The MSc International Tourism & Hospitality Management course is designed to develop advanced expertise and leadership skills for careers in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. The course combines comprehensive academic knowledge with practical industry insight, covering key areas such as tourism and hospitality operations, strategic management, marketing, sustainable tourism development, digital innovation, and creative destination management.

Developed with input from industry organisations, the programme equips students with the skills, global perspectives, and real-world experience needed to succeed in the evolving tourism and hospitality sectors. Through research-led teaching, blended learning methods, consultancy projects, and case studies, students gain both conceptual understanding and practical problem-solving abilities.

Students are taught by a passionate team of research-active academics committed to providing an engaging and supportive learning experience. The curriculum places strong emphasis on sustainability, ethical management, and technological advancement, preparing graduates to respond to changing consumer behaviours and industry trends.

In addition to specialist subject knowledge, students benefit from networking opportunities, industry events, and access to exclusive resources. The course also includes University Challenge modules that encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, enterprise skills, and teamwork alongside postgraduate students from a variety of academic backgrounds.

You’ll learn through lectures, seminars, workshops, practical sessions and tutorials. Field trips and guest speaker events will further enrich your learning experience, while individual and group work activities will help build essential skills for both independent and collaborative projects.

A variety of methods are used for assessment purposes, including written assignments, directed tasks, simulations, short oral presentations and a dissertation. Final percentage grades will be awarded at the end of each module based on pre-determined criteria and outcomes.

This is a full-time 12-month programme. The full-time mode of study is three evening sessions per week, however, the course is also available on a part-time basis, two evenings a week over a period of 24 months. You will need approximately six to nine contact hours a week, but as independent study is fundamental, the total study time will be around 36 hours a week. The full MSc course consists of a total of seven modules including a Research Project in the last trimester.

Our standard offer for accepting students onto this course is a good honours degree (2.2 or above). Applicants from a range of undergraduate subjects will be considered. This is in addition to a brief personal statement outlining interest and areas of specialism , as well as a complete CV. The University has a well-established Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) and Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) structure in operation. Students without previous qualifications may be accepted as part of this process. If you are unsure whether your qualifications are appropriate, you can contact our postgraduate admissions team. If English is not your first language, you will also require an IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no element below 5.5.

For the MSc degree in International Tourism and Hospitality Management, you will be required to complete all modules in the first, second and third trimesters in order to earn a total of 180 UK credits (90 ECTS).

This MSc is designed to enhance your career prospects in the dynamic and fast-paced tourism and hospitality industry. Employability skills are embedded into each module of the course, carefully crafted to boost your career.

Graduates may pursue careers in hotel and resort management, event planning, destination marketing and travel consultancy. Alternatively graduates may launch their own businesses or secure roles with leading tour operators, theme parks and luxury hospitality brands.