BA (Hons) Hospitality Management and Leadership
Course Overview
The BA (Hons) Hospitality Management and Leadership programme is designed for students with an interest in both hospitality and events management. The modules provide a broad range of knowledge and skills that are required by professionals within these sectors.
This Hospitality Management and Leadership course seeks to encourage more self-managed learning through research and management reports, which will add value to your CV. The modules are typically more class based in that they require students to use theory and critically examine certain issues and topics. A combination of teaching approaches are employed including lectures, guest lectures, day field trips, group and individual project work and student led seminars. The LCCA virtual learning environment, CANVAS, will be used to provide supportive material and communicate with students via announcements.
Course details and modules
Year 0
FOUNDATION (YEAR O) DESIGN & CREATIVE BUSINESS
This 30-week course is designed to equip students with the academic skills and subject knowledge needed to progress on to study at undergraduate level. You’ll develop a unique portfolio of work throughout the course, helping you to progress onto a degree in any creative subject.
Stage 1
The first stage covers the key areas of related to your degree programme and will focus on either creative design or business. You’ll learn the theoretical knowledge and debates surrounding these disciplines and the historical and international contexts which underpin them. You will also will also being to build the foundations for studying at degree level.
Stage 2
This stage builds on the key research, analytical and reflective skills built in Stage 1. Students will also have the opportunity to explore specialist areas of study and focus on your chosen path within the creative arts or business.
Stage 3
Students undertake a self-directed, specialist project which will synthesise and conclude their newly learned knowledge. The Final Major Project consists of three units which include advanced language and study skills needed for progression onto an LCCA design or creative business undergraduate degree.
Modules include:
- Introduction to Creative Business
- English for Academic Purposes, Research & Study Skills
- Visual Culture
- Final Major Project
YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)
Upon completion of level 4, you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the nature and structure of the hospitality and service industry. You will have developed study and research skills to enable you to thrive in the hospitality industry. Specifically, you will be able to:
- Draw from a range of disciplinary approaches to describe and principles of hospitality management
- Use case study materials to examine and explain technological, social, environmental and ethical issues and practices within varied international contexts
- Describe the characteristics of the hospitality and service industry by exploring a range of industry structures and professional roles
- Demonstrate and reflect upon learning experience in tourism and event management
- Develop self-awareness and key transferable skills (study and employability) and reflect upon your own individual and teamwork skills/competencies and experiences
- Devise creative and entrepreneurial responses to problems
Modules include:
- Introduction to Hospitality – Concepts and Practices
- Global Hospitality Environment
- Hospitality Marketing and Customer Experience
- Leadership, and Entrepreneurship in Hospitality Industry
YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)
Upon completion of level 5, you will be able to demonstrate further development of your knowledge and experience. You will develop your understanding of the characteristics and context of decision making in the service sector. You will also enhance your research skills further, enabling you to design and undertake a dissertation. Specifically, you will be able to:
- Evaluate and apply the principles and theory of hospitality and the service sector to a range of scenarios within varied international contexts
- Understand the wider context of hospitality and event and evaluate the social, ethical and environmental impacts across a range of case studies
- Assess practices and professional roles in the context of varied disciplines (marketing, management, technology, development and sustainability literatures)
- Develop core skills and experiences required by the tourism and events sectors, i.e. communication skills, the ability to work independently and self critically, and the ability to work in teams to engage in collaborative problem solving
- Develop an outward-looking focus, understanding how to market yourself and to manage your digital identity
Modules include:
- Hospitality Finance in Market Context
- Managing People – Contemporary Issues and Challenges
- Hospitality Business Strategy and Decision Making
- Live Creative Events Project
YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)
Upon completion of level 6, you will be able to demonstrate that you can use and integrate the range of knowledge and skills gained from previous levels in a practical context by taking an analytical approach to hospitality management and event management. Specifically, you will be able to:
- Use critical and creative thinking and analysis to challenge theoretical ideas and practice in hospitality and the service sector
- Critically engage in global debates about the technological, social, environmental and ethical dimensions of tourism and events
- Engage with relevant communities (professional, voluntary, virtual)
- Use reflective practice and teamwork skills to consolidate graduate attributes and develop a professional profile (networking, volunteering, work experience)
- Critically evaluate contemporary issues in the hospitality service through an in-depth study
- Critically appraise creative and entrepreneurial solutions to the management of tourism and events
Modules include:
- Hospitality Research Project
- Digital Marketing and Branding
- Sustainable Practices and Planning
- Personal Branding and Career Planning
Entry requirements
The standard entry requirements* for this course are one of the following:
- 64 new UCAS tariff points, see accepted qualifications
- Merit, Pass, Pass at BTEC Extended Diploma
- Pass at UAL Extended Diploma
- 64 new UCAS tariff points from an accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma in an appropriate subject
- 24 points from the International Baccalaureate, see more information about IB entry requirements
And four GCSE passes at grade A*-C and/or grade 4-9 including English (or Functional Skills English/Key Skills Communication Level 2).
Course fees and funding
Course fee breakdown
| Tuition fees | UK/EU citizens – £9,250 per annum |