BScTourism and Catering
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Undergraduate Programs, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 7 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc |
| Tuition fee | €2,750 per semester Please note that the tuition fees for the academic year 2024/2025 will be annonced a bit later. You can expect a small increase in price, please consider your application accordingly |
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| Application fee | €150 one-time |
| Registration fee | €100 one-time |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher)
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Original and translated documents are to be shown in person as part of the registration process in Hungary. |
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| Language requirements | English Intermediate command of English is required. Please note that all applicants need to participate in an online admission interview. During this interview, you will need to prove your language skills and the admission committee will make the decision based on this performance. If you do not reach the necessary language level, you won’t be granted admission even if you have previously obtained language certificate. Applicants who do not meet the minimum language requirements have to start their studies with a University Foundation Program. |
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Overview
The aim of the programme is to train qualified professionals with excellent foreign language skills and an understanding of the financial management and organisational characteristics of tourism and hospitality businesses, and having gained sufficient practical experience, will be capable of evaluating and analysing the necessary changes and making optimal decisions. They will also gain knowledge that will enable them to have a comprehensive view of and to be able to manage regional tourism management institutions.
Equipped with the acquired knowledge, graduates will be able to establish and manage tourism businesses and non-profit organizations.
The programme is accredited by the internationally recognised Institute of Hospitality.
Graduates of the programme will know the principles involved in the functioning of the tourism sector, the domestic and international tourism market, and the trends, characteristics, peculiarities, and linkages between market participants.
They will be capable of planning, organising, managing, and controlling, in full or in part, the activities of tourism and hospitality businesses.
They will be able to develop tourism products innovatively and launch start-up businesses.
They will be in possession of human and social skills, co-operation skills, and the ability to recognise and effectively deal with problems related to guests through intercultural and multilingual communication, in line with the given type of organisation.
They will be able to apply IT skills relevant to the specialist field and will be able to co-operate in a project, team, and work organisation to effectively bring together regional participants.
Programme structure
Specialization:
- Health, Eco, and Sport Tourism
(e.g.: Sport tourism and sport events, health tourism, and ecotourism)
- European Tourism
(e.g.: European tourism policy and regulation, Destination management, and tourism planning)
- Tourism Development and Regional Management
(e.g.: Tourism and regional development, tourism destination management)
- Travel and Event Management
(e.g.: Travel agency business administration, MICE, event management)
- Commercial Hospitality
Programme content:
• Economics, methodology and business basics
• Social sciences basics
• Core courses in specialised business administration and management: Sustainable tourism basics, hotel management I, II, III, tourism marketing, basics of gastronomy, Hungary’s tourism geography, and SMEs in tourism and hospitality.
Career opportunities
Graduate students will be able to:
• perform tasks and fill jobs in certain specialist fields of tourism and hospitality (businesses, municipalities, National Parks, Tourist Information Offices, airlines, car rental agencies),
• fulfil managerial tasks at tourism businesses (hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, event organisation businesses, travel agencies),
• create attractive and experiential offers for local, regional, and national organisations (visitor centres, tourist destination management organisations) engaged in tourism development,
• undertake planning, performing, and managing co-ordination and marketing tasks at the regional level,
• continue their studies in a Master’s degree programme, if they so desire
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