Hospitality Management
Course description
If you love people and travel, it’s hard to go past a career in hospitality. ICMS graduates work for international hotels and hospitality management companies in senior positions, right up to general manager level; others have taken the plunge and opened their own businesses.
Graduates of the ICMS hospitality management program work in hotels, resorts, restaurants and convention centres. Our programs have been developed in association with "César Ritz" Colleges, one of the foremost hospitality training institutes in Switzerland.
Subject areas include business communication, service management, hospitality operations, facilities management and front office operations
ICMS hospitality lecturers are current industry practitioners in international hotel and hospitality management.
Hospitality management subject descriptions
Employment opportunities
Hospitality offers a world of opportunities. By 2020 hospitality is predicted to be the world’s biggest industry*. Building a successful career in hospitality requires a foundation of knowledge. At ICMS, we help start your professional career with programs that include paid industry training. You will graduate “work ready”, with skills and qualifications that could open the door to amazing positions around the world, including:
- Activities co-ordinator;
- Guest relations officer;
- Front office manager;
- Banquet/events co-ordinator;
- Human resources manager;
- Restaurant owner/operator;
- Sales and marketing manager;
- Director of food and beverage; and
- Rooms division manager.
*Source: World Travel and Tourism Council
Curriculum
ICMS Hospitality Management Programs provide graduates with:
- “Work ready” skills and attitudes developed through the combination of comprehensive on-campus study and nine months of paid industry training in hospitality management;
- An excellent graduate employment record and extensive links to the hospitality industry;
- A distinct edge through a well-rounded and multi-disciplinary qualification relevant to today’s hospitality industry; and
- A thorough understanding of key concepts and theories in the hospitality industry, emphasizing practical skills in food and beverage management, front office, client service and function management.
Degrees
Hospitality Management is available in the one year Diploma, two year Associate Degree or the three year Bachelor of Business Administration.
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