Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Hotel Management

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Hotel Management is a four-year full time programme. This programme has a long-established excellent reputation and was the first hotel management degree to be offered in Ireland.

Many of our graduates hold senior management positions within the sector worldwide. Lecturers who teach on this programme are highly-skilled professionals with many years industry experience.

This Internationally recognised degree presents the opportunity to travel the world and work in this dynamic and exciting sector. The Galway International Hotel School has reputable links with hotel groups in Ireland, Europe, USA, and Canada.

This programme aims to provide learners with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a successful career in management. Teaching is delivered through a range of practical and academic learning styles to maximise the student learning experience.    

Graduates will have excellent employment opportunities, at various levels of employment, in all aspects of the hospitality and tourism industry at home and abroad.

Alternatively, graduates may specialise in specific areas such as marketing, finance, human resources, operations management to name but a few within the service industries.

Work Placements

• At the end of year one, there is a twelve week work placement in an Irish hotel or other approved property, organised by the LINKS office in conjunction with the student.

• After the second year examinations, students undertake a thirty week industrial placement, organised by the LINKS office in conjunction with the student. Irish and European students must complete their placement outside of Ireland and non-EU students will complete their placement in Ireland. An industrial project must be completed in respect of this placement.

• If students are considering an international career, the College would encourage students to study an international language during their four years of study and to complete their international placement in a location that supports the development of the language. Students are supported and monitored during their placement.

• Formal relationships exist with EU and American universities and these provide for exciting opportunities to study and work abroad during the second placement.

International Links

The College has extensive international links with hotels, tourism organisations and educational organisations. In addition, the college is an active member of various hotel college associations including the Association of European Hotel & Tourism schools (AEHT) and the Council for Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (CHRIE).

Recognition by Professional Bodies

Graduates are admitted as full members of the Irish Hospitality Institute and receive full exemption from the examination requirements of the Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management Association (UK), being admitted to the grade of Licentiate member. Progression to full membership is possible on completion of a specified period working in the industry.

Significant exemptions are also available to graduates who wish to pursue membership of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (CIMA).

Additional Costs

View Student Costs for First Years (PDF).

Contact Us

George Finnegan

Tel: +353 (0)91 742343

Email: George Finnegan

Or

Jacinta Dalton

Head of Department of Culinary Arts & Services Industries

Email: Jacinta Dalton

Phone: +353 (0)91 742320