BSc in Tourism and Catering

This is for you

if you are open-minded, interested in culture, travelling and learning foreign languages. Ideally, you should also be creative and have good problem-solving and organizational skills.

Tourism is one of the most culturally interesting and economically important subjects in the world and Budapest is one of Europe’s most vibrant tourism destinations. Consequently, it is the perfect place to study Tourism and to enjoy what the city has to offer.

This Bachelor’s program offers a thorough grounding in business and the most important subjects in Tourism. These include Attractions Management and Experience Design, Catering and Gastronomy, Tourism Destination Management, Hotel Management and Tourism Marketing. In addition, specializations are offered in International Hotel Management and in Health Tourism because Budapest is known as the Spa Capital of the world. Visits are made to hotels and spas and lecturers are invited from industry to deliver courses. At Budapest Metropolitan University we place emphasis on developing students’ practical and vocational skills as well as their academic ones. Many courses use project-based learning and we also guide students through the process of building their own Portfolio through our myBRAND approach.

Specializations

• Health Tourism

• International Hotel Management

Specializations are launched only if the minimum of 15 students wish to join the specialization

Career Opportunities

• ​Tour operators
• Managers of family businesses
• Tourism consultants or advisors
• Event organizers
• Tourism managers of small municipalities and regions
• Managers of local, regional and national tourism
• Animators
• Managers working for health and wellness spas
• Mid- and top-level managers of hotels
• Attraction managers ​

Main Topics

• Leisure and Tourism Studies;
• Tourism Marketing;
• Catering and Gastronomy Studies;
• Attractions Management and Experience Design;
• Tourism Geography;
• Hotel Management;
• Tourism Destination Management;
• Introduction to Health Tourism;
• Travel Agency Management;
• Informatics;
• Microeconomics;
• Social Studies;
• Basics of Law;
• Business Economics;
• Management and Organization;
• Finance and Accounting,
• Attractions Management and Experience Design,
• Introduction to Health Tourism

Application Requirements

• IELTS min. 5.5
• High school diploma
• High school Math grade above 60%