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Hospitality and Tourism Management

This programme contains subjects such as methodology and society, communications and technology. You can specialise in e.g. tourism or service management. The programme includes an internship, and you will learn about the structure and interest areas of the service professions in theory and praxis.

This programme contains subjects such as methodology and society, communications and technology. You can specialise in e.g. tourism or service management.

The programme includes an internship, and you will learn about the structure and interest areas of the service professions in theory and praxis.

Facts

Name: Hospitality and Tourism Management

Type: Academy Profession Programme

Duration: 2 years

European transfer credits: 120 ECTS

Language: English

About the Programme

The programme takes 2 years and is based on relevant business practices and theories. It is made up of a common compulsory part and a specialisation part.

The specialisation track allows you to choose among three areas: service management, tourism or hotel and restaurant management. You choose your specialisation area when you start the programme.

The compulsory part of the curriculum is made up of six subject areas:

  • Methodology and society, which includes Methodology, Business and Social Descriptions, Ethics and Sustainability
  • The service enterprise, which includes Business Administration, Service Theories, Trade Knowledge and Law
  • Organisation, which includes Organisation principles, Management and personnel development, Work environment and Project management
  • Planning, which includes Strategic Planning, Quality, Marketing and Innovation
  • Communications, which includes English plus another language, Cultural Understanding and Customer Relations
  • Technology, which includes Internal and External IT and Communications Systems

You receive a fundamental academic knowledge in the service professions, their organisation, interest areas, economic structure and business conditions.

In the period between the first and second study year, is an internship for 13 weeks. The internship takes place in a company in Denmark or abroad within your chosen specialisation area, for example in a hotel, a tourism enterprise or a service enterprise.

To complete the programme, you must write an individual thesis, which relates to your chosen specialisation.

Teaching varies between lectures and classroom instruction. In addition, there is often project work with other students. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.

Read more about Danish teaching methods at www.studyindenmark.dk.

Hospitality and Tourism Management is an Academy Profession (AP) Programme rated at 120 ECTS. The qualification is called an AP Degree - an Academy Profession Degree.

Educational Institutions

You can study Hospitality and Tourism Management at EA Copenhagen Business in Copenhagen, Zealand Institute Campus Køge in Køge, Business Academy Copenhagen North in Lyngby, EA LiIllebælt in Odense, EA Dania in Randers and UCnorth in Aalborg.

Entry Requirements

General admission requirements for international students include one of the following international certificates:

  • The Danish/French Baccalauréat (DFB), the European Baccalaureate (EB), the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) or another foreign qualifying examination certificate that can be equated with a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate
  • A vocational certificate

In addition, documentation may be required verifying your proficiency in English is at a specified level.

Contact the educational institution you wish to apply to for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels.

To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate satifies the general entry requirements, see the Danish Agency for International Education.

Admission

The application deadline is March 15 for a course start in September. Admission is handled through The Danish Coordinated Application System. You can apply via optagelse.dk.

A few educational institutions offer a course start in February. Applications are sent to the institution. For more information on application deadlines, contact the institution.

Exchange students should contact their own educational institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-degree students, unless you are a student from an EU/EEA country, or from Switzerland.

Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

Contact the individual institution for more specific information.

Semester Start

An academic year is made up of two semesters, which begin around September 1 and February 1.

Danish Qualification framework

The programme is graded at level 5 in the Danish Qualification Framework for Lifelong Learning. The Qualification Framework contains levels 1-8 and defines the expected learning outcome of an education programme. Read more about Qualification Framework for Higher Education.

For further information

You can find information on practical issues related to your study visit in Denmark with Danish Agency for International Education, using either of the following links:

www.studyindenmark.dk

www.iu.dk

http://my.studyindenmark.dk