DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ATHE LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION IS TO PROVIDE TOURISM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WITH THE SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS, OR FOR GRADUATES ENTERING THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR TO GAIN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO MANAGE BUSINESS OPERATIONS. THE QUALIFICATION PROVIDES LEARNERS WITH A CONTEMPORARY, CRITICAL, AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME THAT SUPPORTS THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS MANAGERS WITH A LIFELONG-LEARNING ORIENTATION.

THE QUALIFICATION ENABLES LEARNERS TO ANALYSE COMPLEX MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND TO APPLY AND ADAPT SPECIALIST SKILLS AND TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS INFORMED BY BEST PRACTICE AND CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH.

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS QUALIFICATION WILL ENABLE LEARNERS TO PROGRESS INTO OR WITHIN EMPLOYMENT AND/OR CONTINUE THEIR STUDY TOWARDS A RELEVANT MASTER’S PROGRAMME WITH ADVANCED STANDING.

COURSE SPECIFICATION

EQUIVALENCES

THE ATHE LEVEL 7 DIPLOMAS ON THE REGULATED QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (RQF) ARE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS MASTER’S DEGREES. HOWEVER, THEY ARE SHORTER (120 CREDITS) AND LEARNERS WILL HAVE TO PROCEED TO THE DISSERTATION STAGE (60 CREDITS) WITH UNIVERSITY TO ACHIEVE A FULL MASTERS OR MBA.

QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE

THE ATHE LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CONSISTS OF 6 MANDATORY UNITS FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 120 CREDITS, 1200 HOURS TOTAL QUALIFICATION TIME (TQT) AND 600 GUIDED LEARNING HOURS (GLH) FOR THE COMPLETED QUALIFICATION.

MANDATORY UNITS

• FOR ENTRY ONTO THE ATHE LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION, LEARNERS MUST POSSESS:
• AN HONOURS DEGREE IN RELATED SUBJECT OR UK LEVEL 6 DIPLOMA OR AN EQUIVALENT OVERSEAS QUALIFICATION
• MATURE LEARNERS WITH MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (LEARNERS MUST CHECK WITH THE DELIVERY CENTRE REGARDING THIS EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMME)
• LEARNERS MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD OR OLDER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE

• ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS: IF A LEARNER IS NOT FROM A MAJORITY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FOR ENTRY ONTO THE ATHE LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION, LEARNERS MUST POSSESS:

AN HONOURS DEGREE IN RELATED SUBJECT OR UK LEVEL 6 DIPLOMA OR AN EQUIVALENT OVERSEAS QUALIFICATION

MATURE LEARNERS WITH MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (LEARNERS MUST CHECK WITH THE DELIVERY CENTRE REGARDING THIS EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAMME)

LEARNERS MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD OR OLDER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE

ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS: IF A LEARNER IS NOT FROM A MAJORITY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY.

ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION

ALL UNITS WITHIN THIS QUALIFICATION ARE INTERNALLY ASSESSED BY THE CENTRE AND EXTERNALLY VERIFIED BY ATHE. THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE CRITERION REFERENCED, BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL THE SPECIFIED LEARNING OUTCOMES.

TO ACHIEVE A ‘PASS’ FOR A UNIT, LEARNERS MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAVE FULFILLED ALL THE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND MEET THE STANDARDS SPECIFIED BY ALL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA. JUDGEMENT THAT THE LEARNERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY FULFILLED THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA IS MADE BY THE ASSESSOR.

THE ASSESSOR SHOULD PROVIDE AN AUDIT TRAIL SHOWING HOW THE JUDGEMENT OF THE LEARNERS’ OVERALL ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN ARRIVED AT