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HTSI is affiliated to the ESADE Foundation BACHELOR DEGREE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT www.tsi.url.edu CONTENTS 02 04 PRESENTATION TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY: A DYNAMIC SECTOR 05 06 07 BACHELOR DEGREE COURSE PLAN ONE DEGREE, IN TOURISM AND TWO OPTIONS HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 08 09 10 AIMS STUDENT INTERNATIONAL PROFILE APPROACH 12 14 15 PROFESSIONAL WE WANT YOU! CONTACT US DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION The Ramon Llull University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Sant Ignasi (Barcelona, Spain) is affiliated to the ESADE Foundation and the Society of Jesus. Its mission is to carry out teaching and research and to disseminate knowledge on the management of hospitality and «TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY IS A SECTOR WITH SIGNIFICANT tourism businesses. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THIS COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY. HTSI STRIVES Its main aim is to contribute to the scientific, TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH social and personal development of skilled THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND VALUES THAT WILL professionals who are aware of their role in HELP DEVELOP A SOCIALLY developing a human approach to tourism in ENGAGED AND ECONOMICALLY a context of intercultural dialog. SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY THAT The School of Tourism and Hospitality CAN HELP US TO MAKE A Management Sant Ignasi (HTSI) provides a BETTER WORLD.» dynamic environment which fosters a spirit RICARD SANTOMÀ DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF TOURISM of achievement and encourages students to AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SANT IGNASI be fully involved and committed to changing society, enabling them to grow both as people and professionals. TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY: A DYNAMIC SECTOR Studying tourism and According to the World Tourism hospitality demands passion Organization (UNWTO), international tourism grew by 5% in 2014 with and commitment: passion worldwide arrivals reaching record for peoples and cultures, numbers at over 1 billion. travel, business, human The continuous growth in demand for relations and languages, and tourism services shows that the sector is commitment to playing a key role in boosting the economy, especially during times of professionalism, service and recession. responsible business Tourism also has great potential as a management. development industry that can help disadvantaged regions to kick start their economies through sustainable tourism that respects cultures and the environment. The growth of the sector depends on employing highly trained professionals with creative ideas and the ability to innovate to help make the sector more competitive. 4 «DURING MY STUDIES, HTSI HELPED ME TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP MY SKILLS. THE SCHOOL PROVIDED ME WITH A STRONG ACADEMIC BASE, SUPPORTED MY FIRST STEPS ALONG MY CAREER PATH WITH IN-COMPANY TRAINING, AND GAVE ME A DEGREE WITH A SEAL OF QUALITY THAT OPENS DOORS IN THE WORLD OF WORK.» SANDRA CASTELLÀ (2011 GRADUATE) CONTENT MANAGER AT THE BARCELONA MUSEUM OF IDEAS AND INVENTIONS (MIBA) BACHELOR DEGREE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 5 REASONS TO CHOOSE HTSI The Bachelor Degree in Tourism 1 E XCELLENT PEOPLE: and Hospitality Management is a four- training for professional and personal excellence. year university qualification (240 ECTS) which meets the requirements of the 2 MORE THAN MANAGEMENT: developing skills focused European Higher Education Area and is on business management designed to train future leaders in the and hospitality. Almost 40% of the degree credits tourism and hospitality industry. It are in management. takes place in Barcelona (Spain). 3 AN INTERNATIONAL DEGREE: you can choose between To meet the demands of the tourism and a bilingual degree (with the hospitality sector and enable students to last two academic years adapt to its rapid development and constantly taught in English) or a changing nature, the program combines degree taught entirely in training in business management with the English. All students have the opportunity to participate in development of the hospitality skills required university exchanges and to ensure customers receive excellent service. internships abroad. HTSI ensures students are in constant 4 C AREER DEVELOPMENT: contact with the international tourism and focused on top Spanish and hospitality sector from day one, with courses international companies. taught by industry professionals and internships in top-ranking companies. The 5 N ETWORKING: school also fosters an international outlook. the School has a network of partners to help you The degree can be taken as a bilingual course develop valuable academic or entirely in English, and university exchanges and professional contacts. are organized for both students and teaching staff: encouraging students to be mobile is one of the fundamental pillars of the program. COURSE PLAN 1r Semestre 1st Semester 2º Semestre 2nd Semester PROGRAMA BILINGÜE ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS PROGRAMA BILINGÜE ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS Economía Economics 6 Contabilidad I Accounting I 6 1 Economía de la Empresa Business Economy 6 Comunicación Communication 6 Service Encounters Service Encounters in SE 4 Geografía Geography 6 in Tourism and Hospitality Tourism and Hospitality UR Sistemas de información Information Systems co Mercados Turísticos Tourism Markets 4 / y TIC en empresas and IT for Tourism 4 SO turísticas y hoteleras & Hospitality Filosofía Social Social Philosophy 3 Tipologías turísticas Tourism Typologies 3 CUR English Language English Language 3 English Language English Language 3 Francés o Alemán French or German 3 Francés o Alemán French or German 3 1r Semestre 1st Semester 2º Semestre 2nd Semester PROGRAMA BILINGÜE ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS PROGRAMA BILINGÜE ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS Contabilidad II Accounting II 6 Derecho turístico Tourism Law 6 2 Dirección de Marketing Marketing Management 6 Estadística Statistics 6 SE Antropología y sociología Tourism Anthropology and 4 Dirección de Recursos HR Management 4 del turismo Sociology UR Humanos co Personal and Professional Personal and professional 4 / Sectores Turísticos Tourism Sectors 4 Skills for Tourism and skills for Tourism and SO Hospitality Hospitality English Language English Language 4 4 CUR English Language English language Travel 2.0 Travel 2.0 3 E-Distribution E-distribution 3 Francés o Alemán French or German 3 Francés o Alemán French or German 3 1r Semestre / 1st Semester 2º Semestre / 2nd Semester PROGRAMA BILINGÜE / ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS PROGRAMA BILINGÜE / ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS Financial Management in Tourism and Hospitality 6 Professional Skills for Tourism and Hospitality: 30 3 Formación en la empresa / Work Based Learning Personnel Policies and Diversity Management 6 in Tourism and Hospitality SE UR Hotel and Restaurant Management 6 co / Operational Marketing in Tourism and Hospitality 3 SO Research Skills and Methods 3 CUR Academic English 3 French or German 3 1r Semestre / 1st Semester 2º Semestre / 2nd Semester PROGRAMA BILINGÜE / ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS PROGRAMA BILINGÜE / ENGLISH PROGRAM ECTS International Internship 30 Undergraduate Dissertation 7 4 or Academic Mobility in an International University 30 Organizational Behaviour and Organization or 6 SE Development in Tourism and Hospitality Electives in HTSI: 30 UR Events Management 4 co Gastronomy 5 / Enology 5 Destination Management 4 SO Responsible Tourism 5 CUR International Hospitality Management 3 Managing the tourism experience 5 Business Strategies and CSR in Tourism and Hospitality 3 Business Plan and Consultancy Tools 5 Consultancy tools in Tourism Hospitality 5 Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3 Resolution 26 April 2011, published in the Spanish Official State Gazette, 11 May 2011. 6 ONE DEGREE, BUILDING TWO OPTIONS YOUR FUTURE The School of Tourism and In the second semester of the Hospitality Management third academic year the student Sant Ignasi offers its Bachelor will undertake a compulsory Degree in Tourism and Hospitality internship in a Spanish or Management in two formats: international company for a bilingual or entirely in English. period of 4 to 6 months. BACHELOR DEGREE IN This in-company training period can TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY be extended for a further 4 months, MANAGEMENT (BILINgual) during the first semester of the fourth year, provided it is undertaken in a The Bachelor Degree in Tourism and foreign company. Students can also Hospitality Management is a bilingual opt for an academic exchange, course taught in Spanish for the first two studying during this semester at one academic years and in English for the last of the School’s international partner two years (over 55% of the credits awarded universities. are for courses taught in English). There is a strong emphasis on BACHELOR DEGREE IN learning languages from day one. TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY English is a compulsory subject and MANAGEMENT (ENGLISH STREAM) students must also study a second Taught entirely in English, the Bachelor language (French or German). Degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management offers students the opportunity to study the same subjects as the bilingual degree, but taught in English from the first year. «THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF HTSI TO ORGANIZE INTERNSHIPS IN TOP HOTELS, I AM WORKING TODAY IN ONE OF THE BEST INTERNATIONAL HOTEL CHAINS.» ANDREA REDER (2013 GRADUATE) GUEST SERVICE AGENT, ST. REGIS ABU DHABI (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) AIMS OF THE THE BACHELOR BACHELOR DEGREE DEGREE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY The Bachelor Degree in Tourism MANAGEMENT IS and Hospitality Management is BASED ON THREE designed to train future managers KEY THEMES: in the international tourism and 1 MORE THAN MANAGEMENT: hospitality