The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona School of Tourism and Hotel Management:
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) was founded in 1968, and today has over 65,000 students, taking undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and continuing education programs. We are one of the few universities in Spain to have a university campus. The UAB's infrastructure was created exclusively for university life and the campus provides all the services you need for your academic, leisure and everyday life.
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Degree in Hotel Management (in English)
This is a 3 year st
udy program designed by UAB, with a clear basis towards management level and incorporating the most innovative trends in hotel management. It is structured into two main career branches: Hospitality, Catering.
Course Content:
All tuition is done through English. However, Spanish is taught as a second language to a level of fluency. Students must also learn a third language (French or German). In their final year students will spend several months working in Spanish hotels. Those who wish to further perfect their Spanish language skills will have the option of taking a limited number of specialized courses in Spanish.
The program provides a highly multidisciplinary education, applying modern pedagogical methods and conforming to the ECTS system. Theory is combined with practice, which includes resident internships at the adjoining four-star Hotel Campus as well as at a wide range of renowned hotels of the country. Studies are completed with the writing of a business plan dissertation.
The wide range of subjects included in the course will allow you to develop professionally in different aspects of hotel management and tourism, providing you with a solid foundation and the know-how to pursue your career in any of the hospitality fields.
1st year
Theory and management skills:
- Tourism economics
- Accounting Information technology systems
- Geography of tourism
Practice:
- Marketing Introduction to the hospitality industry
Languages:
- French German I
- Spanish I & II
2nd year
Theory and management skills:
- Hygiene and dietetics
- Management accounting
- Human resource management
- Optional Modules (see below)
Practice:
- Restaurant operations
- Culinary operations
- Food and beverage management
Languages:
- French or German II & III
- Spanish III
3rd year
Theory and management skills:
- Legal issues
- Financial management
- Hotel management
- Optional Modules (see below)
Practice:
- Rooms division management
- Industrial placement I & II
- Dissertation: Business Plan
Optional Modules:
Second year (two of following three):
Hotel marketing, Communication skills (Business English), Quality management.
Third year (four of following seven):
- Congresses and conferences
- ITS for hotel management
- Purchasing and stock management
- Issues in hotel management
- Staff management
- Strategic planning
- Leisure tourist activities
Optional Second and Third Year Subjects Offered in Spanish:
Wine management, Gastronomy, Catering, Tourism resources.
Further Studies
Students who have completed the Hotel Management Degree can also acquire a Diploma in Tourism qualification at EUTDH, by completing complementary studies. Hotel Management graduates, who enrolled through the university application procedures, are eligible to acquire a Diploma in Tourism, and are required to take a further 57 credits in order to fulfil the requisites.
Students who have completed the Hotel Management Degree course, may continue their studies at the School of Business Studies of the Coastal Carolina University (CCU), for an additional academic year, and obtain a North American Degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Management and concentration in International Tourism Management. The program requires students to spend a total of 15 months at CCU, combining theoretical study (63 credits) with two periods of industrial placement (9 credits).
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