In today's global environment, employers expect graduates to have an international perspective, to understand how business operates with customers and suppliers around the world, and how they are affected by events in other countries. Our flagship programme, the BA (Hons) International Business and Hospitality Management will prepare you to compete for a wide range of job opportunities in UK and internationally. While gaining a broad understanding of business and the society in which it operates, you'll also develop essential leadership, management and communication skills and the global perspective you need to excel in a career in Hospitality Management. By choosing a joint honours in International Business and Hospitality Management, you'll gain a solid foundation in business and management and develop a distinct specialism with 50% of your modules related to the hospitality sector - topics such as global tourist cultures, hospitality regulations and operations, human resources and finance within the tourism and hospitality sector. If you wish to specialise in Hospitality Management, you will need to choose BA (Hons) International Business and Hospitality Management on application to GCU via UCAS. Your specialist modules will begin in year 1, however at the end of your first year, you'll have the opportunity to change direction and study BA (Hons) International Business as a standalone subject or switch your specialism to Tourism Management, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Economics or Law.

Graduates of BA (Hons) International Business and Marketing are ready to work in a wide variety of roles within the hospitality sector - restaurant, hotel and catering management, conference, exhibition and events organising, customer service managers, tour managers, as well as the management of pubs and licensed premises.