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Hotel- and Restaurant Management

Bachelor of Arts

The programme combines practical and theoretical training in the hotel and food service industry, a diverse and growing sector with exciting career opportunities.

Information for Application

Key Information

Deadline:
July 15
Deadline:
Admission to this programme is restricted. Please note the application deadline!
7 Semester:
210 ECTS
7 Semester:
3.5 years standard period of study
Start:
Winter semester
Start:
Lectures starts at the end of September
Location:
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Location:
Our Heilbronn campus in the city centre
Language:
German / English
Language:
The language of instruction is German / English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Degree:
Initial vocational qualification
Study form:
Full-time
Study form:
Traditional full-time study on campus

Course Content

The Bachelor´s programme Hotel and Restaurant Management (HM) at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences is a business-focused degree that builds strong economic knowledge before adding industry-specific courses in hotel- and restaurant management. Students benefit from a mix of classes, self-study and practical experience through excursions and guest lectures in hospitality companies.

The programme includes a two-semester foundation phase and a five-semester main study phase with an optional semester abroad and an internship semester, which can also be completed internationally. 

Students choose from five business languages (English, French, Spanish, Russian or Arabin) and from business specializations such as International Finance, Marketing or HR.

Specialization

Hospitality areas:
  • Hospitality Development & Investment
  • Hospitality Services Marketing
  • Contemporary Food & Beverage Development
  • Contemporary Lifestyle in Hospitality


Career Perspectives

Typical management positions in the hospitality sector include:

  • corporate development
  • revenue management
  • sales and human resource management
  • F&B (Food and Beverage)
  • MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions)


In gastronomy, career paths could be:

  • concept development
  • expansion
  • marketing
  • operations in system catering.
  • Self-employment is also an option, for example as a franchisee.
  • roles at the interface to the hospitality sector, such as management consulting or sales positions with suppliers, offer further career opportunities.

Programme Structure

  • 1st and 2nd Semesters
  • 3rd and 4th Semesters
  • 5th Semester: Internship semester
  • 6th and 7th Semesters
  • Documents
1. Semester
  • Introduction Business Administration
  • Accounting and Financing
  • Foundations of Hospitality Management
  • Human Resource Management and Intercultural Management
  • Scientific Basics and Statistics
  • Linguistic-Business Elective


2. Semester
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Accounting and Financing
  • Introduction Law
  • Scientific Basics and Statistics
  • Hotel and Restaurant Management in Digital Economy
  • Linguistic-Business Elective
3. Semester
  • Strategic Management and Controlling
  • Research Methods
  • Hospitality Procurement & Operations
  • Restaurant Management & System Catering
  • Digital Process & Customer Experience in Hospitality
  • Event- and Project Management


4. Semester
  • Optional semester abroad (Interdisciplinary Hospitality and Business Studies)
5. Semester
  • Internship
  • Internship Colloquium
6. Semester
  • Tourism- and Business Law
  • Sustainability and Ethics in Hospitality
  • Project Hospitality
  • Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Hospitality
  • Case Studies of Digital Economy
  • Elective Course Hospitality


7. Semester
  • Elective Course Hospitality
  • Seminar Hospitality
  • Bachelor Thesis

Requirements and Application

This degree programme has restricted admission, meaning you can apply for a place. All information about the application process at HHN can be found on the website "Bachelor application procedure".

Contact

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  • More about our faculty
  • Guide for International Students
  • Student life and funding
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