What do our hospitality, tourism and events postgraduates go on to do?
With our long-standing reputation of delivering courses for 60 years, we’ve built a trustworthy name within the hospitality, tourism and events sectors. Employers recognise the quality of ºÚÁÏÉç graduates, having gained industry experience and relationships.
Here at ºÚÁÏÉç Hospitality and Tourism (SHTM) we provide you with transferable skills such as leadership, problem-solving, communication and professionalism. Through our masters programmes, we aim to engender a set of critical graduate attributes, including global awareness, digital capabilities, and sustainability, to ensure our students not only are highly employable but also will flourish in their careers. It is our mission to cultivate future leaders and changemakers in our wonderful industries.
Completing the masters was a key gateway to my success as a hotel manager today.
Jasmine, International Hotel Management MScWho do our hospitality, tourism and events postgraduates work for?
Our aim is to prepare you for a successful career at the heart of one of the world's most exciting industries. The sector is a very broad and resilient one, and our graduates are highly employable across a wide range of organisations.
Recent SHTM postgraduates have gone onto work for the following employers:
- British Airways
- Claridges Restaurant
- Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Centre
- Double Tree by Hilton
- Four seasons hotel and resorts
- Global licensing group, Informa Markets
- Marriott International
- Park Hyatt London River Thames
- Smith Travel Research
- UNESCO
- Virgin Atlantic.
I particularly enjoyed learning about the financial side of hotels, including using a real-life hotel simulation and making revenue management decisions.
Hanna, Strategic Hotel Management MScHow ºÚÁÏÉç sets you above the crowd in the jobs market
We have a proven track record of developing highly skilled, employable graduates. Your teachers will show you how to apply academic theory into practice. For example, on our International Events Management MSc, students will have the opportunity to produce their own live event as part of a small management team, helping them to develop vital practical skills for their career as an events professionals.
ºÚÁÏÉç is home to outstanding academic minds, many of whom are active researchers or have years of industry experience, keeping our courses job-relevant to give you a clear advantage. Alongside your lecturers, our impressive industry connections mean that senior industry executives regularly give guest lectures to our students - you can use our networks to develop your own professional contacts.
Offering excellent industry connections and research, while keeping you updated with the latest industry trends, our postgraduate programmes will inspire you to build on your existing knowledge and skills. We draw upon a range of subject areas and industry experts to help you become the kind of graduate who can go on to become a senior manager or an executive, or fulfil a variety of other professional roles within the industry.
Discover more about our hospitality, tourism and events masters programmes, our Careers and Employment team and student life at ºÚÁÏÉç.