your skills to real-world scenarios. You’ll also gain insights into industry practices, sharpen your problem-solving abilities, and enhance your communication and teamwork skills.
Previous students have worked on analysing and developing the hospitality offer of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the leading international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture. They gained a valuable understanding of the complexities of managing hospitality services within a prestigious cultural institution.
Field trips
Field trips are a perfect way to put theory into practice while developing lifelong connections with your fellow students and tutors. One of the most popular field trips our hospitality students have enjoyed recently was a two-day visit to Malton's food market and York – with insightful talks from the hotel manager and a ghost tour.
Networking opportunities
You’ll be able to develop your own professional network by meeting alumni working in the hospitality industry and engaging with professional bodies such as the Institute of Hospitality.
Competitions
We’ll encourage and support you to take part in external student competitions. Previous students have won the debating competition at Passion for Hospitality, a competition in London.
Another student was on the winning team for the prestigious Young Hoteliers Summit, organised by the École Hôtelière de Lausanne and included a challenge provided by Marriott International.
Using the work she completed for her final year Research Project, another student recently won the Young Chef Olympiad Diamond Research Award, hosted by the International Institute of Hotel Management.
Future careers
The course prepares you for managerial roles in:
- Hotels and accommodation
- Restaurants and foodservice
- Pubs, bars and coffee shops
- Meetings, exhibitions, conferences and events
- Theme parks and visitor attractions
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for companies such as:
- Baxter Storey
- Bill’s Restaurant and Bar
- Compass Group
- Four Seasons
- Hilton Hotels and Resorts
- Intercontinental Hotels Group
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Marriott International
- Mitchells and Butlers
- Pizza Express
- Sodexo
- The Red Carnation Hotel Collection
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.
City Campus map | City Campus tour
Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
On this course you work with:
- A state-of-the-art kitchen and restaurant space
- Specialist industry software to manage restaurant operations and elaborate pricing strategies
- Computer simulations of hotel operations
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.
Entry requirements
All students
Normally one from
• a HND or foundation degree in a relevant subject, with an overall merit profile from year two modules
• equivalent qualification in a relevant subject
You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with a minimum score of 5.5 in each skill.
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
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Final year
Compulsory modules
Academic And Professional Development
Consultancy And Enterprise Challenge
International Hospitality Analytics And Revenue Management
Research Project
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2025/26 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2024/25 is £9,250 per year.
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 International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year.
Financial support for home/EU students
How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.
Additional course costs
This link allows you to view estimated costs associated with the main activities on specific courses. These are estimates and, as such, are only an indication of additional course costs. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
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