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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
High Wycombe Campus
Full Time
Oct 2026
3 Year
Our BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management degree offers a perfect blend of practical hospitality management skills and a comprehensive understanding of the industry's role, both in the UK and globally.
Why study International Hospitality Management at BNU?AccreditationsAs part of the Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME), you’ll benefit from our connections to the industry and have opportunities to gain work experience and build your professional networks. You’ll also be able to take advantage of our connection with the Institute of Hospitality Educational Membership Scheme, the world’s leading, award-winning, professional membership body for hospitality professionals around the globe.
Placements and Work ExperienceOur programme emphasises practical training through real-world simulations, internships, and industry placements, allowing you to apply your classroom knowledge in dynamic hospitality environments. Placements are an integral part of your course and you’ll explore placement opportunities within a range of our partners.
Industry LinksWe have established strong ties with leading hospitality brands and organisations, providing you with opportunities such as mentoring, live briefs, placements, internships and visits.You’ll benefit from regular guest lectures and workshops led by industry experts provide you with insights into current trends, best practices, and career advice directly from professionals in the field. Here you’ll also be able to create connections with experts and build valuable networks. You will also benefit from the industry mentorship programme offered by our partner organisations. In each year you’ll be allocated an industry mentor from one of our great partners, here you’ll have the opportunity to learn directly from successful and hospitality leaders.
What will I study?Our programme is designed to stay ahead of industry trends, offering specialised modules in areas such as Sustainable Hospitality Management, Innovation and Technology in Hospitality and Global Entrepreneurship in Hospitality equipping students with cutting-edge skills.You’ll gain the right balance of transferable skills, specialist knowledge and work-based experience, so upon graduation you’ll be prepared for your future career and will be able to match employer’s needs.Through dedicated modules you’ll develop your knowledge and skills in technical, supervisory and managerial abilities, preparing you for a global industry. We will help you develop solid business principles, alongside gaining contemporary sector knowledge and plenty of hands-on experience working in areas related to your field of study. You’ll also have opportunities to explore the multicultural aspects of the world of hospitality, allowing you to gain first-hand experience in different hospitality markets and enhance your global competencies.You’ll learn about, and reflect on, the impacts of the hospitality industry on the environmental, economic, social, and cultural fabric of society. You’ll also be able to recognise and consider the management disciplines which underpin the management of the hospitality industry and their individual operations. You’ll also gain a strong understanding of the markets, customers’ needs and behaviour, and other drivers of change that affect the development of the hospitality industry and their products from an entrepreneurial point of view. This will enable you to develop effective management strategies for hospitality organisations and enterprises.
This module develops the concept of the “Hospitality Professional” and how this impacts your career. The aim of this module is to develop a sound basis for understanding the role of the hospitality professional, and the various working environments associated with the industry.
The purpose of this module is to assess the global hospitality landscape in relation to the external environments that influence and/or innovate the industry in different destination contexts. You will be made aware of the changes in the landscape and how to impact on these and react to them.
This module aims to examine core principles and practices of marketing as applied to the hospitality industry, with an emphasis on authenticity and gaining customers’ trust. In this module you will learn theoretical and practical applications of marketing tools and techniques that will broaden your understanding of service and experience related principles.
The purpose of this module is to introduce strategic and operational thinking in the management of global hospitality operations, which is underpinned with relevant theories, concepts, and empirical constructs.
This module aims to provide a theoretically informed and practice-based perspective of how hospitality experiences are designed by adopting a multi-sensory, cohesive approach, aimed to engage all senses and create lasting memories.
The module introduces you to the variety of work and employment types within the International Hospitality Industry, the environments and the various forms they take. As well as understand and explore different approaches to the management of people within organisations and the consequences for employers, volunteers and employees.
This module aims to examine hospitality from two major perspectives: as an industrial activity embracing the provision of food, drink, and accommodation – and as a human, cultural phenomenon, drawing from social sciences.
The purpose of this module is to introduce you to research philosophies, principles and practices, and in developing your research skills you write a research proposal for your industry research project in the final year of study.
This module provides you with the opportunity to engage directly with industry through an internship. It offers you the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge developed through your first year of study as you strive to become professional, employable graduates.
This module is designed to develop an understanding of the principles of Finance and Revenue Management (RM) in the hospitality industry. You’ll gain an overview of Financial and Revenue Management, encompassing all aspects of these disciplines from a variety of perspectives – strategic, marketing, operations and human resources.
The research project allows you to express knowledge and understanding and shows the ability to analyse and critique an issue in the hotel/hospitality industry. The aim of the module is to give you extensive real-world exposure to an actual hotel or hospitality business issue that requires intervention, and in doing so advancing your research skills to effectively replicate the role of a researcher in the professional workplace or higher study.
This module aims to develop a critical awareness of leadership theories, models and research and its relationship to other critical organisational behaviour (“O.B”) concepts (such as culture, motivation, learning, attitudes etc.) as applied to the hospitality industry.
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