Hotel and Restaurant Management Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Overview

The Hotel and Restaurant Management degree program from Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences is first and foremost a business degree program, which means that a large part of the courses and modules deal with economic content. Building on this, the subject-specific knowledge is added during the course of study, i.e. modules in the area of hotel management and restaurant management.

During the course of study, there is a varied mix of attendance phases, self-study periods and practical experience in the form of specialist excursions or guest lectures in companies in the hospitality industry.

The program is divided into a two-semester basic study period and a five-semester main study period. The latter includes an optional semester abroad as well as an internship semester, whereby the internship semester can also be completed abroad. During this time, students work for 26 weeks in a company in the hotel or catering industry and, among other things, get to know the daily business routine.

Students choose one foreign language from the five business foreign languages English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. Alternatively, business specializations such as International Financial & Marketing Accounting, International Finance, International Human Resource Management, International Marketing or the Studium Generale can be chosen. Finally, in the last semester of the program, students write their Bachelor's thesis.

Career perspectives

In the hotel and catering scene, academics are still relatively rare - but very welcome, especially at the management level and in executive positions. So the chances are good that you will find a suitable job directly after your studies. But here, too, it will be difficult without practical experience, so try to complete as many suitable internships or part-time jobs as possible.

In the hospitality industry, strategic and operational management positions are what you will be looking for after graduation. These include:

• Corporate Development
• revenue management
• Sales and personnel
• F&B and MICE

In gastronomy, on the other hand, you can expect

• Concept development
• Restaurant management
• Expansion
• Marketing
• Operations in a system headquarters

as well as self-employment, e.g. as a franchisee in the hotel and catering industry. Positions at the interfaces to the hospitality industry are also possible career prospects, e.g. as a management consultant or sales manager with suppliers.