Master in Tourism & Hospitality Management

Ranked 1st in Spain and 13th in the world by EDUNIVERSAL, the International Master in Tourism & Hospitality Management is an established programme , which 100% graduates are working after 3 months.
The Master in Tourism & Hospitality Management is a one-year degree specially designed to prepare graduates to pursue an international career in the tourism and hospitality industry.
Throughout the year, participants of the Master in Tourism & Hospitality Management develop core Hospitality Management competencies, as well as personal and professional skills in the areas of communication, negotiation, teamwork and leadership. The core subjects are delivered at our main campus in the centre of Barcelona, while leadership skills are developed at the Collbató Residential Training Campus.
Throughout the Master, participants are exposed to real-life case studies facilitated by a combination of academics and practitioners using a unique methodology based on small, multicultural classes.
In addition, the programme has an optional Hospitality Training Practicum which will enable you to work at national and international level in top companies in the tourism and hospitality sector. The programme will also give you access to young talent programmes which will allow you to run your own department in two to three years.
The International Master in Tourism & Hospitality Management programme offers you the opportunity to do a week´s training in an international destination and experience first hand what it is like to work in a hotel. You will live a great experience as a future manager in the Tourism and Hospitality Management industry through practical tutorials in different departments of the resort.

Your International Business Trip

• Experience the tourism & hospitality industry.
• We know that while your learning may begin in the classroom, it does not end there. The International Business Trip is a chance to get a bird's eye view of the issues facing the hospitality industry in Europe and the world. Previous classes have travelled to Greece to take part in classes in a partner school and experience the management of a world-class resort.

Your optional    Hospitality Training Practicum (HTP)

• Get know the industry from the inside out.
• During or after your master, you can take on a challenging work assignment to apply what you have learned directly to your area of choice. The incorporation of practical work experience, formal training, and support by career development advisors provides participants with the unique opportunity to develop and assume challenging responsibilities within the hospitality industry.  You can use your HTP to explore your future career path and a new culture - our students have travelled to more than 20 countries to complete the HTP. 

Core courses

• Expansion or Internationalisation for Managers
• Finance for Managers
• Global Compass: Geoeconomics & geopolitics
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Hospitality
• Management of Information Systems
• Marketing: Creating Value
• Marketing: Delivering Value
• Organisational Behaviour
• Prof. Concentration in Consulting
• Prof. Concentration in Food & Beverage
• Prof. Concentration in M.I.C.E.
• Prof. Concentration in Travel Distribution
• Quality & Leadership
• Revenue Management
• Service Operations Management
• Strategic People & Organisational Management
• Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry 

Leadership development programme

• Self-Leadership Foundations
• Leading Individuals & Teams I
• Leading Individuals & Teams II
• Leading Change

Complementary components

• International Business Trip
• International Week
• Company visits & trade fairs
• Conferences
• Marketing Challenge
• Practical Final Project
• Exchange & Double Degree (optional)

Optional Hospitality Training Practicum

• A challenging work assignment with a complementary learning component

Your Marketing Challenge

• Work as a consultant for a real company
• You compete in teams to develop a marketing plan for a client company that has a real issue such as increasing sales, reaching a specific target client, entering a market or identifying innovative channels to reach the customer. You act as teams of consultants that pitch your approach, and the winning team has the chance to see the plan implemented.

Your practical final project

• Try out your new knowledge and skills.
• The final project integrates theory and practice to solve real-life management problems – from a detailed business plan for a luxury eco hotel to the launch of an innovative startup in the travel industry. You choose the focus of your project, and develop it together with your group under the guidance of an experienced tutor. The project is designed so that you hit the ground running after graduation – having acquired the confidence, time management skills and strategic vision that make you a valuable asset to any company.