Hospitality & Tourism Management BA



Edinburgh Napier is a top modern university in Scotland (Times' WUR 2025).

Overview

With its rich history, abundance of attractions and world-famous festivals, the city of Edinburgh is a centre for travellers and tourists from all over the world. Hospitality and tourism businesses flourish here.

This one-year top-up Ordinary Degree course will equip you with the knowledge and practical preparation you need to enhance your employability and enable you to pursue a career in hospitality management internationally. It will develop your knowledge and understanding of International Tourism Policy & Planning; Hospitality Business Development; Global Service Management; Transport for Tourism; Sports Event Tourism; Hospitality Supervision & Training Skills.

The programme offers:

  • A vocationally relevant curriculum, designed to equip you for a career in hospitality and service management worldwide.
  • The means to develop your skills and apply appropriate theories and concepts of hospitality and service management, and associated management disciplines, to practical situations.
  • The means to develop your critical, analytical, evaluative, and problem-based learning skills, which are all key employability skills.
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Mode of Study:

Part-time

Duration:

1 year

Course details

You'll study the principles of international hospitality management and apply these to practical situations in hotels and restaurants, preparing you for a career in the hospitality and tourism industries.

You'll specialise in hospitality business with the opportunity to study modules in tourism, leisure, marketing and languages. You'll learn practical skills in hotels and restaurants, as well as developing transferable skills in research, academic writing, communication and interpersonal relations, presentation and time management. 

We offer tuition that is supported by highly experienced teaching staff and strong industry links.

Lead Academic: Pauline Gordon 

How will my degree reflect sustainability and sustainable development?

The Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) – established under the UN Global Compact – places a clear onus on Higher Education to ‘transform management education and develop the responsible decision-makers of tomorrow to advance sustainable development’. The Business School is a PRME signatory, and we seek to influence professional practice and policy nationally and internationally, helping to drive key societal, economic and environmental impacts.

Our mission is ‘to empower communities to apply business knowledge for positive societal impact’ and we work constantly to embed practical actions into our curriculum, to promote sustainability and relate these to the key ideas of sustainability, as reflected in the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes now reflect one or more of the SDG, and our research is targeted to solve real world problems, mapped against the criteria used in the Times Higher Education’s Impact Ranking.

The most recent annual league table for Sustainability - compiled by People & Planet, the UK’s largest student campaigning network - again places Edinburgh Napier in a top 3 position among Scotland’s 19 universities. This reflects their assessment of our performance across a range of environmental and ethical considerations, which include carbon reduction and management, and education.

What is distinct about equality, diversity and inclusion?

Edinburgh Napier University is enriched by the diversity of perspectives, cultures and backgrounds brought by all within our global community. We are committed to a positive environment where diversity and inclusiveness is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status or whether pregnant or on maternity leave. We commit ourselves to providing a learning, working and social environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice, intimidation, stigmatisation and all forms of harassment and bullying.

The Business School's vision: 'To be the Business School for empowerment, enterprise and employability for all'.

Our mission statement: 'Empowering our communities to apply business knowledge for positive societal impact'.

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    How you’ll be taught

     You'll learn online by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials and independent study.
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    Assessments

     You will be assessed through course work and assessments.
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    Work placement

     None
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    Study abroad

Popular modules

  • International Tourism Policy & Planning
  • Hospitality Business Development
  • Global Service Management
  • Transport for Tourism
  • Sports Event Tourism
  • Hospitality Supervision & Training Skills

Disclaimer

Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.

Full information is available in our disclaimer.

Entry requirements

What are the entry requirements for Hospitality and Tourism Management in Singapore?

To be eligible for admission to the university programme, students must be at least 16 years of age by the commencement date of the programme in which students want to enrol should application be successful. 

You need a Polytechnic Diploma in Business, Management, Marketing, Hospitality, Tourism OR

Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Business, Management, Marketing, Hospitality, Tourism pathway programmes or equivalent, awarded by a recognised private education institution. 

What is a top-up degree?

If you have the requisite entry requirements above, a top-up degree allows you to gain an Ordinary Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management in a single year.

Can I make an appointment with an advisor to discuss further about the admission process?

If you want to get more information on entry requirements, the admission process,  or fees and funding please get in touch with the admissions team.

There is no 'first year' to this top-up degree
There is no 'second year' in this Top-up degree.

Minimum Year 3 Entry for top-up Ordinary Degree

To be eligible for admission to the university programme, students must be at least 16 years of age by the commencement date of the programme in which students want to enrol should application be successful. 

You need a Polytechnic Diploma in Business, Management, Marketing, Hospitality, Tourism OR

Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Business, Management, Marketing, Hospitality, Tourism pathway programmes or equivalent, awarded by a recognised private education institution. 

For this course at PSB you need GCE 'O' level pass in English (Grade 1 to 6), or

IELTS score of at least 6.0 with no component less than 5.5, or

PSB Academy's Certificate in English Proficiency Level 5 or equivalent.

 
We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
Entry requirements by country

Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto the following courses:
  • BM Midwifery/MM Midwifery
  • All Graduate Apprenticeship courses.

See who can apply for more information on Graduate Apprenticeship courses.

We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study. 

Our admissions policies will help you understand our admissions procedures, and how we use the information you provide us in your application to inform the decisions we make.

Undergraduate admissions policies
Postgraduate admissions policies

Fees & funding

The course fees you'll pay and the funding available to you will depend on a number of factors including your nationality, location, personal circumstances and the course you are studying. We also have a number of bursaries and scholarships available to our students.

Tuition fees
Students from 2024/25 2025/26
Scotland £910 £910
England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland £4,625 £4,768
Overseas and EU £8,340 £8,760
Tuition fees are subject to an annual review and may increase from one year to the next. For more information on this and other tuition fee matters, please see our Fees and Funding links above.
If additional compulsory costs other than the tuition fees are applicable, these will be detailed in the course details.
Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2021 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries. More information on these can be found here.


Careers

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What can you do with a degree in Hospitality Tourism Management?

The hospitality industry is diverse and offers various pathways for graduates to develop both in operational and strategic roles. This course provides the opportunity to undertake a curriculum which will equip you with the knowledge and practical skills required to be successful in a career in international hospitality management. Below are some roles that you could go into with a BA (Hons) in Hospitality Tourism Management.

By studying at Edinburgh Napier University, your course will enable you to build strong communication and leadership skills, as well as develop your understanding of the skills required to allow tourism-based businesses to succeed. You’ll be able to be practical and hands on, as your knowledge increases throughout your course. You will develop strong teamworking and problem-solving skills.

Roles you may go into on completion of your degree include destination development, cultural services management, operational management, or working for a tour operator, an airline, public sector organisation or within retail or hospitality.

What does a Hotel Manager do?

A Hotel Manager is a professional responsible for overseeing the daily operations of a hotel or lodging establishment. Their primary goal is to ensure guest satisfaction while managing various hotel functions such as customer service, staffing and budgeting. The role is one that requires great communication, organisation and leadership.

Daily tasks and responsibilities in this role may include:

  • Operation management

  • Guest relations

  • Financial management

  • Event coordination

  • Facility management 

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