MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management

MSc

PostgraduateTourism and Hospitality

Gain the skills and knowledge to prepare for management and senior management positions in this complex, dynamic and fast-growing industry.

Everything you need to know…
  • What is the fee?

    International/EU: £18,600

  • How long will I study?

    1 Year / 15 Months

  • When do I start?

    2026.September|January

  • Placement year available?

    For international students wishing to undertake a placement as part of this course, you must apply to the International Hospitality and Tourism Management (work experience route).

Course summary
Gain the skills and knowledge to prepare for management and senior management positions in this complex, dynamic and fast-growing industry.
Plan, manage and promote products, businesses and destinations in a competitive and sustainable manner. Critically challenge your understanding of the industries in practical contexts. Become equipped with employability skills necessary to enter or progress in the international hospitality and tourism industries.Gain the skills and knowledge required to plan, to manage and to promote products and services, businesses and destinations in a competitive and sustainable manner in the international hospitality and tourism industries.This course offers an optional work experience route including a 6-12 month work placement for students starting in September.
How you learn

Work placements

The work experience route offers you an additional opportunity to develop your practical skills, either in the UK or abroad. We help you gain a 6-12 month placement by running employability workshops and have a dedicated placement team to support you.

Placement opportunities exist in organisations such as

  • Omega Travel
  • Cosmos
  • Visit Peak District and Derbyshire
  • Hilton
  • Marriott
  • Conrad
  • Anantara resorts
  • Como resorts
  • the Gleneagles hotel
  • the Hotelbeds Group

Networking opportunities

Guest lectures from visiting academics, researchers and other professionals, and case studies will be utilised to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and to encourage contact with the industry, as well as field visits within certain modules.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course helps you to start or develop a career in the international hospitality and tourism industries. You build a strong theoretical and practical foundation by studying both business management, hospitality and tourism modules.

You learn through

  • face to face experiences
  • virtual or simulated active or experiential workshops, seminars, tutorials and site visits

This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.

Future career

This course prepares you for a career in

  • management and senior management positions in a complex and dynamic industry
  • further study by completing a PhD or Doctorate in Business Administration

Previous students have gone on to work for

  • international tour operators
  • transport operators
  • visitor attractions
  • resort management
  • hotel corporations
  • conference and event organisers
  • national tourist organisations
  • government agencies
  • tourism consultancy firms
Entry requirements

Normally an honours degree or recognised equivalent qualification

We welcome enquiries from those who have substantial management experience but who do not have the normal entry requirements. We may invite you for an interview to discuss your particular background, experience and qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more

Through accreditation of prior learning (APL), you may be able to claim entry with credit or exemptions based on your existing qualifications, knowledge and experience.

Work experience route

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in all skills or equivalent.

Non work experience route

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.0 score with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills or equivalent.

If your English language skill is currently below the required level we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Modules

Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Modules studied may differ depending on when you start your course.

Final Year
Compulsory modules

Module

Credits

Assessment

Global Tourism And Hospitality Operations

 

30

Coursework(100%)

Marketing Innovations And Technology For Hospitality And Tourism

 

30

Coursework(100%)

Responsible Entrepreneurship And Leadership In Hospitality And Tourism

 

30

Coursework(100%)

Sustainable Business Strategy

 

30

Coursework(100%)

 

Elective modules

Module

Credits

Assessment

Consultancy

 

60

Coursework(100%)

Dissertation

 

60

Coursework(100%)