Delve into the fast-paced and dynamic world of hospitality with this FdA Hospitality Management course. With a blend of practical and theoretical teaching, you’ll be supported by industry-experts as you gain the skills and knowledge you’ll need to develop your technical, supervisory and managerial abilities, and become career-ready.
Why study FdA Hospitality Management at BNU?
A degree for you
Hospitality management, the service sector and experience economy are now one of the largest in the world's economy. With this growth comes the desire and need for trained graduates, ready to step into managerial level roles.
As an accredited HTQ course, this runs for two years with an industry-certified focus on employability and hands-on training. We aim to provide you with a practical education in Culinary Arts Management to help ensure you are prepared for employment.
Delve into industry
On this course, we work with several hotel and hospitality 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, The Urban Pubs & Bars Company and The Fat Duck Group.
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 and hospitality leaders.
Undertaking work experience is an integral part of the course. 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.
Facilities
During your time studying on the course, 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?
The FdA Hospitality Management programme aims to ensure you understand the roles and responsibilities associated with the management and operation in every aspect of the hospitality industry along with the finance, logistics and leadership that sustain it. This programme is designed to prepare you for senior management careers within the hospitality industry.
During this programme, you will gain both theoretical and practical experience across a broad range of management disciplines within the hospitality industry. Throughout the programme you will be able to interact with senior professionals working in the hospitality industry in the form of guest speakers and field trips that bring different cultural perspectives as well as up to date knowledge and expertise.
Our FdA Hospitality Management course is your gateway to an exciting career, allowing you to showcase a multitude of skills and abilities. Blending theoretical knowledge, industry expertise and hands-on experiences, this course enables you to make a positive impact on both the hospitality industry and society at large.
During your first year, you will study the core hospitality business concepts and strategies, including modules related to functions, operations, and services; guest experience; marketing; and people management. During the second year, you will build up on core concepts, studying more specialised subjects focused on event and project management; sustainability; as well as financial management and contemporary issues in hospitality.
