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University Award - Hotel General Management

This unique post-graduate University Award in Hotel General Management has been designed in consultation with our industry partners to provide you with the opportunity to gain recognition for your expertise as a senior leader in the international hospitality industry. Applicants with a minimum of one year as a leader operating at a strategic level within the business can also qualify for the City and Guilds Hotel General Manager badge, an internationally recognised global certification for the hospitality industry.

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Course Overview

Offered as a one-week residential course at our Ambleside campus this programme focuses on key management areas of strategic thinking and decision making, sustainable supply chain management and your impact on the long term vision of your organisation.

Key features include:

Contextualised Learning and Industry Engagement – The course is delivered at Ambleside by academic and industry experienced staff. Guest lectures and site visits are embedded into programme of study and case study material is directly linked to industry.

Contextualised Assessment – All assessment is designed for real world application, utilising subject specific ‘toolkits’ and frameworks that can be considered in the context of your own work experience.

International Recognition – The programme has been mapped against the City and Guilds Hotel General Manager Badge providing you with a university award and international recognition as a leader of industry.

On this course you will...

  • Gain a unique University Award for the hospitality industry.
  • Have the opportunity to gain further accreditation from City and Guilds.
  • Study a residential course at our Ambleside campus in the Lake District.
  • Study at the only UK campus located in both a National Park, and a UNESCO Heritage site.
  • Study hotel management in an internationally recognised tourism destination.
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Course Structure

What you will learn

Develop your critical thinking, problem solving, interpersonal and creative skills giving you the ‘tools’ with which to demonstrate your leadership capabilities and maximise your career potential. In ‘transformational’ terms this reflects current thinking in the field of hotel management, which calls into question the more traditional views of sustainability, strategic planning and approaches to managing hotel operations at both a local and global level. The application of theoretical constructs in real-world environments ensures that assessments are appropriately challenging at level 7 and promote the critical, analytical and creative thinking you need to function effectively as an industry leader.

Year one

The programme is delivered in a blended learning format that combines online and a face to face residential delivery to minimise the impact on your work and family commitments. This ensures that you have the opportunity to explore the areas covered in the programme prior to the face to face delivery and then to reflect on these prior to submission of your final assessments. Programme content draws on guest speakers, site visits, case study material and examples of industry best practice providing you with a holistic and strategic view of the challenges to hotel management.

  • Strategic Hotel Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
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  • Location

    Ambleside Campus

    Nestled in the Lake District National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Ambleside campus is the perfect place for world-savers, animal lovers, and adventurers. There is never a dull moment when surrounded by such natural beauty and opportunity.

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