Preparing Future Leaders in Hospitality Management
The Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management prepares students to work in an international environment, offering high-quality training combining operational international hospitality aspects and management.
Taught in a multicultural environment, the Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management covers gastronomy, management and French know-how in the hospitality industry. With a strong bias towards international career development, English is the main teaching language, although some professional modules are taught in French with English translation. All areas of the hospitality sector are covered in order for you to discover and learn everything you need to become a manager by the end of the 2nd year.
1 intake per year: September
Key information
Teaching language: English
Duration: 3 years (6 semesters)
Tuition fees:
- European students:
- First year: 11 500 €*
- Second year: 10 500 €
- Third year: 10 500 €
- Non EU students:
- First year: 13 000 €*
- Second year: 12 000 €
- Third year: 12 000 €
* Includes tuition fees, registration fees, uniforms, equipment and activities.
Credits: 180 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits
Entry requirements:
- Candidates must be aged 18 or over when the course commences
- High-School Diploma or an equivalent and provide transcripts
- English proficiency level: 5.5 at the IELTS, 63 at the TOEFL IBT or (CAE) Cambridge Advanced examination
- A resume and a 500 word cover letter
Social security: 220 € per year. All students under 28 years of age must subscribe to the French Student Social Security system.
The Diploma
In France, there is not a great deal of difference between a Bachelor Diploma and a Degree. Both diplomas last for 3 years (or 6 semesters) and award students 180 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). The Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management complies with these European rules. Following their Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management, students can either choose to enter the working world or to continue their studies with a Masters (A levels + 5 years of university education).
Le Cordon Bleu Paris institute has a partnership with the Francisco de Vitoria University for these diplomas. This partner university provides European higher education recognition.
International Bachelor
Students following the Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management at Le Cordon Bleu Paris institute come from all over the globe and therefore study in a multicultural and multilingual environment. To ensure that they will be able to integrate well abroad during their career, students follow French lessons as a second language and have the choice between Chinese and Spanish as a third language. Students spend 1 trimester abroad in one of Le Cordon Bleu institutes, which counts as part of their studies, and carry out a six month internship abroad during their second year.
This programme trains the managers of the future who will be rapidly up to speed and trilingual for a career in the luxury hospitality/restaurant sector.
Projects and team work: innovative teaching methods
In a context which is without a shadow of a doubt international, students work in small teams on projects with managerial focus such as: launching a business in all the domains linked to the restaurant industry, developing an establishment which is losing ground or seeking out new culinary trends.
Stepping inside the International Hospitality industry
First year Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management students take part in a number of visits to top hotels, luxury establishments or hotels with innovative concepts. The aim is to enable students to become familiar with their future working environment and to work on their career plans. Students will gain hands-on experience thanks to a number of different internships in companies and even have the opportunity to work in an international setting thanks to the linguistic skills they have acquired.
Adapting to the luxury world
This Bachelor of Business in International Hospitality Management teaches students the exacting standards, and level of excellence, which are specific to the luxury sector and applied to International Hospitality Management.
