BA (Hons) Hospitality Management

 

The Hospitality Management specialty is accredited by the Bulgarian National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency in the “Administration and Management” academic stream.

Furthermore, the IUC Hospitality Management specialty is recognized and accredited by Cardiff Metropolitan University (Cardiff Met), UK, which provides students with the opportunity to receive two Bachelor Degrees upon successful completion of their studies.

 

Language of instruction: English

Duration of studies: 3 years (6 semesters) Cost per year (Fall and Spring) $ 5,600

Diploma: Bulgarian Bachelor Degree from International University College and British BA (Hons) from Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK.  

 

The Hospitality Management specialty is designed to provide a wide array of skills and knowledge, which are necessary for every manager in the field of tourism.

These capabilities provide graduates with excellent career growth opportunities in an international context. They serve as an excellent starting point for students who intend to reach TOP management level in broad aspects of the tourism industry both in Bulgaria and on an International level. The majority of the graduates from this specialty occupy middle and top management positions in multinational tourist organizations working as hotel managers, F&B and Front Office Managers, Senior Administrators, Marketing Managers and many others.

 

The chief aim of this specialty is the preparation of highly qualified specialists with developed business thinking and excellent knowledge and professional behavior, which are typical for successful managers:

-          Good command of foreign languages

-          Ability to work in a team

-          Ability to communicate effectively

-          Analytical and Interpretative skills

-          Planning skills

-          Decision making skills

-          Resourcefulness and flexibility

 

What are the study modules?

 

First semester:

Introduction to Hospitality Management

Economics and Business Environment

Marketing and Business Communications

Foreign Languages - First language - English for business and tourism, Second foreign language - English/German/French/Spanish

 

Second semester:

Research and Statistics

Accounting and Finance

Introduction to Tourism and Management

Foreign languages

Summer Internship I (double module)

 

Third semester:

Foreign Languages II: English for academic writing, Other Language (German/French/Spanish)

Human resource management and Organizational Behavior

Event management

Hotel operations management 

 

Fourth semester:

Marketing communications and marketing research 

Tour operations, travel agents and passenger transport

Entrepreneurship

International hotels development and management

Foreign Languages II

Summer Internship II (double module)

 

Fifth and sixth semester:

Strategic Management for Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure and Events

International Food and Beverage Management

Current Issues in Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management

Diploma or Enterprise project 

Corporate finance

Electronic Commerce

Branding, Advertising and Contemporary Consumption   

Advanced Food Hygiene

Modern Foreign Language, Culture and Society   

Programme Specification

 

All students in this specialty have two obligatory internships during their education. These internships last between 6 and 11 weeks and take place in tourist organizations such as high class hotel chains, tour operators and tourist agencies. Internships are professionally oriented and aim at development of professional working habits and provision of financial support to students.