This programme aims to develop
your knowledge and skills as a manager, and specifically the
knowledge and skills required in managing hospitality organisations
such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators. This course
focuses on developing the management skills and knowledge you
will need in an expanding and constantly changing industry.
The course will engage you in conceptual thinking, analysis
and research, however it seeks to take you beyond the analytical
emphasis of many programmes and encourage you to develop
and implement creative ideas and solutions to organisational
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Course Aims |
To develop you as a Manager on the basis of your understanding
and appreciation of:
- the theory and practice of organisations in hospitality
industry;
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the nature of management skills, analytic
and diagnostic techniques;
-
the analysis of economic and market
factors influencing corporate strategy; and
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how the manager deploys knowledge-based
analytical and problem solving skills and competences at
both operational and strategic levels
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Course
Market |
The course is aimed principally at providing a professional
qualification for the following markets:
- managers in the hospitality industry who wish to update
their qualifications
- managers looking for a career change who wish to enter
the hospitality industry
- employees with significant responsibilities in hospitality
industry wishing to develop their practical and theoretical
knowledge;
- graduates and those with equivalent professional
qualifications.
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Course Structure |
Total
Credits - 180
Full-time Students in this category undertake the full course
which comprises:
Term-1 (60
credits)
NBM094 |
Professional Skills |
NHR001 |
Managing People |
NBM081 |
Research Methods |
NBM041 |
Strategic Management |
NBM201 |
Managerial Economics |
NFA003 |
Management Accounting |
Term-2 (60
credits)
NTH012 |
Strategic
Management in Hospitality Industry |
NTH014 |
Managing
Employee Relations and Organisational Change in
Hospitality Industry |
NTH016 |
Hospitality
Operations Management |
NTH018 |
Management
for Quality Hospitality Services |
Term-3 (30
credits)
NIS001 |
Management Information Systems |
NBM301 |
E-Business
Management |
* Please note that not all of the modules listed may be available
in any year, and the College reserves the right to substitute
alternative options in any given year.
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Project (30
Credits)
The project is designed to provide an opportunity
to translate both conceptual and practitioner knowledge acquired
during the course to the analysis of a specific business situation
or of a contemporary, established and focused area of academic/practitioner
enquiry in Hospitality Management. It gives students the
opportunity to link theory with practice and is based upon
a research project.
The project comprises an important component
of the course in which participants apply knowledge and skills
from the course to a detailed case study. This case study
may be chosen from the workplace or from other settings or
organisations in an area of interest. The detailed study
may comprise topics such as conduct of a management or quality
audit of a major organisational area, a strategic plan or
a marketing exercise. The end product should be a dissertation
of 12,000 words to be submitted following the end of the
taught programme.
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Duration |
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The programme is organized
on a 3 term basis. Full-time students normally undergo 24 hours
of Guided Learning Hours each week. You are expected to
spend at least the same amount of additional time each week in
personal study and completing assignments. All the students have
to submit a Dissertation within the last six months of the program.
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Assessment |
Most units are assessed by a mixture of coursework assignments
and end of semester examinations of 3 Hours each. However the
dissertation is assessed by means of a 12,000 word report.
Qualifacation is awarded to those candidates who achieve
a Pass grade or above in all components of their examination.
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Entry Requirements |
Applicants
WITH Standard Qualifications
Standard qualifications for admission to the course
are:
-
a UK Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in Business
Studies, Hospitality, Hotel Management or related subjects;
or
-
a degree supplemented by a qualification or by qualifications
from a course of study which includes a substantial business,
management or hospitality component. Examples would include
a Management Diploma, HNC or HND in Hotel or Hospitality
plus, normally in each case relevant working experience.
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Applicants WITHOUT
Standard Qualifications
NLC welcomes applications from persons with
certificated learning, or who have had a significant amount
of relevant working experience and who are able to demonstrate
that they will be able to study effectively at professional
level.
Some applicants may be interviewed by the Course Leader or
a member of the teaching team and/or be required to submit
a 1000 word essay on a selected aspect of management.
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Additionally, all students
whose first language is not English require an English language
qualification such as IELTS with a scoring of 6.0 or above,
or may have to enrol with the NLC English Foundation course
which is of 6 months duration.
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Exemptions |
Certain categories of graduate
may be offered accreditation of prior learning for all modules
of Stage 1 of the course. This will enable them to complete
the full-time course in one year. Such applicants will have
satisfied the requirements above, and will hold in addition
one of the following qualifications:
- Diploma in Management Studies
- Diploma in Hotel Management
- Diploma in Hospitality Management
- Master of Business Administration
Exemptions
are unlikely to be considered unless supported by documentary
evidence of relevant achievement.
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