Hospitality Management

Overview

The University boasts one of the finest tourism and hospitality buildings in Europe, with state-of-the-art facilities. Our courses combine practical elements of hospitality management with key management skills, knowledge and competencies, in a multicultural classroom environment, providing graduates with the best possible foundation for a future career. Modern demonstration and production kitchens, IT and front office laboratories, a demonstration theatre, training restaurants and bar, and well equipped classrooms are all features of the Tourism and Hospitality Building at MTU.

Administration and support facilities are offered in an environment where students have direct access to an experienced and qualified lecturing team. Formal lectures, tutorials, individual and team project work, guest speakers, industry visits and field trips are all an integral part of the course. A range of elective modules are available so that students can pursue particular topics which interest them.

There is a mandatory work placement of a minimum of 12 weeks between year 1 and year 2 and a 6 month management internship in year 3. Work Placement allows the student to experience hospitality organisations at various grades in Ireland and gives them opportunities to travel abroad for their third year work placement. Cork boasts one of the largest variety of hospitality organisations in the country, allowing students to study in a vibrant city with a strong culture of hospitality. Students who take the opportunity to travel abroad for work placement experience a greater international awareness, and develop the ability to effectively communicate in the global hospitality environment.

What will I study?

First year at a glance

• Learn about the theory and practice of food and beverage operations
• Learn about the theory and practice of the rooms division
• Using IT applications
• Explore the structures within the various
• hospitality businesses
• Managing the business of various hospitality premises such as hotels, restaurants and bars
• Building the personal skills and attributes
• to be an effective hospitality manager
• Sustainability in Hospitality
• Industry placement

Entry Requirements

Entry 2024

For admission to a programme, standard applicants must

• score the necessary CAO points and
• meet the minimum entry requirements

Leaving Certificate in five subjects i.e. O6/H7 in five subjects. The five subjects must include Mathematics and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.

For Non-EU International Entry Requirements please visit https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/.

Career options

Employment Opportunities

Graduates will specialise in areas of the hospitality business such as food and beverage management, conference and banqueting management or rooms division management. Opportunities may also be available in sales and marketing, human resource management, training and development, event management or financial control. Graduates will aspire to senior general management positions or become involved in entrepreneurial activities and may start their own business.

• Hotel, restaurant, catering and licenced
• premises management
• Reservations and revenue management
• Conference and event management
• Human resources and training
• Hospitality entrepreneur
• Marketing and sales

Progression

Further Studies

Suitably qualified graduates are eligible to apply for entry to one year add-on

• Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Hospitality Management (Level 8)

Honours degree holders who achieve the specified level of academic performance are eligible to apply for a postgraduate course of study, both at MTU and at other third level colleges in Ireland and abroad.