Bachelor in International Hotel Management
Al Jasra, Bahrain
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
BHD 2,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* The start date is always September, and the application period runs from February until September
Key Summary
About: Vatel Bahrain offers a 4-year programme (including a Foundation Year) in International Hotel Management. Teaching mixes seminars, site visits, workshops, projects and visiting lecturers. Vatel, founded in Paris 40 years ago, has 50+ campuses in 30+ countries. Students graduate with at least 2 years of relevant work experience and spend a year abroad via Marco Polo exchange. Campus licensed by the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Council in Bahrain.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work in hotel operations, front office, housekeeping, food and beverage, events, sales, revenue management, guest services and hospitality leadership across hotels, resorts, restaurants, cruise lines, tourism companies.
Vatel Bahrain's Bachelor’s degree in International Hotel Management is a 4 year programme, including a Foundation Year, designed specifically for the hospitality industry. The programme follows Vatel’s unique 50% academic and 50% practical training model, where students alternate between two weeks of theoretical learning on campus and two weeks of practical application in luxury partner hotels. This structure allows students to immediately apply what they learn in real hospitality environments while developing professional discipline and operational expertise. The second semester of each academic year is dedicated entirely to professional internships, allowing students to gain industry experience locally and internationally.
Students are introduced to Marketing, Human Resources, Administration and Professional Culture. They also learn the rudiments of Catering and Culinary Arts, as well as how to address constraints and unexpected events that arise in Banqueting, Reception and Seminars. In Year 2 while continuing to enhance their theoretical knowledge, students are introduced to management. Students gain in self-confidence and do an internship in a foreign country other than France.
In Year 3 having learned the fundamentals needed to begin team management, students now apply this knowledge in their third and final year. They develop their analytical skills while using the knowledge acquired thus far in the program. They are able to devise strategies and take their first managerial decisions.
Program Delivery
A combination of seminars, site visits, workshops, projects, and visiting lecturers provides a well-rounded learning experience
The main points about Vatel
- Founded in Paris 40 years ago – now has 50+ campuses in 30+ countries, with 9000 current students worldwide
- Students graduate with at least 2 years of relevant work experience
- Students at Vatel have the opportunity to spend a year abroad (at another Vatel campus) as part of Vatel’s award-winning Marco Polo student exchange program
- Licensed by the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Council in Bahrain
Year 0 - Foundation
M1
M2
M3
* Our courses are regularly updated to align with improvements and changes within the industry — following approval of the Higher Education Council.
**European Credit Transfer System