Entry Requirements
Above 18 years

• IELTS 4.5
• Intermediate
• Upper-Intermediate

Introductory Certificate

• No other formal qualifications are required

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) plus
• Introductory Certificate or 5 years relevant work experience

• Professional Certificate or
• 8 years relevant work experience including 3 years management

Mode of Studies
FULL-TIME:

• 15 hours per week

COMBINATION COURSE:

• 15 hours per week,
• OTHM Tourism and Hospitality Management
• IELTS or Advanced English

• From 1 to 3 years

• 60% Project
• 30% Online Examination
• 10% Attendance

Professional Certificate

• Introduction to Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
• Introduction to Business Environment
• Introduction to Business Communication and Customer Care
• Introduction to Business and Finance

Professional Diploma

• Tourism Marketing and Management  
• Hospitality Marketing and Management
• Human Resources Management
• Tourism and Hospitality Operations Management
• Financial Management and Information Systems
• Customer Relations and Business Environment

• Marketing Communications for Tourism and Hospitality
• International Tourism and Hospitality Business Environment
• Corporate Business Strategy and Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Operations Management in the Business Environment

Assessment
Introductory Certificate is assessed by a project and by an on-line examination (1 hour long). Students will be required to undertake a three-hour written exam for each module of Certificate and Diploma levels and for 5 modules of the Higher Diploma.

Progression
Students who have successfully completed the OTHM Higher Diploma and who have 2 year’s management experience in the tourism and hospitality industry are eligible to apply for entry to London South Bank University’s MSc programme.

Start Dates
For start dates of this programme, please contact the college directly on +44 (0)20 7247 8121.

Fees
The current fee schedule for this programme is available in section Fees.