Qualification Number: 603/2316/4
The OTHM Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management qualification is designed for managers who have the authority and personal inspiration to translate organisational strategy into effective operational performance.
The programme will provide learners with an advanced qualification that supports their development as managers within the international tourism and hospitality industry, with a lifelong-learning orientation. It will also provide learners with the ability to analyse complex management problems and to apply and adapt specialist skills and technical terminology to propose solutions to these problems. Successful completion of this programme will enable learners to make decisions about the leadership, planning and management of work areas in the tourism and hospitality industry that are informed by best practice and contemporary research.
Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold/meet one or more of the criteria on the list below:
- A certificate/ diploma in management studies or business management
- An equivalent professional qualification from a recognised institution.
- Mature students with a minimum of two years relevant work experience may be considered.
- This course is designed for learners aged 19 and above.
- The provider will determine English Language ability if English is not your native language.
- IELTS 4.5 or equivalent qualification is preferred but not essential.
Qualification Strucure
OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management (RCF) consists of the following 6 mandatory units that provide a total of 120 credits:
Unit Ref. No. | Mandatory Units | Credit |
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H/507/7382 | Strategic Management and Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality | 20 |
K/507/7383 | Destination Management | 20 |
T/507/7385 | International Tourism Policy and Development | 20 |
J/507/7388 | E-Tourism and Social Media in Tourism and Hospitality | 20 |
L/507/7389 | Advanced Research Methods in Tourism and Hospitality | 20 |
F/507/7390 | Organisational Behaviour in International Tourism and Hospitality Organisations | 20 |
Duration and Delivery
The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning. The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.
Assessment and Verification
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion-referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes. To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, a learner must have successfully passed all the learning outcomes for that unit.
Course Material
Course materials, including presentations, handouts, assignment briefs, and e-books are made available to enrolled learners. In addition to this, the learners will also receive the course handbook and tutorial via emails, in order to support the learning.
Books
We can provide printed books for certain units and these can be ordered by the learners at the start of the course at an additional cost. These are from BPP Publishing or other publications and are discounted for enrolled learners. These are available for selected units only.
Online learning
The learner sets their own pace for their learning and the courses are offered on an academic year basis. Although our tutors encourage the learners to make progress monthly, this approach is flexible.
Progressions
Passing the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management enables learners to progress into or within employment or continue their further study. OTHM has progression arrangement with a number of UK universities that acknowledges the ability of learners after studying Level 7 qualifications to be considered for advanced entry into masters top-up programmes.
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