MBA in International Hotel Management
Al Jasra, Bahrain
MBA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
BHD 5,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Vatel Bahrain's MBA in International Hotel Management blends academic study with professional experience. Students study operational, financial, marketing, human resource management, corporate strategy. The programme develops analytical and decision-making methods, gives practical managerial experience, and fosters an open business mindset to cultivate entrepreneurial qualities in tourism and international hospitality.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can move into hotel management, operations, revenue and sales management, food and beverage leadership, human resources, corporate strategy, hospitality consulting, or found tourism businesses. Vatel's global alumni network supports placements.
Career opportunities: hotel general manager, operations director, revenue manager, F&B director, HR manager, hospitality consultant, tourism entrepreneur.
The MBA in International Hotel Management at Vatel Bahrain is a postgraduate programme designed for graduates and professionals seeking to advance their careers in the global hospitality industry. The programme combines advanced management education with practical industry exposure to prepare students for leadership roles in hospitality and tourism.
The programme follows Vatel’s approach of integrating academic learning with professional experience. Students study key management disciplines such as operational management, financial management, marketing management, human resource management, and corporate strategy.
Alongside academic study, students complete extended management internships that allow them to gain hands-on experience in the hospitality industry and apply their strategic knowledge in professional environments. The programme concludes with a final dissertation and oral defence, enabling students to demonstrate their expertise and analytical capabilities in international hotel management.
Program Aim
Acquiring analytical and decision-making methods, as well as practical managerial experience. Developing an open mindset on business in general in order to cultivate entrepreneurial qualities, especially in tourism and the international hospitality industry.
Bridging Program
Vatel's 10-week Bridging (Passerelle) programme is designed to enable students with no bachelor's degree in hospitality or hotel management to acquire the skills and knowledge in hospitality or hotel management to acquire the skills and knowledge in hospitality and restaurant services management to continue their schooling with a Vatel MBA, while optimizing their previous knowledge.
Courses include:
- Professional Culture
- Self Image and Public Speaking
- Current Events In The hospitality Industry
- Hygiene and Safety
- Nutrition
- Hotel Visits
- F&B Environment
- Culinary Culture
- Hospitality Industry Environment
- Professional Experience (5 weeks)
Duration: 10 weeks
MBA Year 1 - 60 ECTS
Step by step, students acquire analytical and decision-making methods as well as managerial experience.
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| Management training Duration: 24 weeks Stipend:
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MBA Year 2 - 60 ECTS
Students study key strategic rules and then apply them to Hotel Management
| Semester 1 - Academic | Semester 2 - Internship |
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Final Dissertation (oral defense)
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