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1 Year On Campus Bachelors Program
Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield Hallam University offers the BSc (Honours) International Tourism and Hospitality Business Management (1-year top-up) for students who already hold a relevant foundation degree, HND, or equivalent qualification. The course is designed to strengthen your knowledge of the tourism and hospitality industries on a global scale, while also developing critical business and management skills that employers in this sector highly value.
Although this is a one-year top-up degree, the content is designed to reflect the skills and knowledge typically built over a three-year bachelor’s program:
Year 3 (Top-up at Sheffield Hallam) – As part of the final stage, students develop advanced skills in strategic management, international business, sustainable tourism, and leadership. The top-up year is academically challenging and focuses on preparing you to manage, innovate, and adapt within a highly competitive and dynamic industry. A major independent project or dissertation allows you to showcase your research and analytical ability on a topic of your choice within tourism and hospitality.
Curriculum Structure
The course combines academic theory with real-world practice, ensuring you gain a rounded skill set. Typical modules include:
• International Tourism and Hospitality Management – exploring trends, policies, and strategies shaping the global industry.
• Strategic Management for Hospitality and Tourism – focusing on decision-making and long-term business planning.
• Sustainable Tourism Development – understanding how the industry can balance growth with environmental and social responsibility.
• Research Project / Dissertation – an independent project where you investigate a specific area of interest within the sector.
One of the biggest strengths of Sheffield Hallam is its commitment to applied learning. You will benefit from:
• Industry projects and live case studies – work with tourism boards, hotels, and event organisations to solve real business challenges.
• Guest lectures and masterclasses – hear directly from industry leaders who bring practical insights into the classroom.
• Field trips and study visits – giving you the chance to experience first-hand how businesses operate within the tourism and hospitality sector, both in the UK and internationally.
• Global perspective – since the program attracts a diverse student body, you will learn from peers with different cultural and professional backgrounds, mirroring the global nature of tourism and hospitality.
Sheffield Hallam offers strong career development support through employability workshops, one-to-one career guidance, and employer networking events. Students can access resources for CV building, interview preparation, and graduate scheme applications.
Employability
Graduates of this program are well-prepared for a range of careers within hospitality management, tourism development, event planning, hotel operations, resort management, and travel consultancy. Many alumni have gone on to work with international hotel chains, airlines, travel operators, and government tourism organisations.
Further Academic Progression
After completing this top-up degree, students may choose to continue their studies at the postgraduate level, including options such as:
• MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management
• MBA with a focus on Service or Tourism industries
• Specialist master’s degrees in areas such as Sustainable Tourism, Marketing, or Event Management
IELTS - Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each band.TOEFL - Overall: 79 Listening: 17 Speaking: 20 Reading: 18 Writing: 17Eligibility requirement for all students: Normally one from • a HND or foundation degree in a relevant subject, with an overall merit profile from year two modules OR Equivalent qualification in a relevant subjectHotel managerResort managerEvent managerTourism development officerTravel consultantTour operatorAirline services managerCruise line managerDestination managerHospitality operations managerRestaurant managerConference and banqueting managerGuest relations managerMarketing executive in tourism and hospitalitySales manager in travel and hospitalityCustomer experience manager
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