Our degree in Hotel Management is designed to equip you with the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge you’ll need to lead an innovative career within the industry.
Working closely with industry-experts and taking part in paid placements, will allow you to gain a real understanding of how to manage a hotel day-to-day.
Why study BA (Hons) Hotel Management at BNU?
Delve into industry
On this hotel management course, we work with several hotel partners for mentoring, live briefs, placements, internships and visits. These include, but are not limited to; Marriott, The Ivy Collection, Vacherin, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Melia Hotels, Red Carnation Hotels, Firmdale Hotels PLC and Hotelpartner.
You will also benefit from the industry mentorship programme offered by our partner organisations. In each year you’ll be allocated an industry mentor from one of our great partners, here you’ll have the opportunity to learn directly from successful hotel leaders.
Undertaking work experience is an integral part of the BA (Hons) Hotel Management degree. This unique approach to studying at BNU, is underlined by our core belief that practical, hands-on experience must always complement a theoretical, research-informed teaching strategy. That is why, as part of your core curriculum, in year two, you’ll put your skills and knowledge into practice through an integrated internship.
Additionally, you will have the opportunity to engage in co-curricular, by taking part in community projects organised in collaboration with local hotels, as well as attending guest talks, industry visits and a wide range of networking events, conferences and seminars organised by our school and our industry partners.
Accredited course
Our portfolio of hotel and hospitality courses are accredited and linked to some huge industry bodies. If you decide to study one of our fast-paced degrees, you’ll benefit from our connection with the Institute of Hospitality Educational Membership Scheme, the world’s leading, award-winning, professional membership body for hospitality professionals around the globe.
We’re also part of the Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME). Through this connection you’ll have the opportunity to get close to the industry while you study and gain work experience and build your professional networks.
Opportunities for you
Studying a hotel management course will help you to gain an in-depth, research-informed, theoretical, and practical understanding of core theories, approaches, and strategies, within the industry.
This course has been developed to mirror today’s Hotel and Hospitality industry and continues to work closely with its own Industry Advisory Board to ensure the curriculum and teaching is relevant. Working with professionals allows us to ensure the course will help you to develop the skills and knowledge the industry is looking for in the next generation of hotel leaders. You’ll engage in real-world, practical activities that will prepare you for a successful entrepreneurial career.
Facilities
During your time studying on the Hotel and Events Management degree, you’ll have access to our High Wycombe Campus. Here you’ll benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, as well as newly built study and social areas. Our Library is open 24/7 and offers a range of resources to support your studies. We also have a Student Learning Achievement Team, who offer tailored support with research skills, critical thinking and referencing .
You’ll also be automatically a member of our Students’ Union, which was rated No.1 in the UK in the 2024 National Student Survey. We are the only university in the UK to offer free access to a huge range of events and entertainment, CV building activities, as well as competitive and recreational sport and wellbeing activities to enrich your time with us as part of our ‘Big Deal’.
As well as this, you’ll have the opportunity to spend time at Missenden Abbey Hotel and Conference Centre, here you’ll put the theory you’ve learnt into practice. It enables a unique, experiential learning approach that will help to cement your knowledge and skills during your studies.
What will I study?
Our BA (Hons) Hotel Management will help you to develop your technical, supervisory and managerial abilities, preparing you for a global industry.
We will combine practical elements of hotel management with an in depth understanding of the potential impacts of the hotels and their role within both the UK and internationally.
You’ll gain a thorough grounding in hotel management and the theoretical principles that underpin this. We also place a strong emphasis on skills development for the workplace, including presentation skills, research, data analysis, budgeting, negotiation and content planning.
During the programme you will spend time in the classroom learning the theoretical elements that underpin your knowledge base. You will also spend time in the working environment of Missenden Abbey and our industry partners, gaining experience throughout the course in: reception, restaurants, housekeeping and conference and events.
This mixture of theory and practice will help ensure the relevance of your studies to employability. This will help you to develop solid business principles, alongside contemporary sector knowledge, and plenty of hands-on experience working in areas related to your field of study.
Your hotel management training will teach you how to develop a business through effective communication using a variety of tools, demonstrating strong consumer understanding and a have mind-set that takes measured risks, that perceives and creates opportunities and has the resourcefulness to pursue opportunities in an ethical and sustainable way.
We balance academic rigour with industry readiness, skills, knowledge, and experience. During this programme you will develop a range of relevant skills and knowledge alongside personal development goals. By linking the programme directly to industry advice and expertise, we will support you to become 'industry ready' from the very beginning of your journey.
You’ll learn about, and reflect on, the impacts of hotels on the environmental, economic, social, and cultural fabric of society. You’ll also be able to recognise and consider the management disciplines which underpin the management of the hotels and their individual operations. You’ll gain a strong understanding of the markets, customers’ needs and behaviour, and other drivers of change that affect the development of hotels and their products from an entrepreneurial point of view. This will help you to develop effective management strategies for hotel organisations and enterprises.
