3 Years / Level 8 / Part-time
This Work-Based-Learning Hospitality Management honours degree programme will provide learners already working within the hospitality industry with advanced knowledge, skills and abilities required to grow their career within the wider tourism and hospitality sector; and contribute to the industry’s evolving needs through enhanced professionalism.
The concept of Work-Based-Learning (WBL) provides people in tourism and hospitality employment with higher education access bespoke to their industry’s needs. This honours degree has been created within the Higher Education 4.0 framework, collaborating closely with industry on course design, delivering an agile and innovative Hospitality Management learning experience.
The flow of the programme empowers participants to gain practical skills across multiple departmental disciplines, equipping them with flexibility within the workplace. Participants will acquire the skillset needed in the workplace for both now and into the future. As the programme progresses, the participant will gain a holistic understanding of the business model within which they operate, supporting their ability to progress into more senior / management roles within an organisation.
The programme is designed by theme with the course flow reflective of the career journey the learner will take, with an emphasis on Operations, Business Processes and Strategy. A central component is the incorporation of Work-Based-Learning (WBL) projects bespoke to the learner’s workplace, which utilises the workplace as a legitimate and immersive learning environment.
Certain semesters of this course are taken in common with other courses.
Supported by Fáilte Ireland and the Irish Hotels Federation (I.H.F.)
Follow up programmes elsewhere include:
Minimum Entry Requirements
Leaving Certificate Minimum Points Score 160 Minimum Five O6/H7 English/ Irish O6/H7 Candidates who do not hold these qualifications can also apply based on RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) or RPEL (Recognition of Prior Certified Learning and Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning)
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Delivery Mode: Approx 90% online / 10% in-person
Delivery Sessions: Daytime - midweek
Please send the completed application form to nicola.dunnion@atu.ie
Department Administration: +353 (0)74 9186613 / +353 (0)74 9186612
Head of Department Nicola Dunnion Email: nicola.dunnion@atu.ie Telephone: +353 (0)86 1375633
School and Department Faculty of Business Department of Tourism & Sport
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