Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) in International Hotel Management

Program structure:

The following outline is an overview of the courses offered in the BBA in International Hotel Management program.

SEMESTER 1:

Your first academic semester will prepare you to successfully fulfill functions of various Front-of-the-House departments of national and international restaurants or hotels as you receive an extended introduction to the hospitality field and develop your ability to assume responsibilities. Courses include:

• Service Techniques – Craft-based learning
• Principles of Cleaning Science and Stewarding
• Principles of Bar and Beverage Operations
• Service Concepts
• Rooms Division Operations
• Introduction to the World of Hospitality
• Mathematics and Applied IT

SEMESTER 2:

This semester of study builds on the skills that you have already developed, as well as the basics of supervision and management, by preparing you to fulfill duties of various Back-of-the-House departments in areas such as:

• Culinary Arts – Craft-based learning
• Pastry and Bakery Operations – Craft-based learning
• Culinary Concepts
• Hospitality Financial Accounting and Control
• Rooms Division Administration
• Scientific Principles of Human Nutrition and Food
• Organizational Behavior

SEMESTER 3:

For this first internship, you will put into practice the basics you will have learnt at an operational level either in service (restaurant, bars, room service) or Rooms Division (Front office, housekeeping).

This final Hotel Operations semester will emphasize supervisory and managerial principles preparing you to fulfill the managerial functions of the key departments of a national or international hotel or restaurant:

• Rooms Division Management
• Food and Beverage Management
• Facilities Management
• Hospitality Managerial Accounting
• Hospitality Human Resources
• Hospitality Marketing
• Economics
• Introduction to Psychology

SEMESTER 5:

This final internship is generally in administration and management, providing opportunities to take decisions, create new strategies for project or department, and often opens the door to your future career.

SEMESTER 6 AND 7:

During these final two academic semesters, alongside classes in your chosen specialization, you will build upon your previously acquired operational and technical knowledge with a range of vital management skills:

• Modeling for Management
• Strategic Marketing
• Financial Management
• Leadership and Human Resource Management
• Research Methods
• Quantitative Techniques
• Revenue and Pricing Management
• Dissertation (Compulsory for Honors Degree)
• BBA Specialization courses (see details below)