BA (Hons) Top Up in International Hospitality and Tourism Management

Overview

Middlesex University, London, UK, and Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, offer this UK top-up BA in International Hospitality and Tourism Management. The program is designed as a top-up of two-year higher education degrees or diplomas within hospitality and tourism or thereof related studies.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a top-up BA. If your highest level of education is a high school degree our BSc. in Business Studies will be better suited for your profile.

Get a UK accredited BA

This one year top-up BA lets you kick start your international business career with the UK accredited bachelor's degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Why take a Top-Up BA?

• Live, work and study in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Top-up your two-year degree with the UK accredited program
• Kickstart your global career with an accredited BA degree
• Study at Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Denmark's oldest business college

As a graduate of the BA (Hons) International Hospitality and Tourism Management program, you are qualified for jobs within the hospitality and tourism sector including;

• Business Development Officers
• Customer Service Agents
• Graduate Trainee Managers
• HR Officers
• Marketing Officers

Application deadlines

September 2020 Start

Application Deadline: 15 April 2020

September 2021 Start

Application Deadline: 15 April 2021

Timetable

The program consists of four modules which are each taught over a period of two semesters. Classes occur on weekdays 4 days a week. Please note that in addition, students are required to attend academic workshop sessions during the academic year.

The student will have access to their personalized electronic timetable in UMS.

Literature

eTextbooks for each module you study are included in the fee. These are chosen by the module leader and can be read online or downloaded to a computer of a handheld device, and is accessed via Mycopenhagenbusinesscollege.

Access to other learning materials with the most important ones gathered on an online reading list created by your module leader or librarian will be made available to you. The reading list will be accessible through the module area on Mycopenhagenbusinesscollege.

You will also have access to librarians, academic writing - as well as student learning assistants and IT experts to assist and advise you. If your query is more in-depth, please schedule an appointment with the librarian. The librarian will also visit your seminars throughout the year to equip you with the skills to help you succeed in the course.

Finally, there are online resources which you can use in your own time to study where and when you choose.

Jobs and Masters

As a graduate of the BA (Hons) International Hospitality and Tourism Management program, you would be qualified for jobs within the hospitality and tourism sector including;

• Business Development Officers
• Customer Service Agents
• Graduate Trainee Managers
• HR Officers
• Marketing Officers
• Project Managers
• Travel Consultants

Applicants wishing to progress to postgraduate study should note that admission requirements vary between institutions. As the BA(Hons)IHTM does not include a final dissertation or project it may not meet the admission requirements for some programs, particularly within Denmark.

Students graduating with 2:2 honors will be eligible to apply for Middlesex University’s MSc/PGDip/PGCert International Hospitality and Events Management.

Students graduating with 2:2 honors will be eligible to apply for NBCBC’s MSc International Business and Management.

Admission requirements

2 year to 3 year third level education degrees or diplomas within hospitality and tourism or thereof related studies.

Danish AP Degree in Service, or Equivalent Danish or overseas qualifications, and

High-level English proficiency (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent with no band below 5.5)

Get to know Copenhagen Business College, which is part of Niels Brock. The history of Niels Brock dates back more than 130 years. Learn about the story, values, organization, and educations offered by the largest educational institution in Denmark.

About Copenhagen Business College

To cut a long story short…

Niels Brock has been around for many years, but that doesn’t stop us from improving and renewing the business school. We simply refuse to let up and run on routine. Instead, we strive to continue to develop and incorporate the latest knowledge and technologies in our educational methods. Combining traditions built up over decades with new methods results in a solid and contemporary education that prepares students for the next step in their careers and provides them with the right competencies for the corporate world.

Core values

At Niels Brock, we aim to create a climate for intellectual and scholarly growth. Diversity and inclusion are keys to ensuring that we offer a business education of the highest caliber. Niels Brock is committed to diversity in all its dimensions, including a diverse representation at the university, a diverse community of viewpoints and backgrounds, and an acceptance of the complex identities within all individuals affiliated with the university. Niels Brock believes that the institution will be stronger as a result of a diverse population of students, faculty, staff, and board members. Niels Brock values all individuals who seek to participate and improve on our higher education community regardless of national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic class, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, and disability.

Mission and Vision

Niels Brock strives to offer relevant educational opportunities, which provide the Danish business world with competitive competencies necessary.

Mission

At Niels Brock, we commit ourselves to be ambitious and persistent when developing and offering relevant educational opportunities, which:

• Provide the Danish business world with the right competencies
• Optimizes the opportunities for individual students.

This is Niels Brock’s contribution to the Danish competitive power.

Vision

The ambition of Niels Brock is to be the most international and innovative business college in Denmark – recognized for our employees who optimize and facilitate the learning process of students.

Legal Status and Accreditations

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College is an officially acknowledged Danish vocational college offering vocational upper secondary education and training programs accredited by the state according to the Consolidation Act on Vocational Education and Training no. 1269 of November 29th, 2017.

Niels Brock operates as an international school offering postsecondary programs on the basis of

• A franchise agreement with De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
• A Franchise agreement with Middlesex University, London, UK
• Accreditation by American Accreditation Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)

The American Bachelor Program; BSc in Business Administration, is recognized to be comparable to a Danish Bachelor Degree within Business Administration. Consequently, graduates from the BSc in Business Administration are eligible to apply for postgraduate programs at Danish institutions. Read more here:

Please note that applying credits earned at Niels Brock’s BSc Program (accredited by ACICS) for admission to another institution is a decision exclusively made by the university or college to which the student applies. Niels Brock makes no representation whatsoever concerning the transferability of credits earned in the BSc Program.

Niels Brock - Copenhagen Business College provides each year a number of evaluations and accreditation documents. We wish to ensure that students receive the best possible education and training. Read more about our accreditations.

Accredited member, ACICS

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award the American Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) is listed as a national (American) recognized accrediting agency by the American Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the American Department of Education*. Here you can find our evaluations, catalog, and CAR for the ACICS accredited programs.

* Department of Education paused its recognition of ACICS from December 2016 till April 2018.

The Faculty

Copenhagen Business College is located right in the heart of Copenhagen, a few steps from the main station Nørreport, the main shopping streets and the famous harbor "Nyhavn". The faculty building is in a newly renovated classic university building.

In addition to being leaders in their academic fields, many of our faculty members also have hands‐on business experience as analysts, managers, consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, board members, authors, and executives.

Meeting rooms

If you would like to book a meeting room for group work, contact the Front Office.

Library and Open Learning Center

The Library and Open Learning Center for International Students are located at Bispetorvet, 1-3 on the ground floor of the building.

The library specializes in materials used in or related to courses taught at Copenhagen Business College. The collection contains various textbooks, newspapers, academic literature, periodicals, and databases. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to use the library.

The library has computers and access to the Internet, as well as places to study and work in groups.

Internet and print copy facilities

Wireless Internet connections are provided at the faculty so that students can access the web from their laptops and smartphones.

Photocopiers and printers are located in the basement allowing students to print, copy and scan documents.