Business Analysis and Technology and Hospitality and Tourism Management University of Strathclyde

Overview

Why this course?

Business Analysis applies advanced analytical methods to business problems to help managers make better decisions while technology is at the heart of all modern business. Organisations need business graduates with expertise in business technology.

Business analysts have an excellent general awareness of how a business works. They’re also able to apply advanced analytical methods to deal with specific management issues.

In response to employers, studying Hospitality & Tourism Management here at Strathclyde gives you the chance to study this subject in the context of management, strategy, marketing, enterprise, economics and ethics.

The Business Analysis and Technology and Hospitality and Tourism Management programme at the University of Strathclyde will prepare you for leadership roles in this dynamic industry which generates £5 billion to the Scottish economy and creates one in 10 jobs. You’ll have the skills to manage operations and business across a range of industries including hospitality, tourism and events.

Careers

The best-performing companies look for very high levels of problem-solving ability, numeracy, technology, business awareness and teamwork in their new employees. Business Analysis & Technology delivers this to a much greater extent than many other courses in business and management.

A significant number of well-known companies specifically target graduates from Strathclyde Business School, and from the area of management science in particular. Companies employing our graduates include:

• consultancy companies such as Accenture Consulting, PA Consulting and Capgemini

• financial services providers such as The Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Life and Goldman Sachs

• consumer goods companies such as Procter & Gamble and Unilever

• supermarkets such as Tesco and Morrisons

• other companies including British Airways, Scottish Power, BT, BAE Systems and public sector organisations such as the NHS

Job titles vary and may include business consultant, business analyst, operations manager and risk manager.

Graduates who specialise in Hospitality & Tourism Management have a combination of practical and business skills.

Our graduates find jobs into the hotel industry and the service sector with job titles such as:

• Manager

• Restaurant Supervisor

• Trainee Accountant