MSc International Tourism and Hospitality Management
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Course overview
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Features and benefits
Research and industry led teaching
Learn from tourism and hospitality practitioners and academics. Their expertise connects theory to real industry practice, helping you develop critical thinking and apply academic insight to real world challenges with confidence.
Manchester living lab
Use Manchester as your real time tourism and hospitality laboratory. Explore hotels, venues and events first hand, applying classroom learning directly to one of the UK’s top international destinations.
International learning community
Study in a diverse global classroom supported by an internationally experienced teaching team. Collaborate across cultures, engage with global case studies and build worldwide networks through online activities and international partnerships.
Strong industry recognition
Benefit from our Centre of Excellence status, annual industry events and mentoring. Connect with global practitioners, gain professional insight and strengthen your employability through high value networking opportunities.
Sustainability and responsible leadership
Develop expertise in sustainability, regenerative tourism and ethical decision making. Build carbon literacy awareness and understand global north–south challenges, preparing you to lead responsibly in a rapidly evolving sector.
Optional placement year
Choose to complete an optional placement year in the UK or abroad. Gain substantial industry experience, supported by a dedicated placements team, and graduate with enhanced professional confidence.
Year 1
Core modules
Marketing Tourism and Hospitality
Designing Innovative Experiences
Tourism Destinations and Place Making
Hospitality Strategy and Business Analytics
Applied Research Skills
Responsible Leadership in Professional Practice
Applied Project: Design
Applied Project: Data Collection and Analysis
Study and assessment
Study
- Full-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 100% coursework; 0% practical; 0% examination
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Placements
Taught by experts
MSc International Tourism and Hospitality Management is part of the Department of Marketing, International Business and Tourism at Manchester Met. Discover more about the department and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
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Entry requirements
Typical offer
Lower second-class UK honours degree (2:2)
IELTS score
6.5
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Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK full-time fee to be confirmed
EU and non-EU international students
International full-time fee to be confirmed
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
Tuition fees
Additional costs
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
92.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
There are no online application routes, please contact our course enquiries team.
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Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most up to date information for your chosen course of study.
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