
Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management (Honours)
Ottawa, Canada
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 34,097
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The first of its kind in Eastern Ontario -- a hospitality and tourism degree that works.
The four-year Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management (Honours) (Co-op) degree program prepares you for supervisory and management careers within the dynamic hospitality and tourism industry. The program gives you a solid knowledge of hospitality and tourism business operations, coupled with effective leadership and management skills.
Created by industry experts, this degree program is the first of its kind in Eastern Ontario. Core components of the program include exponential, theoretical, and analytical learning in:
- Hotel operations management
- Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Food and beverage management
- Tourism trends
Throughout the program, you are provided with opportunities to develop teamwork, leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Smaller class sizes allow you the one-on-one time you need to succeed.
Students also gain real-world experience through a paid co-operative education (co-op) work term(s) (see Additional Information for more details). Please note that places in the co-op work term(s) are subject to availability and academic eligibility. Please note admission to a co-op program does not guarantee a co-op placement.
Admissions
Curriculum
Level: 01
- ECO4101 Microeconomics
- ENL6101 Business Communications
- FOD6101 Food and Beverage Studies
- GEP1001 Cooperative Education and Job Readiness
- HOS6100 Foundations of Hospitality and Tourism Management
- HOS6102 Hotel Operations
Level: 02
- ACC6104 Financial Accounting
- DAT6107 Computer Applications
- ECO4201 Macroeconomics
- ENL1100 Communications and Academic Writing
- FOD6103 Food and Beverage Operations
- PHI1000 Logic and Critical Thinking
Co-op: 01
- WKT6100 Co-Op Work Term I
Level: 03
- ACC6107 Managerial Accounting
- FOD6109 Food Production and Service
- MGT6105 Customer Management
- MKT6108 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Marketing
- TOU6130 Global Tourism
Level: 04
- HOS6112 Conference and Event Management
- HOS6115 Cost Control in Hospitality and Tourism
- HOS6136 Hospitality Business Law
- HRM6114 Introduction to Human Resources Management
- MKT6112 Digital Marketing and Sales
- QUA2000 Statistics
Co-op: 02
- WKT6102 Co-Op Work Term II
Level: 05
- HOS6137 Culinary and Beverage Tourism
- HRM6118 Organizational Behaviour
- MGT6117 Revenue Management in Hospitality and Tourism
- MGT6120 Entrepreneurship
- Elective: choose 1 from the list provided
Level: 06
- ACC6124 Financial Analysis
- MGT6130 International Management
- QUA0005 Introduction to Research
- TOU6121 Special Topics in Tourism
- Elective: choose 1 from the list provided
Level: 07
- HOS6126 Hospitality Business Simulation and Analysis
- HOS6130 Career Development and Management
- HOS6135 Strategic Management in Hospitality and Tourism
- QUA6127 Applied Research Methods
- Elective: choose 1 from the list provided
Level: 08
- FOD6128 Project Management in Food and Beverage Operations
- HOS6133 Cases in Hospitality and Tourism Management
- MGT6131 Risk and Crisis Management
- TOU6129 Attractions Management
- Elective: choose 1 from the list provided
Other Electives
- Choose from the list provided
Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Analyze and evaluate the impact of current events on the interdependent components of the global hospitality and tourism industry
- Use leadership principles and front-line hospitality and tourism experience to work effectively as both a team member and leader
- Explain and apply sound business practices and management strategies to navigate an organization through a competitive marketplace and ensure organizational growth and sustainability
- Develop and foster a culture of client service and organizational excellence within a hospitality and tourism business environment
- Utilize critical thinking and research skills to solve problems, formulate strategies, and customize solutions for the hospitality and tourism industry
- Interpret and communicate concepts, information, arguments, and analysis accurately and reliably for a variety of purposes and to a range of local, national, and international audiences
- Distinguish and apply strategic leadership skills and evidence-based management practices to promote and advance the hospitality and tourism industry
- Interact respectfully with diverse people, groups, and cultures to achieve personal and workplace goals
- Identify and leverage technologies to facilitate and enhance operations within a hospitality and tourism business environment
- Choose and express reflective practice strategies and self-regulated learning to update knowledge, and skills, and apply new learning with confidence in changing situations
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment, and environmental stewardship
Career Opportunities
The Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism program prepares graduates for careers both in North America and globally. Career opportunities may include: working as guest service, food and beverage, front desk manager, and supervisor. Graduates may also secure employment as club managers, independent consultants, event planners, restaurant managers, and supervisors, working with facility management companies, and human resources and working as independent entrepreneurs.
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