Futureproofing your employment through skills-based learning
About the school
The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management provides challenging but exciting and unique experiential learning approaches for your educational journey. Our student-centred programmes are co-cocreated in collaboration with a range of global partner stakeholders including accreditation bodies, industry employers, practitioners, vibrant alumni and students. You’ll have the opportunity to gain the requisite practical digital, green and social skills futureproof your employment and strive in the digital economy.
Our Foundation and Undergraduate level BSc (Hons) degree programmes offer inclusive specialist focus on the invaluable global hospitality and tourism industry. We are approaching the following Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) for programme accreditation: The Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the Institute of Hospitality (IoH), the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT, University recognition already attained) and the Tourism Management Institute (TMI). The programmes are co-created, curated and managed by our select team of highly competent and industry experienced academic lecturers who are committed to place active and immersive learning experience at the centre the centre of your education. Studying with us means you’ll be at the crest of the latest digital technology, sustainability and social developments. You will develop the requisite practical hospitality and tourism leadership and management skills to enable you to futureproof your employment and thrive in a digital and sustainable service economy.
Gaining a degree with the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will empower you with the requisite skills that will give you competitive advantages to enter an almost endless list of possible managerial career pathways. Many of our alumni gained significant managerial promotions as a result of completing their degree study with us; others have used their hospitality and tourism qualifications as a catalyst for a change of career. If you have an entrepreneurial flair, we’ll help you develop the skills needed to launch your own business through our Arden Enterprise Incubator. Alternative we will inspire and empower you to succeed in a number of fields ranging from hospitality, events, leisure, sports to the tourism sector.
Arden in numbers
*This data is based on a Student Satisfaction Survey, undertaken in July 2020.
95%
student satisfaction
95% of our graduates said they were satisfied with the Arden University learning experience.
*This data is based on a Student Satisfaction Survey, undertaken in July 2020.
90%
of careers transformed
90% of Arden graduates say their career possibilities have been enhanced by studying with us.*
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global study locations
Study from anywhere online, on campus in Berlin, or at one of our five UK study centres, including three locations in London.
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Alumni are proud to be Arden graduates
In recognition of our continued commitment to our students, we were named number one education business in the 2020 Education Investor Awards.
Faculty staff
Dr. Nick Wylie is currently an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Business. He is doubling as the Interim Head of School for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. He has ICIPD and SFHEA professional membership. Dr Wylie has 20 years’ experience in UK Higher Education. He has previously served as Head of School of Marketing and Management at Coventry University. He holds a PhD in PhD in Human Resource Management, Warwick Business School and a MA degree in Human Resources Management, University of Leeds.
Dr Nick Wylie, ICIPD, SFHEA
Associate Dean, Faculty of Business Interim Head of School – Hospitality and Tourism Management
Dr Emmanuel Murasiranwa PhD, CMBE, MIH, SFHEA
Principal Lecturer (Secondment)- School of Hospitality and Tourism
Hugh Smith, FHEA, MTMI, FInst.TT, MTS
Tourism Lecturer – School of Leadership and Management
Accrediting bodies and industry partners
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) promotes excellence in UK management and leadership. The institute aims to boost career development in the management sector and connect you with likeminded professionals.
Business Graduates Association (BGA)
Arden University’s Faculty of Business is an esteemed member institution of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), an international quality assurance body of world-leading education providers who share a commitment for responsible management practices and lifelong learning.
Tourism Management Institute (TMI)
The Tourism Management Institute (TMI) is the professional organisation for anyone working in tourism destination management, supporting professionals who promote and develop destinations worldwide.
The programme is subject to University Recognition by TMI.
Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT)
The Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) seeks to elevate professional standards in the travel industry and provides tourism organisations and professionals with support and guidance.
UNWTO
Arden University has joined an elite group of universities in the UK that are members of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). UNWTO has a current membership of 156 countries and is responsible for the promotion of responsible and sustainable tourism.
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Arden University is a member of the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB International is a global association of leaders in education and business dedicated to supporting and advancing quality business education worldwide.
