Faculty of Organisation and Management

Pathways to Higher Education: Hospitality & Tourism at Sheffield Hallam University

Jenny Cockill and Nicola Palmer

Faculty of Organisation and Management

Jenny Cockill

• BA (Hons) Hotel and Catering and French, Oxford Brookes • Crest Hotels – functional and operational • MBA, Brunel University • Associate Lecturer, Scottish Hotel School, Strathclyde • Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University

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Dr. Nicola Palmer

• BA (Hons) Tourism Studies, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff • Wales Tourist Board – Research Assistant • PhD, Open University/University of Wales Institute, Cardiff • Management Consultant, SWA Consulting Ltd.

• Projects Officer, University of Salford • Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University

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Range of Courses – Hospitality 2006

HND Hotel Catering & Institutional Management BSc(Hons) Hospitality Business Management

International Hospitality Business Management

BSc(Hons) Hospitality Business Management with Conference and Events

International Hospitality Business Management with Conference and Events

BSc(Hons) Hospitality Management with Culinary Arts

International Hospitality Business Management with Culinary Arts

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BSc (Hons) Hospitality Business Management Course Structure

L e v e l 6 S e m 1 S e m 2 L e v e l 5 S e m 1 S e m 2 L e v e l 4 S e m 1 S e m 2 Strategic Management Human Resource Management Marketing in a Changing World Introduction to Marketing Social Psychology for Managers International Hospitality Management or Tourism and Hospitality Entrepreneurship or Management Applications Management Accounting Operations and Project Management Industry Context Introduction to Finance Food Supply Chain Management or International Hospitality Marketing Planning or Language Food and Beverage Management Managing Food and Beverage Operations Hospitality Facilities Development Project Hospitality Resources Management Hospitality Industry and Infrastructure Language Conference and Hospitality Operations or Licensed Retailing Management International Culinary Arts & Wines1 or Food & Hospitality in a European Context Corporate Hospitality or Food and Wine Appreciation Food Hygiene, Health and Safety Approaches to Research Career Management Investigation Skills www.shu.ac.uk

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Range of Courses – Tourism 2006

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HND Tourism and Hospitality Business Management

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BSc (Hons) Tourism Management

International Tourism Management

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BSc (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Business Management

International Tourism and Hospitality Business Management

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Faculty of Organisation and Management L e v e l 6 S e m 1 S e m 2 L e v e l 5 S e m 1 S e m 2 L e v e l 4 S e m 1 S e m 2

BSc (Hons) Tourism Management Course Structure

Strategic Management Management Applications or Tourism and Hospitality Entrepreneurship or Global Tourism or Organisational Behaviour Human Resource Management Marketing in a Changing World Management Accounting Operations and Project Management Tourism Policy Tourism Development Sustainable Tourism or Tourism, Culture and Society or Tourism and the Media or Informal Countryside Recreation and Rural Tourism or Language Tourism Marketing Project Language or European Tourism Field Business Tourism or Cultural Industries or Marketing Communications Project Adventure Tourism Approaches to Research Career Management Introduction to Marketing Social Psychology for Managers Industry Context Introduction to Finance The Tourism System The Tourist The Outdoor Experience or Leisure Events Foundation or Arts and Entertainment Foundation or Language Investigation Skills www.shu.ac.uk

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BSc (Hons) THBM Course Structure

L e v e l 6 S e m 1 S e m 2 L e v e l 5 S e m 1 S e m 2 L e v e l 4 S e m 1 S e m 2 Strategic Management Human Resource Management Marketing in a Changing World Introduction to Marketing Social Psychology for Managers Management Applications or Tourism and Hospitality Entrepreneurship or Tourism and the Media or Language Management Accounting Operations and Project Management Industry Context Introduction to Finance Global Tourism*** or Tourism Policy*** Tourism Marketing** or Tourism Development** The Tourist* or The Tourism System* Hospitality Service Management Hospitality Management Operations for the Tourism Sector Language or European Tourism Field Project Business Tourism or Cultural Industries or Conference and Hospitality Operations or Marketing Communications Food and Hospitality in a European Context Approaches to Research Career Management An Introduction to Hospitality for the Tourism Sectors Project The Tourism System or The Tourist or Leisure Events Foundation or Language Investigation Skills www.shu.ac.uk

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What do you study?

• Year One – basic grounding • Year Two – more choice and specialisms • Year Three – placement year – 'Earn while you learn' – Fantastic opportunity – Can be overseas • Final Year – specialise towards your areas of interest

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Student Work Placement

• 48 weeks of supervised work experience • Dedicated staff to help find the placement • International contacts for work abroad • An allocated support tutor • Paid placements • Real Benefits for your CV • Real Interviews for Real Jobs

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Work Placement Examples

• The Goring Hotel, London • The Old Toad, Rochester, New York State • Crowne Plaza, Hilton Head Island • The Gresham Hotel, Dublin • Eurocamp, France • Yorkshire Tourist Board, York • BTA, Madrid • Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida • Excel Airways • Reef and Rainforest Tours, Totnes, Devon • Jagged Globe Mountaineering, Sheffield • Thomson Holidays

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Admissions Process

• UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS • APPLICATION THROUGH UCAS • INVITATION DAYS • WWW.4steps4me.co.uk

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Entry Requirements

• 5 GCSEs AT GRADE C OR ABOVE INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE & MATHS • 200 PTS OF WHICH 140 SHOULD COME FROM TWO A LEVELS • GNVQ ADVANCED LEVEL 3 WITH MERIT • PRE 2003 BTEC PASS WITH 2 DISTINCTIONS & 8 MERITS • ACCESS 12 CREDITS AT LEVEL 3 AND 4 AT LEVEL 2 • 21 YEARS OR OLDER FLEXIBLE ENTRY PROVIDED OTHER RELEVANT LEARNING OR EXPERIENCE

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Routes to a degree

• HND • FOUNDATION DEGREE • ACCESS COURSES/MATURE STUDENTS

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What are we looking for?

• Enthusiasm • Commitment, motivation and the desire to succeed • Willingness to take responsibility for your own learning • Performance to your full potential (we will give you the support you need to become the best that you can be)

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What are students looking for from a degree?

• Personal growth • Intellectual challenge • Transferable skills • Ownership of learning • Development of professionalism • Employability

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Graduate Career Prospects

• 95.5% of tourism and hospitality graduates find full-time employment within 6 months of leaving the course • Average graduate starting salary:

£14,231

• Maximum graduate starting salary:

£35,000

Source: SHU First Destination Survey, 2004

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Graduate Employers (sample)

• Aramark • Baldwins Omega • City Catering • Accor Hotels • MacDonald Hotels • Monarch Airlines • Marriott Hotel Group • Millennium Galleries • British Airways • Hilton Hotel group • Rise Travel • Teaching and Projects Abroad • Thomson Holidays

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Career Profiles

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Joanna Cook

• 1998-1999

SWE

Radisson Marco Island Resort in Florida • 2000-2001 Graduate training programme at Naples Registry Resort, Marco Island, Florida Sales and Marketing and Public Relations • 2002-onwards Radisson Suite Beach Resort - Sales Manager

'My internship helped me decide the career path I wanted to take and made it easier to choose the modules for my final year. The best part of the degree course for me was the placement year - if I hadn't done that I don't know where I would be now! '

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John Price

• 1999-2000 SWE Newcastle Marriott, Gosforth Park – Christmas Organiser – Worked in all departments – Duty Management Joined Marriott Graduate Training Scheme July 2001 • July 2001 to May 2002 Slough/Windsor Courtyard by Marriott Lincoln Manager Ipswich – Graduate trainee Manager based in front Office • May 2002 to January 2003 – Restaurant & Bar • January 2003 to March 2004 –Operations Manager • April 2004 to July 2005 – Marriott Sprowston Manor Hotel and Country Club – Operations Manager • August 2005 –present. General Manager – Hotel Bannatyne

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Catherine Grimbly

• 1998-99

SWE

Copthorne Tara – Restaurant Supervisor – Conference Ops – Conference Office Secretary – Meetings Planner –

Returned to Copthorne on graduation

• 2000-01 Meetings Planner • 2001-02 Conference Office Manager • 2002-03 Meetings & Event Manager • March 03 – November 04 Holiday Inn Regents Park Conference sales manager • November 04 Langham Hotel - Senior Conference, Banqueting & Groups manager

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Mark Robson

• June 1998 April 1999

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Jupiter Island Club, Florida – PA to HR Director • • April1999 – September 1999

SWE

Grand View Lodge, Minnesota – Restaurant Manager

June 2000 joined Graduate Training Scheme Sedexho

• June 2000-Sept 2001 Sandown Park Graduate Trainee/assistant Manager • Sept 2001-Nov 2002 Deputy General Manager • Nov 2002-Feb 2003 GM Christmas Site • Feb 2003-August 2003 GM National Film Theatre • August 2003-July 2004 GM Wisley Gardens Flagship unit • July 2004 left to set up own business Redmist Leisure

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What can our graduates expect from a career in Hospitality and Tourism...

...High levels of responsibility and authority, international prospects, good salaries, challenging roles, exciting career opportunities...

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For more information....

• Jenny Cockill - Hospitality [email protected]

• Nicola Palmer - Tourism [email protected]

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