Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern
About this program
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
The Bachelor programme is designed to deliver in-depth hospitality know-how, business management expertise and professional practical skills and is offered in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne (HSLU).
- Year 1: Food & Beverage Operations & 6-month Industry Internship
- Year 2: Rooms Division Operations & 6-month Industry Internship
- Year 3: Hospitality Business Administration & Hospitality Management
- Year 4: International Business Management & Global Leadership
Admission requirements
In addition to fulfilling the basic requirements, ideal SHL candidates are determined future hoteliers with an entrepreneurial spirit, dedication to quality, passion for creating outstanding customer experiences and the hospitality industry.
Age
18 years
Academic Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent
Language Requirements (one of the following)
- IELTS 6.0
- TOEFL (iBT) minimum 78 points
- University of Cambridge English Certificate, minimum score 175
Alternatively, you may submit evidence that you have spent minimum the last three years of school with English as the main language of instruction.
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Program content
Year 1 - Foundation
Semester 1 - F&B Operations
F&B Courses
- Culinary Theory & Practice
- Menu Planning, F&B Calculations, Pricing & Controlling
- Culinary Entrepreneurial Concepts
- Event and Banquet Operations
- Community Catering Operations
- Hospitality Health and Safety
- Nutrition & Living Healthy
- F&B Stewarding
- The Art of Service Theory & Practice
- Beverage Science, Theory & Sensory Evaluation
Hospitality, Business & Communication
- Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
- Sales Training
- F&B Accounting & Control
- Hospitality English
- German A1
Personal Professional Development
- Concierge Myself
- Pre-Internship Coaching
Semester 2 - Experience
F&B Industry Internship
Your first industry internship follows in the second semester in Switzerland or abroad, where you will put the supervised work experience from the first semester into practice in Switzerland as you face the challenges of real-life situations and get to apply knowledge gained in a professional environment.
Year 2 - Transition
Semester 3 - Knowhow
Rooms Division
- Front Office Administration & Reservation Systems
- Operational Housekeeping
- Rooms Division Management
Hospitality, Business & Communication
- Cultural Economics & History of Hospitality Industry
- Quality Assurance
- Ecology
- Hospitality IT Tools
- Mathematics
- General Accounting Essentials
- Intro to Revenue & Yield Management
- Distribution
- Tourism
- HR Concepts & Processes
- Contract Law
- Business Correspondence
- German A2
Personal Professional Development
- Concierge Myself
- Pre-Internship Coaching
Year 3 - Management
Semester 5 - Application
Leadership
- Processes & Operations
- Talent Development
Hospitality, Business & Communication
- Gastronomy Business Plan
- Perfecting the Pitch
- Revenue & Yield Management
- Distribution Management
- Investment Psychology
- Introduction to Mathematics for Business and Economics
- Financial & Operational Accounting
- Economics 1
- Marketing Concepts & Social Media Management
- HR Administration
- International Legal Awareness
- Writing for Academic Purposes & Developing knowledge from Literature
- German A2/B1
Personal Professional Development
- Concierge Myself
- Specialization: CSR, Defining the Future of Culinary Arts, Hotel Asset Management, MICE Management
Year 4 - Leadership
Semester 7 - Expertise
Hospitality, Business & Communication
- Financial Management
- Economics 3
- Private Business Law
- Minor 1
- Descriptive Data Analysis
- Developing Knowledge from Projects & Empirical Project 2
- Bachelor Thesis Project Proposal
- German B1/B2
Semester 8 - Corporate
Hospitality, Business & Communication
- Corporate Finance
- Management Accounting
- Corporate Ethics
- Sustainable Development
- Intercultural Communication
- Minor 2
- Bachelor Thesis Project
- German B2
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Program delivery
Four-year full-time degree programme with 6 on-campus semesters and 2 paid internships
Qualification
Credits: 180 ECTS points
Degree accreditation:
- Accredited by the Swiss Federal Government and in compliance with the Bologna Declaration, using the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS
- Federally recognised in accordance with the Federal Vocational Training Act. SHL is subject to supervision by the federal government and the canton of Lucerne
- EduQua certified. EduQua is the Swiss quality certificate for continuing education institutions, awarded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and the Swiss Association for Association for Continuing Education (SVEB)
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SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern
Founded in 1909, SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern is one of the two original Swiss hotel management schools and offers one of the only two Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management degrees in Switzerland, accredited by the Swiss federal government and...
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From the very beginning, I felt very welcome at SHL. The different classes make the studies varied and no day is the same. I can't imagine a better place to study hospitality management.