Study location	Germany, Hamburg
Type	Bachelor, dual
Nominal duration	7 semesters (210 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	IHM_0_210_D_HH_0_e

Tuition fee	€3,720 per semester

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. ⠀ Upload your electronic copies during the application process

Language requirements	English

Other requirements

Certificate of general higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (if you do not yet have a degree, the last intermediate certificate is also sufficient) Alternatively, a vocational qualification can also enable access Curriculum vitae Copy of ID/passport At the start of the programme: Training contract with practice partner company. Our student advisory service will be happy to help you find a dual partner.

More information	srh-berlin.de/..um-hotelmanagement-dresden

Overview

Do you dream of becoming a hotel manager and are you the communicative type? Then the dual study programme is perfect for you. We will prepare you for your international career at hotels worldwide in a practice-orientated way.

During the dual B.A. degree programme in International Hotel Management in Heidelberg, we will prepare you for a leading role in the hotel industry. With us, you will learn how to manage a hotel strategically and sustainably, motivate your employees, develop marketing and event concepts and create financial and business plans in a very practice-orientated way. Thanks to your comprehensive training, your practical experience of almost 2 years (22 months) and the strengthening of your language skills, you will be ideally prepared for an (inter)national career with your Bachelor’s degree and will be able to get to know other cultures at the same time

Programme structure

7 SEMESTERS 210 ECTS

1ST SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Business management thinking and behaviour
• Fundamentals of the hotel and catering market
• Language I (Volume 1)*
• Scientific work
• Economic structures & mechanisms
• Hotel and Catering Management (Volume 2)

We currently offer the following languages for you:

• Business English
• Spanish
• French
• Russian
• Arabic
• Chinese
• Italian.

2ND SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Practical phase I
• Law (Volume 1)
• Marketing & Social Media Management (Volume 2)

3RD SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Operational departments in the hotel industry
• Sales and Distribution
• Language II (Volume 1)*
• Finance I.
• Human Resource Management
• Language III (Volume 2)*

4TH SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Practical phase II
• Leadership [online] (Volume 1)
• Finance II (Volume 2)

5TH SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Finance III
• Strategic Management
• Language IV. (Volume 1)
• International Hotel Development Project
• Event and Concept Management
• Empirical Research Methods (Volume 2)

6TH SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Practical Phase III.
• International Networks in Tourism (Volume 1)
• Quality and Process Management [online] (Volume 2)

7TH SEMESTER 30 ECTS

• Practical phase IV
• Colloquium for the Bachelor’s thesis
• Bachelor’s thesis

Career opportunities

*Best prospects – with your dual study programme in Dresden

You can get started in these areas, for example:

• Management & Administration, e.g. management, personnel management, accounting, controlling
• Sales & Marketing, e.g. Revenue Management, Public Relations, Convention Sales
• Rooms Division, e.g. reception, guest relations/guest services, executive floor, housekeeping
• Food & Beverage, e.g. F & B Administration, Banqueting Service, Bar Management, Room Service
• Head Office, e.g. in Hotel Development, Quality Management, etc.

With the internationally recognised and FIBAA-accredited Bachelor’s degree, you will also qualify for further Master’s studies. This provides you with the ideal foundation for a further academic career in business administration or hospitality management. It also opens the door to higher management positions in the hotel industry, up to general manager – or for a career in teaching and science.