Faculty of Organisation and Management
Pathways to Higher Education:
Hospitality & Tourism at Sheffield
Hallam University
Jenny Cockill and Nicola Palmer
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
Jenny Cockill
• BA (Hons) Hotel and Catering and French,
Oxford Brookes
• Crest Hotels – functional and operational
• MBA, Brunel University
• Associate Lecturer, Scottish Hotel School,
Strathclyde
• Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
Dr. Nicola Palmer
• BA (Hons) Tourism Studies, University of
Wales Institute, Cardiff
• Wales Tourist Board – Research Assistant
• PhD, Open University/University of Wales
Institute, Cardiff
• Management Consultant, SWA Consulting
Ltd.
• Projects Officer, University of Salford
• Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
Range of Courses – Hospitality
2006
HND Hotel Catering & Institutional Management
BSc(Hons) Hospitality Business Management
International Hospitality Business Management
BSc(Hons) Hospitality Business Management with
Conference and Events
International Hospitality Business Management with Conference
and Events
BSc(Hons) Hospitality Management with Culinary Arts
International Hospitality Business Management with Culinary
Arts
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
BSc (Hons) Hospitality Business
Management Course Structure
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International Hospitality
Management
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Tourism and Hospitality
Entrepreneurship
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Management
Applications
Food Supply Chain
Management
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International Hospitality
Marketing Planning
or
Language
Hospitality Facilities
Development
Food and Beverage
Management
Hospitality Resources
Management
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Human Resource
Management
Management
Accounting
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Marketing in a Changing
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Operations and Project
Management
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Introduction to
Marketing
Industry
Context
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Social Psychology for
Managers
Introduction to Finance
Managing Food and
Beverage Operations
Hospitality Industry and
Infrastructure
Project
Language
Conference and
Hospitality
Operations
or
Licensed Retailing
Management
International
Culinary Arts &
Wines1
or
Food & Hospitality
in a European
Context
Corporate Hospitality
or
Food and Wine
Appreciation
Approaches to
Research
Career Management
Investigation Skills
Food Hygiene, Health and
Safety
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Range of Courses – Tourism
2006
• HND Tourism and Hospitality Business
Management
• BSc (Hons) Tourism Management
International Tourism Management
• BSc (Hons) Tourism and Hospitality Business Management
International Tourism and Hospitality Business Management
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BSc (Hons) Tourism
Management Course Structure
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Management Applications
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Tourism and Hospitality
Entrepreneurship
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Global Tourism
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Organisational Behaviour
Tourism Policy
Tourism Development
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Human Resource
Management
Management
Accounting
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Marketing in a
Changing World
Operations and Project
Management
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Introduction to
Marketing
Industry Context
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Social Psychology for
Managers
The Tourism System
Sustainable Tourism
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Tourism, Culture and
Society
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Tourism and the Media
or
Informal Countryside
Recreation and Rural
Tourism
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Language
Tourism Marketing
The Tourist
Project
Language Business Tourism
or
or
Cultural Industries
or
European
Marketing
Tourism
Communications
Field
Project
Adventure
Tourism
The Outdoor Experience
Approaches to
Research
Career Management
Investigation Skills
or
Leisure Events
Foundation
Introduction to Finance
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Arts and Entertainment
Foundation
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Language
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BSc (Hons) THBM Course Structure
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Management
Applications
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Tourism and Hospitality
Entrepreneurship
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Tourism and the Media
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Language
Global Tourism***
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Tourism Policy***
Hospitality Service
Management
Management
Accounting
Tourism Marketing**
or
Tourism Development**
Hospitality Management
Operations for the
Tourism Sector
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Human Resource
Management
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Marketing in a Changing
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Operations and Project
Management
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Introduction to
Marketing
Industry Context
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Social Psychology for
Managers
Introduction to Finance
Project
Language
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European
Tourism
Field
Project
Business Tourism
or
Cultural Industries
or
Conference and
Hospitality Operations
or
Marketing
Communications
Approaches to
Research
Career Management
Food and Hospitality in
a European Context
The Tourist*
or
The Tourism System*
An Introduction to
Hospitality for the
Tourism Sectors
The Tourism System
or
The Tourist
or
Leisure Events
Foundation
or
Language
Investigation Skills
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
What do you study?
• Year One – basic grounding
• Year Two – more choice and specialisms
• Year Three – placement year
– 'Earn while you learn'
– Fantastic opportunity
– Can be overseas
• Final Year – specialise towards your areas of
interest
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Student Work Placement
• 48 weeks of supervised work experience
• Dedicated staff to help find the placement
• International contacts for work abroad
• An allocated support tutor
• Paid placements
• Real Benefits for your CV
• Real Interviews for Real Jobs
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Work Placement Examples
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The Goring Hotel, London
The Old Toad, Rochester, New York State
Crowne Plaza, Hilton Head Island
The Gresham Hotel, Dublin
Eurocamp, France
Yorkshire Tourist Board, York
BTA, Madrid
Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida
Excel Airways
Reef and Rainforest Tours, Totnes, Devon
Jagged Globe Mountaineering, Sheffield
Thomson Holidays
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Admissions Process
• UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS
• APPLICATION THROUGH UCAS
• INVITATION DAYS
• WWW.4steps4me.co.uk
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Entry Requirements
• 5 GCSEs AT GRADE C OR ABOVE INCLUDING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & MATHS
• 200 PTS OF WHICH 140 SHOULD COME FROM
TWO A LEVELS
• GNVQ ADVANCED LEVEL 3 WITH MERIT
• PRE 2003 BTEC PASS WITH 2 DISTINCTIONS & 8
MERITS
• ACCESS 12 CREDITS AT LEVEL 3 AND 4 AT LEVEL
2
• 21 YEARS OR OLDER FLEXIBLE ENTRY
PROVIDED OTHER RELEVANT LEARNING OR
EXPERIENCE
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Routes to a degree
• HND
• FOUNDATION DEGREE
• ACCESS COURSES/MATURE
STUDENTS
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What are we looking for?
• Enthusiasm
• Commitment, motivation and the desire
to succeed
• Willingness to take responsibility for
your own learning
• Performance to your full potential (we
will give you the support you need to
become the best that you can be)
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What are students looking for
from a degree?
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Personal growth
Intellectual challenge
Transferable skills
Ownership of learning
Development of professionalism
Employability
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Graduate Career Prospects
• 95.5% of tourism and hospitality
graduates find full-time employment
within 6 months of leaving the course
• Average graduate starting salary:
£14,231
• Maximum graduate starting salary:
£35,000
Source: SHU First Destination Survey, 2004
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Graduate Employers (sample)
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Aramark
Baldwins Omega
City Catering
Accor Hotels
MacDonald Hotels
Monarch Airlines
Marriott Hotel Group
Millennium Galleries
British Airways
Hilton Hotel group
Rise Travel
Teaching and Projects Abroad
Thomson Holidays
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Career Profiles
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
Joanna Cook
• 1998-1999 SWE
Radisson Marco Island
Resort in Florida
• 2000-2001 Graduate
training programme at
Naples Registry Resort,
Marco Island, Florida Sales and Marketing
and Public Relations
• 2002-onwards
Radisson Suite Beach
Resort - Sales Manager
'My internship helped me
decide the career path I
wanted to take and
made it easier to
choose the modules for
my final year. The best
part of the degree
course for me was the
placement year - if I
hadn't done that I don't
know where I would be
now! '
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
John Price
• 1999-2000 SWE Newcastle
Marriott, Gosforth Park
– Christmas Organiser
– Worked in all departments
– Duty Management
Joined Marriott
Graduate
Training Scheme
July 2001
• July 2001 to May 2002
Slough/Windsor Courtyard by
Marriott – Graduate trainee
Manager based in front Office
• May 2002 to January 2003
Lincoln– Restaurant & Bar
Manager
• January 2003 to March 2004
Ipswich–Operations Manager
• April 2004 to July 2005 –
Marriott Sprowston Manor
Hotel and Country Club –
Operations Manager
• August 2005 –present.
General Manager – Hotel
Bannatyne
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Faculty of Organisation and Management
Catherine Grimbly
• 1998-99 SWE Copthorne
Tara
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Restaurant Supervisor
Conference Ops
Conference Office Secretary
Meetings Planner
Returned to Copthorne on
graduation
• 2000-01 Meetings Planner
• 2001-02 Conference Office
Manager
• 2002-03 Meetings & Event
Manager
• March 03 – November 04
Holiday Inn Regents ParkConference sales manager
• November 04 Langham
Hotel - Senior Conference,
Banqueting & Groups
manager
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Mark Robson
• June 1998 April 1999
SWE Jupiter Island Club,
Florida – PA to HR
Director
• April1999 – September
1999 SWE Grand View
Lodge, Minnesota –
Restaurant Manager
• June 2000 joined
Graduate Training
Scheme Sedexho
• June 2000-Sept 2001
Sandown Park Graduate
Trainee/assistant Manager
• Sept 2001-Nov 2002
Deputy General Manager
• Nov 2002-Feb 2003 GM
Christmas Site
• Feb 2003-August 2003 GM
National Film Theatre
• August 2003-July 2004 GM
Wisley Gardens Flagship
unit
• July 2004 left to set up own
business Redmist Leisure
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What can our graduates expect
from a career in Hospitality and
Tourism...
...High levels of responsibility and
authority, international prospects, good
salaries, challenging roles, exciting
career opportunities...
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For more information....
Jenny Cockill - Hospitality
• j.j.cockill@shu.ac.uk
Nicola Palmer - Tourism
• n.palmer@shu.ac.uk
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