Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management

Degree Programme in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management

The hotel and restaurant business is a constantly growing worldwide industry. This dynamic industry needs modern, multicultural, customer-oriented experts with good management and project leadership skills. In response to this demand Saimaa University of Applied Sciences has an International Degree Programme in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management in Imatra.

Bachelors of Hospitality Management are experts in the international tourism industry environment. Marketing and sales skills are one of the core competences of these multicultural professionals. Destination management and planning, including product planning and development are some examples to be mentioned of a skillful graduate. To succeed in the interdisciplinary field of hotel, restaurant and tourism, management skills are required. The studies emphasise networking with companies as well as versatile language and cross-cultural skills.

Good career opportunities after graduation

We have a consultation with every student about his or her orientation, on the basis of which we make a personalized curriculum.

The graduates from the degree programme will work as experts in hotel, restaurant and tourism sectors employed in different expert duties such as hotel, revenue or sales managers. However, to be an effective manager, practical, operational expertise is essential. These practical skills will get a good start during the compulsory placement period.

Eligibility for studies at UAS depends on completing

• the Finnish Matriculation examination or upper secondary examination
• European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate or Reifeprüfung examination
• Vocational qualification of three years or more in duration (less than three years gives eligibility to only the same field of studies)
• Further vocational qualification or specialist vocational qualification or
• an applicable foreign degree or qualification which gives eligibility for higher education in the awarding country.

All those applicants who are applying with a qualification completed somewhere else than in Finland and are not citizens of an EU/EEA-country, must provide a proof of language skills.

For further information about Saimaa Univeristy of Applied Siences´s Degree Programme in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, you are welcome to fill out the information request form below

Bachelor of Hospitality Management