International Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc

Postgraduate

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This course is designed to help you excel in hospitality and tourism, focusing on sustainability, strategic management and practical insights.

Year of entry

2025-26

Location

Coventry University London (City of London)

Study mode

Full-time
With Professional Practice
With Professional Placement

Duration

1 year full-time
18-20 months full-time with professional practice
Up to 2 years full-time with professional placement

Course code

LONT131,
LONT132

Start date

September 2025
November 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
June 2026

How to apply

Book an Open Day

Download a prospectus

Course overview

This course is designed to help you:

prepare to lead and innovate in the hospitality and tourism industries
develop sustainable strategies for managing operations and destinations
learn to enhance customer experiences and profitability through strategic decision-making
engage with real-world projects and global industry trends for practical insights.

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

Hands-on learning opportunities: experience practical, interactive teaching methods and gain insight from industry professionals through guest lectures, site visits and live projects.²
Global perspectives: participate in Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) projects with international peers, earning certifications that enhance employability and build your global mindset.
Location advantage: study in London, a leading global tourism hub, offering unmatched access to industry events, businesses, and networking opportunities.
Career-ready skills: modules focus on essential areas like operations, marketing, and financial strategy, emphasising adaptability, creativity, and resilience for the industry.
Pathway to growth: designed for career advancement or further study, this course provides a solid foundation in management and strategy for the evolving hospitality and tourism sectors.
Gain practical experience: boost your CV with additional professional practice on campus, a nine-week internship, or a longer professional placement. See the modules for more details.

Accreditation and professional recognition:

Chartered Management Institute

This course is designed¹ to include the criteria set by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) for the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice. It is expected that students who successfully pass the Corporate Strategy module will be eligible to gain the award as an additional qualification.

Tourism Management Institute (TMI)

This course is subject to reaccreditation by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) for 2025/2026 intake. TMI’s Course Recognition Scheme provides an assurance that our course meets a set of criteria, benchmarks and standards aligned to the needs of the broadly-defined tourism sector. This enhances the relevance of our course and the future employment prospects of our graduates. Please visit the  TMI website for further information.

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What you'll study

Develop essential skills in operations, marketing, people management and finance, all tailored to today’s evolving industries.

Lectures integrate real-world trends and encourage creativity, adaptability and resilience. Build critical soft skills like teamwork, networking and presentation while benefiting from shared experiences.

Modules

Customer Experience for Hospitality and Tourism – 30 credits

Explore how brands create meaningful customer experiences to build loyalty. Learn about the experience economy, brand values, customer relationships, authenticity and sustainability. Develop an understanding of consumer behaviour, how brands compete, and how to design services that stand out while being ethical and sustainable.

Compulsory

Operations Management for Hospitality and Tourism – 30 credits

Gain insights into how the hospitality and tourism industries manage their resources to deliver quality services efficiently and learn to tackle industry challenges with innovative and sustainable solutions. Module content covers operations strategy, performance goals, supply chain management, technology and risk management.

Compulsory

Corporate Strategy – 30 credits

Develop your strategic thinking and decision-making skills, essential for leading complex organisations. Look at core concepts like strategic analysis, competitive advantage and corporate-level strategy and apply them to real-world scenarios. Through case studies, industry projects and expert insights, learn to craft and implement effective strategies that can drive long-term business success.

Compulsory

Strategic Financial Decision Making – 30 credits

Learn how to make strategic financial decisions that drive sustainable business growth. Delve into advanced financial analysis, investment appraisal and sustainable finance practices to help you gain the skills needed to optimise financial performance, mitigate risk and seize opportunities.

Compulsory

Master’s with professional practice

This is an extended master’s course incorporating a 6-8 month period of professional practice. This will either be an on-campus simulated experience or a six-month external placement.

If you selected this variant of the master’s course you will:

apply your academic knowledge and skills to a real-world project brief related to your field of study
gain valuable industry insights and skills as you combine academic learning with practical experience
start your professional practice after completing the first 120 credits of your course
External professional placements² must be sourced by the end of semester one, to start at the end of semester two. If you are unsuccessful at sourcing a six-month placement, you will automatically commence the on-campus simulated experience. You’ll be assessed on your learning through the 60-credit Professional Practice Project (dissertation). This project will be linked to your professional practice experience
The professional practice option incurs a higher fee than the 12-month master’s programme. Additionally, you will incur increased living expenses due to the extended duration of the course.

For full terms and conditions please visit the extended master’s landing page.

Optional

Master’s with professional placement

If you successfully secure a placement in industry within your first semester, this master’s with professional placement option allows you to extend your 12-month master’s course up to an additional year to complete the placement before starting your final 60-credit module.

Gain valuable industry insights and skills as you apply your academic knowledge and skills to a professional placement.
The placement must be sourced and secured by you during your first semester. Our careers and employability team are available to support you with the sourcing process.
Start your professional placement after completing the first 120 credits of your course.
You’ll be assessed on your learning through the 60-credit Professional Placement Project (dissertation). This project will be linked to your professional placement experience.
The professional placement option is subject to additional fees, living costs, visa requirements, availability, competitive application and university approval of the placement.²

For full terms and conditions please visit the extended master’s landing page.

Optional

To complete your master’s, you will complete one of the following 60-credit modules:

Dissertation – 60 credits

Apply key learnings through an in-depth research project on a chosen topic. You will be guided by an academic supervisor to identify a research problem based on a literature gap or a real-world organisational issue. Through independent research, you will select appropriate methods, critically evaluate findings, and deliver meaningful insights and recommendations.

Building on research methods classes, you should strengthen skills in literature analysis, data collection and interpretation, supported by one-on-one supervision. Completing the dissertation should equip you with expertise in critical analysis, specialised knowledge in your topic, and the ability to present research findings clearly and logically.

If you have completed either a professional placement² or professional practice experience, your dissertation will be linked to it and will assess this experience.

Internship Project – 60 credits

Apply your knowledge and skills in a real-world setting. Through a supervised nine-week internship, you will work on challenging and hands-on projects with industry mentors. You should develop critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, while building a strong professional network. Our dedicated careers and employability team will guide you every step of the way from internship sourcing and application to completion.

You will be responsible for sourcing your nine-week internship by the end of semester two of your course. All internships are subject to university approval and will be completed during semester three of the course. Your final 60-credit project will be based on this experience.

Internship experiences are subject to additional living costs, availability, competitive application and university approval of the placement.

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

Teaching and learning methods may include:

lectures
seminars
tutorials
presentations
group projects
workshops.

Teaching contact hours

As a full-time postgraduate student, you will study modules totalling 180 credits each academic year. A typical 30-credit module requires a total of 300 hours of study. Study hours are made up of teaching contact hours, and guided and independent study.

Teaching hours

Teaching hours may vary, depending on where you are in your studies, but on average you will have between 8 and 12 teaching and learning hours each week. You will also have the opportunity to attend optional sessions including time with a Success Coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback.

Guided and independent study

Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You will be digging deeper into topics, reviewing what you’ve learnt and completing assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress to the end of your studies, you’ll spend more time on independent learning.

Online learning

As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods, including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which could vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods may include:

reports
tests
essays
exams
practical coursework
assignments
viva
presentations.

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

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 entry requirements:

An honours degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in a hospitality, tourism or business discipline.

We recognise a breadth of qualifications; speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.

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

An honours degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in a hospitality, tourism or business discipline.

English language requirements

IELTS: 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

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

Student	Full-time	Part-time
UK, Ireland*, Channel Islands or Isle of Man	£11,200 £13,000 (with professional practice) £1,500 professional placement fee (if placement secured)	Not available
EU	£11,200 per year with EU Support Bursary £13,000 (with professional practice) per year with EU Support Bursary £1,500 professional placement fee (if placement secured) per year with EU Support Bursary £18,600 per year without EU Support Bursary £20,400 (with professional practice) per year without EU Support Bursary £1,800 professional placement fee (if placement secured) per year without EU Support Bursary	Not available
International	£18,600 £20,400 (with professional practice) £1,800 professional placement fee (if placement secured)	Not available

For advice and guidance on tuition fees³and student loans visit our Postgraduate Finance page and see the university's Tuition Fee and Refund Terms and Conditions.

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

Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessments, facilities and support services. There may be additional costs not covered by this fee such as accommodation and living costs, recommended reading books, stationery, printing and re-assessments should you need them.

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

Any optional 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

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

Career and employability support

Our dedicated team is on hand to help. They can assist you in applying for work placements, graduate-level jobs and offer skills development workshops. The team also aims to organise networking events to introduce you to potential employers and industry contacts (subject to availability).

Study rooms

Our study rooms on the second floor are perfect for group work, revision sessions and independent study. With modern facilities and flexible booking options, they’re the ideal environment to stay focused and collaborate with classmates.

Student information desk

Stop by the student information desk on the ground floor. Along with general enquiries, the team can support you with enrolment, timetabling and campus services questions.

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.

Careers and opportunities

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

synthesise an advanced understanding and practical application of branded customer experience management frameworks in hospitality and tourism, with a focus on ethics and sustainability.
critically evaluate the role of innovation and technology in contemporary hospitality and tourism operations, synthesising business decisions that ensure quality, mitigate risks and support business growth.
comprehensively assess business strategy practices, integrating theory and practice to address change in diverse global contexts to achieve balanced business outcomes.
integrate financial management principles with strategic decision-making processes, critically evaluate sustainable finance practices including ESG criteria, and develop robust financial strategies that align with and drive long-term organisational objectives.
demonstrate effective self-management and independence by employing rigorous reflective skills in planning, behaviour, and motivation to meet the demands of the course subject area, taking responsibility for personal learning and continuous professional development aligned with clearly defined career goals.
conduct independent and critical analysis of complex issues in the course subject area employing appropriate quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, synthesise findings to formulate well-substantiated conclusions and recommendations, and effectively communicate the outcomes with innovation and rigour.

Successful graduates may seek positions such as the following:

Hotel manager: oversees the daily operations of a hotel, ensuring exceptional guest experiences and efficient management of staff and resources.
Tourism development officer: creates and promotes strategies to boost tourism in a region, working with stakeholders to enhance its appeal to travellers.
Food and beverage director: manages the food and drink operations within hospitality settings, ensuring quality, profitability, and memorable dining experiences.
Event planner: designs and coordinates events, from conferences to weddings, ensuring every detail aligns with the client’s vision and runs smoothly.
Hospitality consultant: advises businesses on improving their services, operations and profitability within the hospitality industry.
Travel coordinator: organises and books travel arrangements, tailoring itineraries to meet clients’ needs for leisure or business trips.
Destination marketing manager: promotes travel destinations to attract visitors through creative marketing campaigns and strategic partnerships.

Where our graduates work

Successful graduates of this course have gone on to work for companies including:

Leonardo Hotels
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Westin, Sheraton
Red Carnation Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
L+R Hotels
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Accor.

How to apply

UK students

To apply to study for a postgraduate course at Coventry University London, you can apply online

Master’s / Master’s with Professional Placement / Master’s with 9-week internship: LONT131
Master’s with Professional Practice: LONT132

How to apply

For further support or more information about your course get in touch with us today.

(+44) 024 7765 2222

ukadmissions@coventry.ac.uk

Complete our contact form.

International students

International students should apply directly to the university. Read our application pages to find out your next steps to apply.

Master’s / Master’s with Professional Placement / Master’s with 9-week internship: LONT131
Master’s with Professional Practice: LONT132

How to apply

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

Get in touch with us today for further advice and guidance.

(+44) 024 7765 2152

ioadmissions@coventry.ac.uk

Complete our contact form.

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, partnerships and memberships

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. See the relevant body website for more details). Accreditations, partnerships, exemptions and memberships are subject to successful renewal in accordance with the relevant bodies’ standard review process and subject to the university maintaining the same high standards of course delivery. If the accreditation, recognition or membership of this course changes, we will seek to notify applicants and students as soon as possible.

Where relevant, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) module content is undergoing assessment by the CMI to confirm that all criteria are met to the required standard. Whilst it is expected that students who successfully pass the module will be eligible to be considered by CMI for the CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice as an additional qualification, we cannot confirm this until the accreditation is approved. This is a normal part of the continuous improvement process for our courses to ensure they remain up-to-date and reflect best practice.

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

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 for information purposes however the 2025/2026 contract will apply for the 2025/2026 intake. 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.