Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
Lucerne, Switzerland
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
CHF 14,547 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
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).
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Hospitality Management degree at SHL is offered in cooperation with and awarded by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne (HSLU), accredited by the Swiss Federal Government and in compliance with the Bologna Declaration.
Credits: 180 ECTS
Degree recognition: Worldwide
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1 - Culinary Arts and Service Excellence
Semester 1 - Food and Beverage Operations
Courses
- Culinary Arts Theory and Practice
- Event and Banquet Operations
- Pastry Creation and Baking Techniques
- Nutrition and Sustainable Lifestyle
- The Art of Service in Theory and Practice
- Oenology and Beverage Science
- Food and Beverage Management
- Interdisciplinary Competences
- German
- Pre-Internship Coaching
Semester 2 - Industry Internship Food and Beverage
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 - Quintessential Hospitality Management
Semester 3 - Room Division Operations
Courses
- Rooms Division Management
- Mystery Guest Experience
- Quality Assurance
- Strategic and Economic Concepts
- Tourism
- Foundation in Business Operations and Procedures
- Business Simulation
- Hospitality IT Tools
- Interdisciplinary Competences
- German
- Pre-Internship Coaching
Semester 4 - Industry Internship Rooms Division
The second industry internship allows you to put the knowledge gained in semester three into practice. You are expected to take on more responsibility and to gain supervisory experience. You can choose to work in a variety of positions related to Rooms Division in Switzerland or abroad.
Year 3 - Applied Hospitality Business Administration and Management
Semester 5 - Hospitality Business Administration and Semester 6 - Hospitality Management
Courses
- Corporation Organisation and Strategy
- Leadership
- Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Economics
- Revenue Management, Distribution and Investment Psychology
- Strategic Marketing, Concepts and Communication
- International Legal Awareness and Risk Management
- Hotel Development - Building and Design
- Mathematics for Business and Economics
- HR Management and Talent Development
- Developing Academic Skills
- Interdisciplinary Competences
- German
Year 4 - International Business Management and Global Leadership
Semester 7 - International Business Management and Semester 8 - Global Leadership
Courses
- Financial Management
- Corporate Finance
- Management Accounting
- Economics
- Inferential Statistics and Economics Project
- Risk Models and Optimisation
- Descriptive Data Analysis
- Private Business Law
- Corporate Ethis
- Sustainable Development
- Intercultural Communication
- Writing for Stakeholders
- Developing Academic Skills
Program Outcome
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)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Our dedicated Internship & Career team supports our students with access to a wide and diverse range of industry partners globally, internship positions and future recruiters from 200 top companies visit our school annually to recruit our students and graduates.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
- CAREER COACHING
- CAREER DAYS & JOB PLATFORM
- PERSONAL BRANDING WORKSHOPS
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Our Alumni are not only qualified to occupy managerial roles in the fascinating gastronomy & hotel industry, or the wider hospitality and tourism industry. You will also see that they find opportunities in a wide variety of companies and organisations in related service and customer-oriented industries such as luxury retail, private banking, real estate and even higher education.
Facilities
Program delivery
Four-year full-time taught in English degree programme with 6 on-campus academic semesters and 2 paid internships.
Duration: 4 years if starting in Aug/Sep intake and 4.5 years if starting in Feb intake