International hospitality management / Bainistíocht Aíochta Idirnáisiúnta DT401
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Qualification awarded: BSc (International hospitality management) Level 8 / BA (Bainistíocht Aíochta Idirnáisiúnta) Leibhéal 8
Duration of programme:
4 years
Type of programme:
Honours Degree
Number of places:
50 approx.
What is International Hospitality Management?
The demand for hospitality services is growing each year within the global hotel, leisure, industrial, business, health and education sectors. DIT’s BSc in International Hospitality Management is designed to produce graduates with all the necessary management, technological and operational skills to meet this demand in the international hospitality industry.
What are my career opportunities?
From supervising departments in the world’s finest hotels, restaurants, exotic resorts and corporate hotel developments, to overseeing business conventions and special events - diversity, excitement and career opportunities abound in today’s hospitality industry. Graduates of DIT’s BSc in International Hospitality Management will have enhanced career opportunities within the hospitality and the broader services sector. Career paths include management positions in hotels, transport, travel agencies, tourism providers/suppliers, self employment, project management, technology management, community development, public sector support, financial institutions and bar, club, and conference management. In addition, there are opportunities for graduates in consultancy, research and postgraduate education.
What other options do I have after completion?
Students who have reached the appropriate honours standard have access to a range of Masters Degrees in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education.
What will I study on this programme?
The programme provides a challenging curriculum aimed at developing strong communication, interpersonal, management and leadership skills that have been identified by the hospitality industry as essential for career success. This honours degree in International Hospitality Management offers enhanced career opportunities in the wider services sector.
Module listing
Year One
Applied Communications 1 & 2, Computer Applications, Economics, Food & Beverage Professional Practice, Food & Beverage Operations, Fundamentals of Accounting, Hospitality Industry Studies, Languages, Marketing, Management 1
Year Two
Data Analysis, Database & Industry Software, Financial Accounting for Companies, Hospitality Management Operations, Languages, Management Accounting – Costing & Decision-making, International Human Resource Management, Management 2, 2 Options
Students may opt for a semester abroad in substitution for either Semester in year two. This will involve successfully obtaining 30 credits from appropriate modules from partner universities approved by the School of Hospitality Management & Tourism
Year Three
Information Systems, Hospitality Law I, Management Accounting - Planning & Control, 2 Options. In the second semester students undertake a Professional Internship.
Year Four
Dissertation, Financial Management, International Hospitality Management, Marketing Strategy, Research Methods, Strategic Management, Strategic Management Seminars, 2 Options.
Are there study abroad opportunities?
Students undertaking this programme have the opportunity to undertake a semester abroad in a partner institution/university. This opportunity is an option which occurs in the second semester of year two where participating students take a similar number of modules abroad. This further enhances the international focus of the programme and the international experience of the student.
What our students say!
- Deirdre Prendergast, DIT Graduate, and Sales Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Sydney: ‘DIT’s BSc in International Hospitality Management is truly a Business Degree specialising in the fun world of Hotels and Hospitality. Being such a broad course, covering subjects from Marketing to Culinary Arts, from IT to Strategic Management, this course provides students with a thorough base for any desired career path within the services industry.
Covering so many different areas gives you the chance to find your real niche - for me it was sales and marketing, and I chose to complete my internship at Burj Al Arab, Dubai. Since leaving the course I have been lucky enough to have worked as a Sales Manager for Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin handling the US Market and today I handle the Australian and New Zealand Markets for Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney.
If travel through work in a dynamic and vibrant industry is what you want - this is the course for you!!!
- Kirstie McDonnell, Student: ‘I started this course in 2007 with the hopes that I would one day own my own restaurant. This course really gave an excellent rounded experience of both practical and theoretical modules that would help me to do that, and because of this course I am currently working in a luxury five star property, with the prospect of becoming part of management when I have graduated. This course also will allow me the opportunity to work abroad in the future and that is an invaluable asset to somebody in the field of hospitality.’
Entry Requirements
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Minimum no of |
Minimum Grade in |
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Subjects |
Honours |
Maths |
English/Irish |
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6 |
2 |
OC3 |
OD3 |
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Other Requirements: At least OD3 in one of: Irish, French, German, Spanish or Italian. |
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Further information
School of Hospitality Management and Tourism
T: 01 402 4352
