

The first thing that comes to our minds when we hear Tourism and Hospitality is ‘people’. As the name of the degree suggests, it is all about customer service. Tourism and Hospitality degrees prepare candidates to work in diverse working environments all over the world.
Even so, many people confuse Tourism and Hospitality degrees with Tourism degrees. What is the difference between these two? The main difference lies in where the employees work. With a Tourism degree, you can work in a museum, national park and so on, whilst with a Tourism and Hospitality degree you will work in hotels, restaurants.
This degree is shaped in such a way that candidates acquire skills about hotel management, food preparation and sanitation as well as human resources.
Experts say that it only takes six months for Tourism and Hospitality graduates to find a job. The most frequent areas which display the highest number of job opportunities are catering management and hotel management. As a result of their flexible degree, 15% of the graduates choose to combine work with study to broaden their employability chances.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this field will have an addition of 700 jobs, both in management positions and others.
Perhaps the most important benefit is represented by the growth opportunities. This degree will teach you about networking and developing your emotional intelligence, which are of utmost importance in this field.
This degree lasts for three years, out of which one year should be spent abroad. Usually, in the second year of their studies, students go abroad and study in a partner country. The whole idea behind this is to encourage cultural awareness and adaptation.
Additionally, some universities in the UK provide a compulsory internship during which students gather relevant industry experience.
I really enjoy the part of my university that is very practical and it gives a diverse background from business studies. The structure of the bachelor is also very helpful and the knowledge built up on each other comes at the right time. E.g. In my first year, I covered the basics of business and learned from micro and macroeconomics to management and marketing, business English and communication, intercultural competence and business ethics. The classes are with teachers who are real-life professionals bringing insights from their own lives/businesses which I think is very helpful and interesting, not only learning the boring theories. Our lessons also include no more than 30 people, cause we are divided into smaller groups, but this assists in socializing and getting your classmates know better, and helps the teacher to be more direct with you or more focused. Of course, every coin has two sides just like this uni. The practicality is its key, that you get real-life experience quite early (already in the second year you get the chance to work with companies), but on the other hand it comes with a lot of work, especially with a lot of report writing. I would say this uni gives you more than enough to get out there and land a great job. Additionally, it has a great student community and there are several extracurricular activities/organisations you can join, e.g., the Honours Program.
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