BA in International Hospitality and Business Management
Bad Vöslau, Austria
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,900 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* currently going through the accreditation process. This is subject to a positive accreditation decision expected in Spring 2025. There is currently no ongoing study program or other study operations
Introduction
The English-language Bachelor's degree program in International Hospitality & Business Management is a full-time degree program that is designed to be completed while working. To be able to study alongside a job or under other individual circumstances, the Bachelor's degree program is delivered in a blended learning format.
The course provides a well-founded foundation in international business studies with a focus on hospitality management. The focus is on the customer. Their expectations should be exceeded, especially in an increasingly digital environment. The term hospitality also stands for social competence and includes a high degree of emotional intelligence. Digital solutions should support customer-related services and increase their quality and quantity. In addition, intercultural skills are taught, which are essential in an international environment.
Note: Graduates from Austrian tourism colleges or 5-year upper secondary programs in the hospitality sector may be eligible for a credit transfer, which reduces the study period.
IUC is currently in the accreditation process for an Austrian HE Accreditation.*
Organizational Format
The blended learning format enables students to work independently of time and place by regularly and didactically alternating between face-to-face and online phases.
The blended learning concept thus offers a varied and learning-promoting program with different social forms and learning activities, which also gives students a certain degree of personal responsibility. This includes self-directed learning (asynchronous teaching), in which students determine the time, intervals, pace, and location of their learning activities themselves, as well as face-to-face e-learning (synchronous teaching), which takes place at different locations on a fixed date through virtual direct communication.
*Accreditation status and legal information:
The IUC - International Private University College Bad Vöslau is currently in the process of initial institutional accreditation by AQ Austria (Austrian Accreditation Authority) and in a project status.
The following development company is responsible for the project:
Privathochschule Bad Vöslau Entwicklungs GmbH,
Johann Strauß Straße 2, 2540 Bad Vöslau, Austria
Please visit https://iuc-bv.at/accreditation-status-and-legal-information/ for further information.
Curriculum
Please note: There is currently no ongoing study programme or other study operations.
The planned start in October 2024 is subject to a positive accreditation decision.
Students develop skills that enable them to work in all areas of business administration, particularly in the hospitality sector. The focus of the course is on specialist knowledge in the areas of hospitality management and business administration. Courses in general business administration and economics form part of the broad-based business education. These classic basic topics are supplemented by courses in the areas of communication, sustainability, internationalization, and digitalization, which are designed to prepare students in particular for the demands of business in a dynamic and global environment.
During their studies, students acquire a broad legal background in general legal principles including contract law for companies, European law, tax, and employment law, which prepares them for future professional fields. Analytical and academic skills are fostered through courses on statistics and data analysis as well as courses on research methods and academic writing.
The program is rounded off by the teaching of key social communication skills such as negotiation, critical thinking, problem-solving methods, and leadership skills as well as in-depth language skills in business and academic English.
Core Study Areas
Business Administration
- Foundations of Business Administration 3 ECTS
- Management Information Systems 4 ECTS
- Microeconomics 2 ECTS
- Accounting and Controlling I 4 ECTS
- Macroeconomics 2 ECTS
- Finance 4 ECTS
- Accounting and Controlling II 4 ECTS
- Digitalization and Media Management 4 ECTS
- Human Resource Management 4 ECTS
- Sustainability Literacy 3 ECTS
- Innovation Management 3 ECTS
- Global Management 3 ECTS
International Hospitality
- International Hospitality Business 4 ECTS
- Hospitality Marketing & Customer Management 4 ECTS
- Social Insurance and Health Care Systems 4 ECTS
- Strategic Hospitality and Health Care Management 4 ECTS
- Contemporary Issues 4 ECTS
- Change Management in the Hospitality Industry 4 ECTS
- Project Management 4 ECTS
Communication
- Communication Skills 4 ECTS
- Intercultural Awareness and Competencies 4 ECTS
- Interview and Negotiation Skills 4 ECTS
- Leadership I and Business Ethics 4 ECTS
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 2 ECTS
- Diversity and Inclusion 4 ECTS
- Leadership II 4 ECTS
Further Study Areas
Law
- Law Fundamentals 4 ECTS
- European Law 4 ECTS
- Business Law 4 ECTS
- Tax Law 4 ECTS
Academics
- Business and Political Sciences 3 ECTS
- Business Plan 3 ECTS
- Academic Writing 3 ECTS
- Research Methodology 3 ECTS
Languages and Maths
- Business English I 3 ECTS
- Business English II 3 ECTS
- Academic English 3 ECTS
- Mathematical Economics 3 ECTS
- Business Statistics 3 ECTS
Optional Study Areas
As part of the degree program, students must complete free electives worth 12 ECTS credits and compulsory electives worth 20 ECTS credits (5 courses worth 4 ECTS credits each). As an alternative to the regular compulsory electives, a work placement can be completed during the degree program. Students who already have equivalent, relevant professional experience can apply for credit transfer.
The private university equates 30 working hours with 1 ECTS credit point. Work experience totaling 600 working hours must be provided for the working hours to be credited in place of the elective subjects.
Compulsory Optional Subjects
- HR Management in Non-Profit Organizations 4 ECTS
- E-Recruiting 4 ECTS
- Employer Branding 4 ECTS
- Intercultural HR-Leadership 4 ECTS
- Advanced Coaching 4 ECTS
- International Employment Law 4 ECTS
- Expatriate Management 4 ECTS
- International Remuneration Systems 4 ECTS
- Organizational Psychology 4 ECTS
- Workplace Health Promotion 4 ECTS
- Fringe Benefits and Pension Plan 4 ECTS
- In-house Training Competence Development 4 ECTS
- Work placement and report module I 4 ECTS
- Work placement and report module II 4 ECTS
- Work placement and report module III 4 ECTS
- Work placement and report module IV 4 ECTS
- Work placement and report module V 4 ECTS
Total to choose: 5 courses at 4 ECTS each = 20 ECTS
Electives
- German for Beginners 3 ECTS
- Spanish for Beginners 3 ECTS
- German Intermediate 3 ECTS
- Spanish Intermediate 3 ECTS
- German Advanced 3 ECTS
- Spanish Advanced 3 ECTS
- Creative Workshop 3 ECTS
- Health and Fitness Workshop 3 ECTS
- Politics and Society 3 ECTS
- Business Geographics 3 ECTS
- Modern City Planning and Architecture 3 ECTS
Total to choose: 4 courses at 3 ECTS each = 12 ECTS
Compulsory Optional Subjects/Internship: 20 ECTS
Electives: 12 ECTS
Bachelor Thesis: 8 ECTS
Total: 180 ECTS
Career Opportunities
Graduates future professional fields and career opportunities include top management, middle, and senior (project) management, as well as management roles in the areas of sales, marketing, and customer service in companies, particularly in the hospitality and service-oriented healthcare sector and in the entire service sector.
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- High Performer: 1000€ per study year
- Early Bird applicants: 500€ (students who requested information before the end of January 2024)
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