Bachelor in Tourism and Hotel Management

Courses

1st semester

Business Communication: 15 ECTS

• Business Philosophy, 3 ECTS
• Basics of Document and IT Management, 6 ECTS
• Communication Psychology, 3 ECTS
• Professional English I, 3 ECTS

Economics: 15 ECTS

• Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, 6 ECTS
• Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 6 ECTS
• Basics of Applied Research, 3 ECTS

2nd semester

Intercultural Tourism Environment: 15 ECTS

• Cultural Heritage, 3 ECTS
• Business and Intercultural Communication, 6 ECTS
• Travel Geography, 3 ECTS
• Tourism Anthropology, 3 ECTS

Professional Internship I, 15 ECTS

3rd semester

Business Management: 15 ECTS

• Management, 5 ECTS
• Marketing, 5 ECTS
• Accounting and Finance, 5 ECTS

Basics of Tourism and Hospitality: 15 ECTS

• Tourism Services and Infrastructure, 6 ECTS
• Tourism Resources in Lithuania, 3 ECTS
• Environment and Human Safety, 3 ECTS
• 2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French), 3 ECTS

4th semester

Basics of Law and Entrepreneurship: 15 ECTS

• Tourism Business Law, 6 ECTS
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 3 ECTS
• Change Management, 3 ECTS
• Professional English II, 3 ECTS

Professional Internship II: 15 ECTS

5th semester

Tourism Management I / Hotel Management I / Wellness Services: 15 ECTS

• Tour Operator Activities / Hotel Management I / Wellness and SPA services, 6 / 6 / 5 ECTS
• Tourism Marketing / Hospitality Marketing / Basics of Wellness and Resort Science, 3 / 3 / 4 ECTS
• Social Responsibility / Social Responsibility / IT Tools and Marketing of Wellness Services, 3 / 3 / 6 ECTS
• Excursion Organization Methodology and Technologies / Organization of Catering Services, 3 / 3 ECTS

From the List of Freely Elective Courses offered by KK, 15 ECTS

6th semester

Tourism Management Ii / Hotel Management Ii / Spa Services Management: 15 ECTS

• Travel Sales / Hotel Management II / Management of Accommodation Provision Processes in the SPA Sector, 6 / 6 / 5 ECTS
• Destination Management / Yield Management / Management of Wellness Services Provision Processes in the SPA Sector, 3 / 3 / 4 ECTS
• 2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French) / 2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French) / Organization of Catering Services in the SPA Sector, 3 ECTS
• Tourism Technologies / Social Media / 2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French), 3 ECTS

Final Thesis: 15 ECTS

• Final Internship, 6 ECTS
• Final Thesis, 9 ECTS

Freely Elective Courses

Global Economics: 15 ECTS

• Global and Regional Economics, 5 ECTS
• Intercultural Communication, 5 ECTS
• Crisis Management, 5 ECTS

Modern Management of Organization: 15 ECTS

• Talent and Competencies Management, 5 ECTS
• Creative Solutions of Business, 5 ECTS
• Change and Innovation Management, 5 ECTS

From Idea to Business: 15 ECTS

• Creative Development of Business: Planning and Verification, 6 ECTS
• Financing of Business Idea, 5 ECTS
• Commercialization of a Business Idea, 4 ECTS

Business Change Management: 15 ECTS

• Change Management, 4 ECTS
• Risk Management, 5 ECTS
• Project Management, 6 ECTS

Personality and Career: 15 ECTS

• Personality Psychology and Self-education, 5 ECTS
• Leadership, 5 ECTS
• Career Planning, 5 ECTS

Management of Relations with Customers: 15 ECTS

• Stress Control, 6 ECTS
• Effective Client Management, 5 ECTS
• Conflict Management, 4 ECTS

Creative Personality: 15 ECTS

• Personal Branding, 5 ECTS
• Creative Writing, 5 ECTS
• Creative Decision Making, 5 ECTS

Wellness and Health Quality: 15 ECTS

• Healthy Living and Nutrition, 5 ECTS
• Life Coaching, 5 ECTS
• Movement and Art Therapy, 5 ECTS

Active Leisure Organization: 15 ECTS

• Forms of Active Leisure, 5 ECTS
• Sport for All, 5 ECTS
• Leisure Projects Management, 5 ECTS

French and Spanish Language and Culture: 15 ECTS

• French Language and Culture, 8 ECTS
• Spanish Language and Culture, 7 ECTS

Communication Impact on Masses: 15 ECTS

• Gender Communication, 5 ECTS
• Personal Communication, 5 ECTS
• Theory of Propaganda, 5 ECTS

Sustainability and Travel: 15 ECTS

• Sustainable Tourism, 5 ECTS
• Responsible Consumption, 5 ECTS
• Sustainable Event Management, 5 ECTS

Russian Language and Culture: 15 ECTS

• Russian Language, 9 ECTS
• Russian Cultural Resources, 6 ECTS

Languages

Language of instruction: 100% English (a specific level of English is required for this course)

Ability to choose other foreign languages: (English/German/French/Russian)

Assessment

To achieve learning outcomes, the academic staff use a variety of methods, which are preconditioned by the aims of the modules and their specificity.

Study modules can consist of various combinations of lectures, practical tasks, workshops, seminars, students’ independent work, scientific research assignments, projects, and other forms of study activities.

Studies of each module are completed by examination or other forms of final assessment designed to evaluate a student’s knowledge and skills gained in the module.

Your lecturers

Lecturers – Experts

Lecturers – academic professors and subject experts with more than 20-year experience – will enhance both your theoretical and practical knowledge by engaging you in theoretical lectures and practical classes supported by examples from your teachers’ professional careers.

The In-Coming Lecturers

Students have the advantage to gain their study program-related experience in other European countries through participation in the classes with incoming lecturers who arrive from the USA, Czech Republic, Spain, Poland, Finland, Latvia, Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, China, etc.

Learning process

Knowledge-Skills-Experience

• The learning process includes theoretical lectures, practical workshops, solutions to real business problems, case analysis, group and personal projects, and/or scientific papers.
• Studies are organized by integrating different subjects into modules to help students gain interdisciplinary skills.
• Professional internships induce students to employ learned skills and knowledge right away, provide them with valuable experience and get them fully prepared to start their careers.
• In order to achieve the learning outcomes, educational visits to hotels and other tourism enterprises, tourist attractions, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, and forums are included in the study process.

Abroad

Intercultural experience

• Gain invaluable experience in learning new cultures when working in an international environment.
• Use the possibility to spend a semester or two in foreign partner institutions. These studies abroad are fully recognized.
• Take the opportunity to obtain a double degree with LAB University of Applied Sciences (Finland). It will take you 3,5 years to receive a Professional Bachelor’s degree in Business Management both from Kaunas University of Applied Sciences and the school abroad.

International projects

Participate in various international projects such as IP Lean Canvas, IP Welltour (EcoTekNord), Berlin ITB, Mac2Kaunas, Mac2Warsaw (Businet), etc. under Erasmus+, Nordplus, and other programs.

International internships

Take a chance to make an internship abroad: a lot of options in Belgium, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Portugal, Cyprus, Finland, etc.

Why study Tourism and Hotel Management?

After completing your studies, you will:

• Speak two foreign languages;
• Have experienced 3 professional internships;
• Know business and intercultural communication, marketing, economics and law, business management, entrepreneurship, and more;
• Be an expert in the development, organization, and marketing of tourism/ hospitality services.

Studies based on practice

At Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, theory and practice are closely interlinked. Practical activities and professional internships make up 32.2 percent of the total study time. Students have to complete a professional internship in a business enterprise during the second, fourth, and sixth semesters.

Students find internship placements themselves or choose from the list proposed by the Department. In order to develop the competencies of employability, learners are encouraged to address enterprises and arrange placements themselves in coordination with the Department regarding the company’s suitability for the development of practical skills.

Employment possibilities

The graduates of the Tourism and Hotel Management study program work and develop their professional careers in the Lithuanian and foreign enterprises operating in the tourism and hospitality sector, hotels, tourism agencies, tourist information centers, airlines, and other tourism-related businesses.

Potential Careers

• Hotels and other accommodation providers; you are responsible for managing employees and for planning, marketing, coordinating, and administering hotels (or other accommodation establishments) services such as catering and accommodation facilities;
• Travel companies; you are responsible for organizing and preparing holiday tours, observing trends in the popularity of destinations and packages, and adjusting company plans accordingly
• Tourism information centers; you provide visitors with information about transport, tourist attractions, local services and activities, accommodation, places to visit, and events;
• Wellness and SPA centers: you are planning and organizing the activities of health and spa service providers; you are developing and selling competitive products that meet the concept of health as a way of life;
• Or start your own business!

Access to further study

The graduates are entitled to a credit transfer system for entering level one university study programs; they can choose Master's programs. The continuation of studies is possible in the study programs in the fields of tourism and leisure, management, and business both in Lithuanian and/or foreign universities.