Introduction
On Campus version
For the first time, Spain ranks as the world’s most tourist-friendly country in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. Spain receives approximately 60.6 million annual international tourists arrivals. Spain is rich in natural, cultural resources and entertainment. It also scores high in infrastructure, travel and tourism policy, conditions, and business travel. During the last few years, The World’s 50 Best restaurants listings are led by the Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca and The World’s Best Pastry Chef Awards are also led by Spanish chefs. All these facts position Spain as the best place in the world to do tourism studies at any level.
HTL International School Bachelor degree in Hotel & Tourism Studies is divided into a 3 year programme.
The main purposes and objectives are:
To provide a basic knowledge of the tourism business and show the connections between hotel and travel management
To Acquire a general understanding of the specialization subjects, like events management, human resources, public relations and tour guiding
To improve English language communication skills
To learn a second language and start to use it in a professional environment
This is a 100% on Campus program.
All foreign students have to do a Spanish language preparation module to take one of the official state exams of Spanish for Foreigners, DELE or SIELE Global, of the correspondent level A1, A2, B1, B2 or C1. HTL International School is an accredited SIELE examination center of the Instituto Cervantes.
Online version
Program structure:
You will have the Access to the specialized online platform for a period of 9 months per academic year with all necessary study materials for all compulsory modules according the study plan
All foreign students have to do a Spanish language preparation module to take one of the official state exams of Spanish for Foreigners, DELE or SIELE Global, of the correspondent level A1, A2, B1, B2 or C1. HTL International School is an accredited SIELE examination center of the Instituto Cervantes.
You will have 9 months per academic year to prepare all required for the graduation tests and exams. The exams can be done online or personally at school in Barcelona or Valencia.
You will have the possibility to do internship worldwide as HTL student. The school will sign all necessary internship agreements. The internship can run all year round simultaneously with your theoretical online studies. Once the internship is finished, it will be necessary to present the evaluation certificate to count it as a compulsory credit inside your transcript of studies.
Admissions
To enrol in the Bachelor Degree, it is necessary:
1. to fulfill the online application form below2. submit the requested documents:– passport copy– last studies transcript– English level certificate, if any If you don’t have any proof of your English level, we’ll send you the English level test to be completed online before the online application is done.
Qualifications
On successfully completing this High Graduate Program of Study you will:1. Be awarded the initial professional degree
Associate Degree (60 credits)
Bachelor Degree (180 credits)
Master Degree (240 credits)
DELE or SIELE Global Diploma (Spanish Language for Foreigners official state diploma) or
French/Russian Language Level Certificate
2. The degree qualifies graduates to take over specialist and managerial positions in the tourism, travel industry, hospitality as well as to pursue a Master’s degree course.
3. Have attained a high level qualification equated to the International studies framework as a Bachelor Degree or Grado Propio according to the Spanish National framework.
Study Plan
Year I: 60 ECTS credits
Module I: Professional English in the Tourism IndustryModule II: Spanish I/French/RussianModule III: Introduction to the Business of TourismModule IV: Geography of TourismModule V: History of TourismModule VI: Final ProjectModule VII: Internship (optional)
Year II: 60 ECTS credits
Module I: Hospitality and Tourism IndustryModule II: Management in the Hospitality IndustryModule III: Customer ServiceModule IV: Communication SkillsModule V: Spanish II/French/RussianModule VI: Professional Spanish in the Tourism fieldModule VII: Final ProjectModule VIII: Internship
Year III: 60 ECTS credits
Module I: Human resources management in TourismModule II: Public Relations and Marketing in TourismModule III: Introduction to Events managementModule IV: Introduction to Tour guidingModule V: Accounting in TourismModule VI: Spanish III/French/Russian
12 ECTS Credits
Module VII: Internship
6 ECTS Credits
Degree Thesis
Official Exam of Spanish Language for Foreigners DELE or SIELEFrench/Russian language exam
Careers
Graduates can expect to find a job position in:
Hotels and resorts
Travel agencies
Hospitality training and consultancy companies
Tourism and hotel consultancies
International, state, regional and local tourism organizations
Institutional hospitality management
Conferences and conventions centers
Private event companies
Eco, adventure tourism organizations
Business tourism consultancy
Other various fields in the tourism industry
