Bachelor of Science - Tourism and Catering
- 3 years
- Duration
- 5,800 EUR/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Budapest / Hungary
- Location
Program description
Tourism is one of the world's most culturally and economically vital themes, and Budapest is one of Europe's most vibrant tourism destinations. As a result, it is an ideal location for studying tourism and enjoying all the city has to offer. This Bachelor's degree provides a solid foundation in business as well as the most significant areas in tourism. Attractions Management and Experience Design, Catering and Gastronomy, Tourism Destination Management, Hotel Management, and Tourism Marketing are a few examples. In addition, because Budapest is recognised as the world's Spa Capital, specialisations in International Hotel Management and Health Tourism are available. Hotel and spa visits are done, and industry speakers are invited to deliver courses.
At Budapest Metropolitan University, we prioritise the development of students' practical and vocational talents in addition to their academic ones. Many of our courses include project-based learning, and we also lead students through the process of developing their own Portfolio using our unique myBRAND approach.
Specializations we offer
- Health Tourism
This speciality focuses on health tourism, which is one of the most important sectors in Hungary and a growing industry in many other nations. In Hungary, thermal baths and medical spas are the primary attractions, but the worldwide health tourism business also include wellness spas, hotels and resorts, medical tourism, holistic and spiritual retreats, natural landscapes, and health tourism locations.
- International Hotel Management
This specialization explores the lodging sector, from its historic origins to its current structures, and focuses on the administration of hotel operations, including reservation systems, staffing, and marketing tactics.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Calculus for Business and Economics
- Informatics I
- Microeconomics
- Basics of Law
- Principles of Marketing
- Leisure and Tourism Studies I
- Tourism Geography
- Start My Brand
- University Seminar
- Frame of optional subjects
Semester 2
- Statistics
- Macroeconomics
- Informatics II
- Business Economics
- Business Law
- Leisure and Tourism Studies II
- Tourism Marketing
- Frame of optional subjects
Semester 3
- Business Statistics
- International Economics
- Finance I (Introduction to Finance)
- Management and Organization
- Principles of Accounting
- Social History
- Attractions Management and Experience Design
- Catering and Gastronomy Studies
- Frame of elective subjects - Training (1)
- Frame of optional subjects
Semester 4
- Hotel Management
- Foreign language for tourism
- Tourism Destination Management
- Introduction to Health Tourism
- My Brand Portfolio
- Frame of elective subjects - Training (2)
- Frame of elective subjects - Training (3)
- Frame of optional subjects
Semester 5
- Travel Agency Management
- International Negotiation Techniques
- Degree thesis forum
- Specialization-specific subjects
- Frame of optional subjects
Semester 6
- International Hotel Management specialization
- Food and Beverage Management in the Hospitality Industry
- Revenue Management
- Hotel Front Office Operations
- The International Hotel Industry
- Health Tourism specialization
- The Products of Health Tourism
- Operation and HR Management in Health Tourism
- Health Destination Development and Management
- Introduction to EU Integration
- Degree Research Methodology Forum
- Specialization-specific subjects
- Frame of elective subjects - Training (4)
- Frame of optional subjects
Semester 7
- International Hotel Management specialization
- Hospitality Sales and Marketing
- Managing Hospitality Operations and Development
- Innovative Technology in the Hotel Industry
- Health Tourism specialization
- Sales and Marketing in Health Tourism
- Experience and Service Design in Health Tourism
- Spa Management
- Degree thesis consultation I
- Internship I
Semester 8
- Degree thesis consultation II
- Degree thesis
- Internship II
Price
Fee for two semester (1 year education) is 5,800 EUR for international students.
Requirements for applicants
- Completed secondary school studies
- GPA: above 60% - annually and in the final exam
- Intermediate command of English (equivalent to IELTS 5.5+ or TOEFL 69+ level, but no certificate required)
- For BSc programs: high school math grade above 60%
About the university
With 8,000 students, Budapest Metropolitan University is the largest private university in Hungary. We offer several bachelor's and master's degree programs in communication, business, tourism, and the arts.
We have foreign students from more than seventy countries because we provide a wide variety of degree programs entirely in English. Our degrees are globally recognized and highly regarded in the business community. In addition to recruiting renowned academics and business leaders for our faculty, we also recruit renowned academics and business leaders. We provide scholarship possibilities for study abroad at over 120 partner institutions on five continents. In addition to a choice of internship possibilities at international corporations, students also have access to a vast array of training programs that emphasize experiential learning. Students in business programs can get a Hungarian and British degree after three and a half years of study in Budapest alone.
The University's mission is to provide a high-quality education even by European Union standards in the areas of social sciences, economic studies, art and art mediation, communication, and tourism through bachelor's and master's degrees, specialized training, advanced vocational education, tertiary vocational education, and adult education.
