This programme has been devised on the basis that students will attend a course of study not less than 120 credits which equates to 240 hours tuition and 960 hours of directed learning. Students have an opportunity to gain credit towards either an MA, or an MSc degree. They also have an opportunity to develop higher level academic skills that can be applied in a vocational context.

Objectives of the Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management

• To understand the interrelationship between the hospitality and tourism sectors.
  
  
• To explore the strategic issues in business development, rather than operational level issues.
  
• To secure employment at senior supervisory / management level.

• To secure progression on to the dissertation stage of a Masters Degree.

Entry Requirements

On entry a student will have:

• An honours degree from a UK university (minimum 2:2) in any subject, or equivalent award from a non-UK university, OR

If the student does not have an undergraduate degree that was wholly taught and examined in English, they will need to have English proficiency to IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

 Assessment

The Postgraduate Diploma assessment methods have been designed to enable students to demonstrate Level Seven outcomes for this level of qualification.

Given the broad and highly varied nature of the hospitality and tourism industry, students will need to demonstrate the higher-level skills and qualities specified in the Level Seven outcomes within a non-homogeneous vocational context.

Assessment involves investigative assignments, presentations and action research activities. The assessment of students’ work is centre based, against the specified learning outcomes and directed by CTH.

In order to manage the quality of assessment within approved centres, CTH carries out external marking and moderation of assessments.

Syllabus Overview:

Module 1: Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Strategies
Module 2: Management and Leadership Across Cultures
Module 3: Hospitality and Tourism Strategic Planning
 
Plus ONE of the following options:
Module 4: Managing Hospitality and Tourism Projects
Module 5: Research Methods for Hospitality and Tourism Managers