Tourism and Catering
About the Tourism and Catering Program
Duration of studies: 3.5 years (6+1 semesters)
This bachelor course offers thorough foundation in all important subjects and topics in tourism and catering. What makes the program really unique is the range of specializations available for students including Health and Wellness Tourism Management, MICE Tourism Management and Destination Management drawing heavily on the rich experience that the local tourism industry gained with Hungary having a world renowned reputation due to its rich thermal healing water assets or its number one position in the international dental tourism. Furthermore, we place emphasis on the development of practical skills, therefore our students will have the opportunity for example to challenge themselves in professional competitions, attend workshops, or take part in hotel visits.
This program is invented for students who: are open minded, creative, versatile and well-informed, who are interested in personal communication, traveling, have good problem-solving and organizational skills and enjoy learning foreign languages.
Specialization:
- International hotel and hospitality management
- Health tourism
Core subjects: Leisure and Tourism Studies, Catering and Gastronomy Studies; Service Design and Development; Tourism Geography; Hotel Management; Travel Agency Management; Informatics, Microeconomics, Social Studies, Basics of law, Business Economics, Accounting
Career opportunities:
- tour operators
- managers of family businesses
- tourist counsellors
- event organizers
- tourism managers of small municipalities and regions
- managers of local, regional and national tourism
- animators
- managers working for health and wellness spas
- mid- and top-level managers of hotels
- attraction managers