International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc/PGDip/PGCert

Postgraduate

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Gain a global management perspective and a strategic awareness of the tourism and hospitality sectors, to build the managerial aptitudes needed to run operations and manage destinations sustainably.

Year of entry

2024-25 2025-26

Location

Coventry University London (City of London)

Study mode

Full-time

Duration

1 year full-time
18 months Extended Professional Practice

Course code

LONT082
LONT083 (with Extended Professional Practice)
LONT084 (with Advanced Standing)

Start date

January 2025

How to apply

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Course overview

Hospitality and tourism are vital parts of the economic activity in a world city like London. The sectors are important drivers of economic growth in countries with developing economies.

This course is designed to help meet the increasing demand worldwide for graduates with the competencies and knowledge to join tourism and hospitality.

Explore current trends and topical issues in hospitality and tourism, including sustainable practice, intercultural awareness, and digital operational technology.
Combine academic theory, critical judgment and practical experience² to help build the self-confidence you will need as a graduate to demonstrate industry-ready aptitudes, and to be ready to undertake leadership roles.
Study the 18-month Extended Professional Practice route, to gain more practical insights and in-depth experience. See the module section for more details.

Global ready

An international outlook, with global opportunities

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Teaching excellence

Taught by lecturers who are experts in their field

Employability

Career ready graduates, with the skills to succeed

Why you should study this course

Professional accreditation and recognition¹
Gain a professionally recognised Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice, subject to the successful completion of the CMI accredited Professional Development module.
London location
Our campus lies at the centre of London. One of the world’s most visited tourist destinations. While studying, you are surrounded by a large, competitive and dynamic tourism hub, which includes a mix of related hospitality services such as heritage, events and performing arts sectors.
Real world experience
For more in-depth experience, you can also choose to study this course over 18 months which includes a period of Extended Professional Practice. You will explore what you’ve learnt in more detail through professional experiences with a host organisation or in a campus-based professional experience².
Prepare for your future²
Your learning will be very much applied, ensuring that it relates directly to your chosen industries and to the workplace, and your tutors will work hard to create opportunities for experiential learning. Teaching and assessments are often work-based, including case studies, simulations, presentations, live projects for clients, work experience, field trips, company visits, and guest lectures from organisations such as tour operators and leading hotel chains (subject to availability). You will have opportunities to mix with employers and to build your CV.

Accreditation and professional recognition:

This course is accredited¹ by the following professional bodies:

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)¹

As part of this course, you will undertake a professional development module currently accredited by the Chartered Management Institute for the 2024-25 intake. Upon successful completion of this module (achieving a pass grade), you will be eligible for the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice at no additional cost.

Coventry University’s accreditation with CMI is currently ongoing for the relevant modules and is regularly reviewed and monitored by the CMI through its quality systems.

Tourism Management Institute (TMI)¹

This course is recognised by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) for the 2024/25 intake. Gaining the TMI recognition will likely assure our learners that their qualification has been ratified by the professional body for tourism management. Please visit the TMI website for further information.

Our students are at the heart of everything we do here at Coventry University London. Hear about Hitanshu, Shaikh, Amrin, Hani and Philippine’s experiences of studying with us in the City of London.

Academic support and real world experience have helped Veronika gain the confidence and skills she needs to enter the world of work.

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What you'll study

Courses

International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc (LONT082)

The course curriculum combines strategic postgraduate level management study with specialist vocational modules. Core modules in Strategy and International Business, Financial Decision Making and Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management combine with discipline specific modules, including Operations Management for Hospitality and Tourism, Marketing and Customer Experience Management, Events and Project Management, and Destination Management. This provides you with global management perspectives and a strategic awareness of the tourism and hospitality sectors. Along with helping you explore strategic options and operational challenges, the course builds the managerial aptitudes needed to run operations and manage destinations sustainably.

Compulsory

International Hospitality and Tourism Management PGDip (LONT082)

To achieve the Postgraduate Diploma International Hospitality and Tourism Management, you must pass 120 Level 7 credits. This course would take place over two semesters (full-time).

Compulsory

International Hospitality and Tourism Management PGCert (LONT082)

Strategy and International Business - 15 credits
This module aims to help you understand the classic components of strategy and international business. It also aims to develop your strategic and critical thinking abilities, and enables you to apply the knowledge and skills acquired within this module in different international business environments.
Financial Decision Making - 15 credits
This module aims to help you understand the scope and nature of finance with respect to the financial management function. The module covers working capital management, common techniques, and tools of measuring financial performance, financial projections based on a firm’s historical performance, sources of finance and investment appraisal methods used in decision-making.
Operations Management in Hospitality and Tourism - 15 credits
This module aims to help you gain a critical understanding of the nature of operations management in service industries, specifically travel, tourism and hospitality. A distinctive feature of this module is its focus on present-day local and global customer experience developments.
Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management - 15 credits
This module aims to assimilate emergent/nascent human resource strategies and practices impacting contemporary workplaces and to critically evaluate their applications in international organisations. It aims at providing you with a comprehensive knowledge of the principles, practices and processes of human resource management within contemporary organisations.

Compulsory

International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc with Extended Professional Practice (LONT083)

Modules: All mandatory modules as listed for the MSc, plus:

MSc with Extended Professional Practice

This route integrates theory and practice by engaging in a substantive professional experience or a campus-based project related to your subject². The EPP extends the full-time MSc from 12 to 18 months. You will organise your own internship.

You will work within a host organisation² in the form of an internship or in a campus-based professional experience, addressing an issue or project brief in an area relevant to the subject you have studied. You will look to build on your prior course knowledge and skills to enhance your professional experience and expertise, with the aim of improving your employability.

You will study two compulsory non-credit bearing modules:

Postgraduate Professional Practice 1 (0 credits)
Postgraduate Professional Practice 2 (0 credits)

These provide on-campus activity time to enable you to get the most out of your Extended Professional Practice.

You must also complete:

Postgraduate Professional Practice Project (50 credits )

This module applies your learning in a real business setting to enable you to reflect on and consolidate your knowledge, skills and experience into a final project report.

Discover more about our Extended Professional Practice study option

Compulsory

International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc with Advanced Standing (LONT084)

For the International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc with Advanced Standing course, this is subject to you enrolling with 120 recognised Level 7 credits and completing the indicated 60 credits. Please note, the Advanced Standing course can be studied both on and off campus. The course would take place over one semester (full-time).

CMI Leading Diverse Workforces - 10 credits
As a mandatory part of this CMI approved course, this module is designed to equip you with a framework of knowledge and understanding of how to effectively lead and develop people in a strategically diverse and inclusive way. Therefore, upon successful completion of this module, you will gain the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice.

Final Semester Project Options
Choose one from the following:

Internship Consulting Project, Creative and Service Industries² - 50 credits
Offered as an optional ‘project-based’ module, this module will enable you to gain in depth knowledge and understanding of the application of the theory and concept from your studies in a work-based practice.
MSc Dissertation for the Creative and Service Industries - 50 credits
This module aims to provide you with the opportunity to undertake a substantive piece of independent research, integrating research skills development and extending your knowledge and experience to a specialist area in Marketing, Fashion, Hospitality and Tourism.
Industry Simulation⁴- 50 credits
This module aims to provide you with a range of highly supportive experiential learning opportunities, via a simulated business environment as relevant to the marketing, or hospitality and events industries. Utilising a platform, which provides a real industry experience, simulation offers you the opportunity to actively engage in deep learning through anticipating outcomes and observing the effects of the decisions and the business choices you make, all within a secure environment.

Compulsory

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.

How you'll learn

Your learning shall be highly practical, taking place both within and beyond the classroom², and your tutors will continually apply what you learn to the real world of work.

Classroom learning will involve practical tasks such as case studies, report-writing, business simulations, planning, presentations and debates.

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, textbooks, workshops, debates, case studies, consultancy projects, simulations, business plans and online collaborations.
Our tutors are extremely well-qualified and experienced, with extensive backgrounds in the tourism and hospitality industries (please note staff may be subject to change).
You may have plenty of opportunities for experiences and observations, including tours, museums, exhibitions and conferences².
Take part in extra-curricular activities such as student mentoring programmes and volunteering opportunities to develop your personal and professional skills². You could also take part in our High Flyers programme (subject to availability), to help you develop the personal and professional skills necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world, through a suite of extra-curricular, non-course specific workshops².

Teaching contact hours

The number of full-time contact hours may vary from semester to semester, however, on average, it is likely to be around 10 contact hours per week. The contact hours may be made up of a combination of face-to-face teaching, individual and group tutorials, and online classes and tutorials.

Additionally, you will be expected to undertake significant self-directed study of approximately 20 hours each week, depending on the demands of individual modules. 

As an innovative and enterprising institution, the university may seek to utilise emerging technologies within the student experience. For all courses (whether on-campus, blended, or distance learning), the university may deliver certain contact hours and assessments via online technologies and methods.

Since COVID-19, we have delivered our courses in a variety of forms, in line with public authority guidance, decisions, or orders and we will continue to adapt our delivery as appropriate. Whether on campus or online, our key priority is staff and student safety.

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.

Assessment methods include:

Business case studies
Software simulations⁴
Consultancy projects²
Group projects and debates
Presentations
Business reporting
Work-experience placements²

The Coventry University Group's assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.

International Experience Opportunities

This course looks at tourism and hospitality within a global context, so every aspect of your learning would be internationalised. You might have opportunities for a field trip, and in your final semester you could arrange to do an internship, or an industry research project, which could be in another country².

You may have the chance to study alongside students from all over the world, including some leading travel destination countries. They will be encouraged to share their experiences and insights, informing your studies with perspectives on issues such as sustainability, globalism and workforce management. Group projects will also develop your skills in cross-cultural working.

Please note that all international experience opportunities may be subject to additional costs, competitive application, availability and meeting applicable visa and travel requirements are therefore not guaranteed².

Our MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management course has gone from strengths to strengths, year after year, both in terms of the increasing number of students and high student satisfaction. Located in Central London, our students are exposed to a wide range of opportunities to study this course with real business experience be it part-time or on internship/EPP route.
Cynthia Zhuang, International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc Course Director, quoted in 2022

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Entry requirements

Typical offer for 2024/25 entry.

For entry onto:

International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc (LONT082)
Postgraduate Diploma in International Hospitality and Tourism Management (LONT082)
Postgraduate Certificate in International Hospitality and Tourism Management (LONT082)
International Hospitality and Tourism Management with Extended Professional Practice MSc (LONT083)

An honours undergraduate degree (minimum 2.2) or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applications from candidates with relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis and will be subject to an interview with the Course Director.

For entry onto MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management with Advanced Standing (LONT084): evidence of prior learning at level 7, up to 120 credits at a merit profile or higher. Students may be asked to attend an interview with the Course Director to further assess their suitability to the course.

Select your region to find detailed information about entry requirements:

You can view our full list of country specific entry requirements on our Entry requirements page.

Alternatively, visit our International hub for further advice and guidance on finding in-country agents and representatives, joining our in-country events and how to apply.

Typical entry requirements

For entry onto:

International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc (LONT082)
Postgraduate Diploma in International Hospitality and Tourism Management (LONT082)
Postgraduate Certificate in International Hospitality and Tourism Management (LONT082)
International Hospitality and Tourism Management with Extended Professional Practice MSc (LONT083)

English language requirements

IELTS: 6.5 overall, (with at least 5.5 in each component area)

If you don't meet the English language requirements, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme before you start your course.

For more information on our approved English language tests visit our English language requirements page.

Fees and funding

2024/25 tuition fees.

Student	Full-time	Part-time
UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man	£11,200 \| £21,250 (with prof. experience) £5,133 (Advanced Standing route)	Not available
EU	£11,200 \| £21,250 (with prof. experience) per year with EU Support Bursary £5,133 (Advanced Standing route) per year with EU Support Bursary £20,050 \| £21,250 (extended prof. practice) per year without EU Support Bursary £6,683 (Advanced Standing route) per year without EU Support Bursary	Not available
International	£20,050 \| £21,250 (extended prof. practice) £6,683 (Advanced Standing route)	Not available

If you choose to do a work placement², you should consider travel and living costs to cover this. There is also a tuition fee³ of £1,250 that will cover your academic support throughout your placement year.

For advice and guidance on tuition fees³ and student loans visit our Fees and Finance page.

We offer a range of international scholarships to students all over the world. For more information, visit our international scholarships page.

The following are additional costs not included in the tuition fees:

Additional overseas ﬁeld trips or visits: £400+ per trip.
Any costs associated with securing, attending or completing a placement (whether in the UK or abroad).

*Irish student fees

The rights of Irish residents to study in the UK are preserved under the Common Travel Area arrangement. If you are an Irish student and meet the residency criteria, you can study in England, pay the same level of tuition fees as English students and utilise the Tuition Fee Loan.

**EU Support Bursary

Following the UK's exit from the European Union, we are offering financial support to all eligible EU students who wish to study an undergraduate or a postgraduate degree with us full-time. This bursary will be used to offset the cost of your tuition fees to bring them in line with that of UK students. Students studying a degree with a foundation year with us are not eligible for the bursary.

How do you know if you need to pay UK or international tuition fees?

We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Your fee status determines your tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available to you. The rules about who pays UK (home) or international (overseas) fees for higher education courses in England are set by the Department for Education. The regulations identify all the different categories of student who can insist on paying the home rate. The regulations can be difficult to understand, so the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has provided fee status guidance to help you identify whether you are eligible to pay the home or overseas rate.

If you meet all the criteria required by any one category, including any residence requirements, your institution must charge you the home rate. You only need to find one category that you fit into.

Facilities

As International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc students, you would have access to a range of facilities⁴ to help you practice your skills and apply theoretical knowledge.

Take a virtual tour of our campus to explore all the facilities available to you.

Hospitality Suite

Our Hospitality Suite allows you to use a hotel setting to learn about management accounting, revenue management, services marketing and entrepreneurship. You can also learn how to market products and services, based on market demand.

Enterprise Hub

Our Enterprise Hub supports student entrepreneurs by providing extensive industry knowledge and guidance to help develop ideas into viable ventures. It is a dedicated space for enterprising students and professionals to solve problems, network professionally and collaborate on projects.

The Talent Team 

Need employability support? Our dedicated Talent Team is on hand to help. It can assist you in applying for work placements, graduate level jobs and offer skills development workshops. It also organises networking events to introduce you to potential employers and industry contacts.

Careers and opportunities

On successful completion, you will be able to:

appraise the international dynamic contexts and environments in which hospitality and tourism industries operate, and assess the critical issues and challenges and their impact on organisations’ strategic planning.
apply the major business and management models, tools and theories in the context of theoretical and practical problems.
critically assess strategic plans for hospitality and tourism organisations and destinations to ensure competitive advantage and maximise the customer experience.
explore the concepts, processes and institutions in the production and marketing of hospitality and tourism services, including the management of resources and operations.
critically examine the policies, strategies and approaches used to lead and develop staff within diverse international and multinational organisations in the hospitality and tourism industries.
evaluate the strategic dimension of marketing in managing customer experience and developing the competitive advantage of hospitality businesses and tourist destinations.
develop problem-solving, decision-making and implementation skills, to establish criteria, and employ appropriate techniques.
critically evaluate the principles for leading and developing people and equality, diversity and inclusion at a strategic level (CMI).

The course aims to develop your existing independent study skills, enable you to use a range of techniques and research methods, and become well-equipped to meet the future leadership and managerial challenges.

On successful completion, you would emerge with well-developed powers of analysis, clear perspectives on strategy and strategic thinking. Furthermore, you will have honed your existing highly effective communication and transferrable skills; all of which are demanded by employers in the private, public, and third sectors.

Typical career routes for graduates from this course could include, but are not limited to:

hospitality or tourism start-up companies and SMEs
joining a consulting firm that works with SMEs
creating your own hospitality or tourism business
applying transferable skills gained to scale up an existing family business
marketing and PR roles for hospitality or tourism businesses
roles in NGOs, the Civil Service and education. For example, writing policy, or working for a Destination Management Organisation
progressing to managerial roles within the hospitality and tourism industries e.g. Front Office Manager, Housekeeping Manager, and Hotel Manager
progress to further education, such as a PhD and/or developing a career in academia.

Where our graduates work

Previous graduates of our International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc course have gone on to work at: Sheraton Hotel, Landmark Hotel, GLH, Clermont and Holiday Inn Windsor.

How to apply

UK students

International students

Students applying to start in September should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.

How to apply

For further support for international applicants applying for an postgraduate degree view our International hub.

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Disclaimers

Coventry University together with Coventry University London, Coventry University Wrocław, CU Coventry, CU London, CU Scarborough, and Coventry University Online come together to form part of the Coventry University Group (the University) with all degrees awarded by Coventry University.

¹Accreditations

The majority of our courses have been formally recognised by professional bodies, which means the courses have been reviewed and tested to ensure they reach a set standard. In some instances, studying on an accredited course can give you additional benefits such as exemptions from professional exams (subject to availability, fees may apply). Accreditations, partnerships, exemptions and memberships shall be renewed in accordance with the relevant bodies’ standard review process and subject to the university maintaining the same high standards of course delivery.

²UK and international opportunities

Please note that we are unable to guarantee any UK or international opportunities (whether required or optional) such as internships, work experience, field trips, conferences, placements or study abroad opportunities and that all such opportunities may be unpaid and/or subject to additional costs (which could include, but is not limited to, equipment, materials, bench fees, studio or facilities hire, travel, accommodation and visas), competitive application, availability and/or meeting any applicable travel, public authority guidance, decisions or orders and visa requirements. To ensure that you fully understand any visa requirements, please contact the International Office.

³Tuition fees

The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study. The University will review tuition fees each year. For UK (home) students, if Parliament permit an increase in tuition fees, the University may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes. Note that any increase is expected to be in line with inflation.

For international students, we may increase fees each year, but such increases will be no more than 5% above inflation. If you defer your course start date or have to extend your studies beyond the normal duration of the course (e.g. to repeat a year or resit examinations) the University reserves the right to charge you fees at a higher rate and/or in accordance with any legislative changes during the additional period of study.

⁴Facilities

Facilities are subject to availability. Access to some facilities (including some teaching and learning spaces) may vary from those advertised and/or may have reduced availability or restrictions where the university is following public authority guidance, decisions or orders.

Student Contract

By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with us, a Student Contract will be formed between you and the university. A copy of the current 2024/2025 contract is available on the website. The Contract details your rights and the obligations you will be bound by during your time as a student and contains the obligations that the university will owe to you. You should read the Contract before you accept an offer of a place and before you enrol at the university.

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Student life

Accommodation

Fees and funding

International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc/PGDip/PGCert

Course overview

Global ready

Teaching excellence

Employability

Why you should study this course

Accreditation and professional recognition:

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)1

Tourism Management Institute (TMI)1

What you'll study

Courses

How you'll learn

Teaching contact hours

Assessment

International Experience Opportunities

Entry requirements

Typical entry requirements

English language requirements

Fees and funding

*Irish student fees

**EU Support Bursary

Facilities

Hospitality Suite

Enterprise Hub

The Talent Team

Careers and opportunities

Where our graduates work

How to apply

Your next steps

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)¹

Tourism Management Institute (TMI)¹

The Talent Team 