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Course Overview

The aim of the Tourism and Hotel Management program is to educate and train, through simulated and real-life professional experiences, experts and innovators in the tourism and hospitality sector.

The Tourism and Hotel Management Undergraduate Program is designed to equip students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of the rapidly changing tourism business world and with the skills to apply this knowledge in specific tourism organizations and the tourism sector more generally. The objectives of the program are to:

  1. Provide students with advanced conceptual and applied knowledge in the field of tourism and hospitality and in the basic branches (Hotel Management, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage Services Management, Front Office Management, Travel Agencies and Tour Operators) supported by scientific information and scientific knowledge.
  2. Provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of economics, business administration and law that as relevant to occupational requirements.
  3. Develop competent decision-making skills in difficult areas.
  4. Ensure that students are innovative researchers and entrepreneurs.
  5. Raise individuals with social and ethical responsibility.
  6. Equip students with leadership abilities and the ability to communicate effectively in the environment.
  7. Develop a high motivation for achievement, focused on success in the field.

In particular, the curriculum of the Tourism and Hotel Management has been prepared with the tourism and hospitality sector, in line with the FIU curriculum, aims to ensure that by the end of a four year program of undergraduate study, successful students will have:

LO1        Demonstrated the ability to communicate effectively in English in both speech and writing.

LO2        Shown development in analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills as foundations for creative and innovative Tourism and Hotel Management practice.

LO3        Acquired the core concepts as well as the theoretical and practical knowledge of Tourism and Hotel Management compatible with contemporary requirements in the professional field.

LO4        Developed skills for effective planning, execution and evaluation of Tourism and Hotel Management related tasks and projects in academic, professional and practical contexts through individual and collaborative approaches to study and work.

LO5        Applied the skills, knowledge, responsibilities and commitment to quality required for high-level professional practice in Tourism and Hotel Management within both simulated and real-life contexts.

Entry Requirement 

Graduation Requirements

The Tourism and Hotel Management Undergraduate degree program comprises 139 credits of full-time study which must be completed. In order to graduate, students are required to have a minimum cumulative average of 2.00 out of a possible total of 4.00.   

ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)

FIU’s credit allocation system has also been carefully aligned with the European Credit Transfer System on the basis of 1 ECTS credit requiring 25 hours of student work both inside and outside formal classes.

A four-year FIU degree is therefore equivalent to 240 ECTS credits, or approximately 30 ECTS credits per semester.

Over the course of a full calendar year, in order to meet program requirements, it is expected that a student would therefore need to study 1500 hours, including classes, home study and holiday study.

Individual courses are not currently assigned ECTS credit values, but departments will advise on equivalences and priorities.

Diploma

Students graduating from the program are awarded a BSc in Tourism and Hotel Management.

Fees

Academic Year 'All-Inclusive Fee'

(Payable per academic year): 5500 USD

Minimum Initial Deposit Payable: 2875 USD


This information was accurate on : 13/04/2021
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