Tourism and Hospitality Management

Overview

The objective of the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification is to provide tourism industry professionals with the specialist knowledge needed to advance their careers, or for graduates entering the tourism and hospitality sector to gain the skills needed to manage business operations. The qualification provides learners with a contemporary, critical, and international programme that supports their development as managers with a lifelong-learning orientation.

The qualification enables learners to analyze complex management problems and to apply and adapt specialist skills and technical terminology to propose solutions to these problems informed by best practice and contemporary research.

Successful completion of this qualification will enable learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their study towards a relevant Master’s programme with advanced standing.

Description

The Qualifications will develop the Learner’s ability to:

  • apply analytical and evaluative techniques and to enhance those skills;
  • investigate issues and opportunities;
  • develop their awareness and appreciation of managerial, organizational and environmental issues;
  • use management techniques and practices in imaginative ways;
  • make use of relevant information from different sources;
  • develop and encourage problem solving and creativity to tackle problems and challenges;
  • exercise judgement, own and take responsibility for decisions and actions; and
  • develop the ability to recognize and reflect on personal learning and improve their personal, social and other transferable skills

Duration

  • 9 Month

Course delivery

  • In class

Entry requirement

For entry Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification, learners must possess:

  • An honors degree in related subject or UK level 6 diploma or an equivalent overseas qualification
  • Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course

Modules structure

The Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 600 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

Unit Reference Mandatory Units Credit GLH TQT
J/616/2693 Strategic Management and Marketing 20 100 200
L/616/2694 Destination Management 20 100 200
R/616/2695 International Tourism Policy and Development 20 100 200
Y/616/2696 E-Tourism and Social Media 20 100 200
D/616/2697 Advanced Research Methods 20 100 200
H/616/2698 Organizational behavior in International Contexts 20 100 200

Progression

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their further study. As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), learners are eligible to progress to Master’s top-up programs at many universities in the UK and overseas with advanced standing. For more information visit the University Progressions page.

Assessment

  • Assessment is via assignment submission
  • No Exams

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by Ofqual Awarding body (Othm)