UMD's Hospitality Management programme focuses on:

• providing education and training for a range of management careers in hospitality, licensed retail, food and beverage or leisure and tourism sectors; for example food and beverage manager, front of house manager or events manager.
• providing opportunities for hospitality managers to follow specialized areas of study directly relevant to individual vocations and professions within the hospitality industry, including study within the licensed trade, leisure and/or tourism sectors, or specialist culinary arts.
• providing opportunities for full-time learners to gain a nationally-recognised vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in hospitality management or progress to higher education, vocational qualifications such as a full-time degree in hospitality management or related areas such as business management.
• developing the knowledge, understanding and skills of learners in the field of hospitality management in a range of fields, including those suggested above.
• providing opportunities for learners to focus on the development of higher-level skills in a hospitality management context, including investigatory and research skills focusing on management issues within the context of hospitality, leisure or tourism.
• providing opportunities for learners to develop a range of skills and techniques and attributes essential for successful performance in working life within the hospitality industry.

Academic Calender of Hospitality Management courses

First Semester:

The Hospitality Industry

Customer Care in Hospitality

Health, Safety and Security in the Hospitality Industry

Hospitality Business Operations

Hospitality Team Leadership and Supervision

Second Semester:

Food Service Operations

Alcoholic Beverage Operations

Food Service Operations

Human Resources in Hospitality

Third Semester:

Kitchen Organisation and Food Safety

Accommodation Operations

Front Office Operations in Hospitality

Introduction to Asian Cuisine

Work related Project in Hospitality

Fourth Semester:

Introduction to European Cuisine

Introduction to Contemporary Cuisine

Hospitality Business Enterprise

Marketing and Hospitality