Hospitality Management / Bainistíocht Aíochta DT408
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Qualification awarded: BA (Hospitality Management) Level 7 / BA (Bainistíocht Aíochta) Leibhéal 7
Duration of programme:
3 years
Type of programme:
Ordinary Degree
Number of places:
50 approx.
Programme Description
This degree programme offers a challenging opportunity for those individuals who wish to pursue a career in management in the hospitality industry. This dynamic course provides a future orientated and industry focused curriculum. Final year students will have the opportunity to follow a specialised stream in one of the following areas: Food and Beverage Management, Rooms Division Management or Conference and Event Management.
What are my career opportunities?
Career opportunities are almost limitless in hotels, food and tourism enterprises worldwide. Graduates are trained professionals with sound operational work experience and a comprehensive understanding of the hospitality industry. As such, they are in demand by a large cross section of the industry from general and operational management within the tourism industry, to more specialised areas. Career opportunities in this sector include marketing and sales, HRM, food and beverage management, rooms division management, and conferencing management in Ireland and abroad. In addition, graduates may progress to a variety of postgraduate programmes in a range of disciplines.
What other options do I have after completion?
Students who have reached the appropriate standards may have access to the one year BSc in Hospitality Management (add-on) programme (DT408A) and other programmes in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education.
Module listing
Year One
Applied Communications 1 & 2, Computer Applications, Economics, Food & Beverage Studies, Fundamentals of Accounting, Introduction to Rooms Division Management, Hospitality Industry Studies, Food & Beverage Culinary Theory, Languages, Management 1, Marketing.
Year Two
Human Resource Management, Languages, Management 2, Management Accounting - Costing & Decision Making. In the second semester students undertake a Professional Internship.
Year Three
Data Analysis, Enterprise Development, Financial Accounting, Hospitality Law I, Information Systems, Management Accounting – Planning & Control, Strategic Management & a range of Options.
Entry Requirements
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Minimum Grade in |
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Subjects |
Honours |
Maths |
English/Irish |
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5 |
OD3 |
OD3 |
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Other Requirements At least OD3 in one of: Irish, French, German, Spanish or Italian. |
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Are there study abroad opportunities?
In year 2 of the programme students have the opportunity to participate in a professional internship in selected hospitality organisations in Ireland, Europe and the United States.
Further information
School of Hospitality Management and Tourism
T: 01 402 4352
