Start your online Bachelor in Hospitality Management
Working in hospitality can be demanding: it’s often not a typical 9-5 desk job, but a seven days a week, 365 days a year effort, with peaks and flows between seasons and times of year. But that’s a big part of what makes a career in hospitality management so interesting – there are constant challenges and new opportunities to improve, and no two days are the same.
In this online Bachelor’s degree programme in Hospitality Management, you’ll learn about business fundamentals and how they apply specifically to the hospitality sector. Learn how to plan a budget, organise and optimise workflows and develop your skills as a specialist. Upon graduation, you can use your skills successfully in many different elements of the hospitality and guest service world, from hotels and restaurants to casinos, cruise lines or event agencies.
Online course overview
The online Bachelor's programme in Hospitality Management at IU International University of Applied Sciences is your first step towards a successful international career in this exciting industry. You’ll get an overview of the different steps in the planning, development and management of hotel operations. In addition, you will gain in-depth knowledge of different commercial aspects, such as accounting, annual financial statements’ production and personnel management.
Once you’ve completed the foundational phase of your studies, you’ll get the chance to choose the modules you want to study, from a wide variety of electives. This is where you’ll develop specialist knowledge, based on the career you plan on developing. The many different options offered in this programme’s electives will help you find the aspects of the field that you find most compelling, and learn more about them
Your Bachelor in Hospitality Management career outlook
For a successful career in hotel management, you need to develop a passion for service. If you have that, you’ll be able to take on a wide variety of challenging but rewarding roles in hospitality management, all according to your preference and interests. Whether you’re more interested in the financial side of business or in the service and front of house aspects, once you’ve graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, you’ll be able to work as…
Front Office Manager
When working as a front office manager, you’ll be busy with more than just hotel check-ins. As a full-on manager, you’ll need to attend to the professional development of your staff, assure that your hotel occupancy is as full as possible and also address guests’ complaints. You’ll need to work together with your team to offer guests the best possible experience, all while working as the link between the back office and the reception team.
Revenue Manager
Revenue managers focus on optimising the sales processes of hotels and other hospitality ventures. Their work involves developing pricing strategies, analysing sales data and statistics, managing reservation systems and planning and setting budgets for different business units. Revenue managers work closely with the front office and the sales team, with one clear goal in mind – to increase the profitability of each hotel room and reservation, regardless of the season.
Sales and Marketing Manager
As a sales and marketing manager, you’ll be responsible for designing and executing business plans, with a focus on increasing companies’ profitability and cash flow. You’ll need to take into account the budget you’re given, different media channels for marketing campaigns and cross-selling options that offer greater synergies between sales and marketing. You’ll have to focus your efforts on not only acquiring new customers, but also preserving existing ones, all while exploring new markets and expanding your company’s profile and global outreach.