Vatel International Business School Bahrain
Bachelor in International Hotel ManagementDEGREE TYPE
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
BHD 2,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Our 4 year Bachelor’s degree in International Hotel Management is a business degree focused on the hospitality industry with a strong emphasis on Management, Marketing, and HR plus the following compulsory modules: Company Economics, Legal Culture, Economy of Tourism, Public Speaking, Taxation, Geopolitics, Multicultural Management, Auditing, Marketing Strategy, Financial Analysis, Corporate Strategy, Economic Law, etc. Vatel offers a combination of seminars, site visits, workshops, projects, and visiting lecturers to provide a well-rounded learning experience.
Accreditations
- French State Level 2 degree recognized throughout Europe
- Licensed by the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Council in Bahrain
Learning Goals
To develop a broad understanding of professional, legal, and economic culture, as well as mastering foreign languages, strategic writing techniques, management styles, and supervisory skills.
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 55 campuses in 32 countries, with 9000 current students worldwide
- All teaching is in English in the Bahrain campus
- Unique teaching method based on a 50% theoretical / 50% practical
- Students complete 3 international internships during their studies, so 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
- Students who graduate from Vatel in Bahrain will be awarded a French State Level 2 degree recognized throughout Europe as well as a Bahraini degree
- Licensed by the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Council in Bahrain
In the Kingdom of Bahrain, Vatel operates under the patronage of the Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority.
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Curriculum
Year 0 - Foundation
| Semester 1 - Academic (Theoretical) | Semester 2 - Internship (Practical) |
| Professional internship in Bahrain in Operational Departments in 4 or 5-star hotels.
Duration: 18-20 weeks |
M1
| Semester 1 - Academic (Theoretical) | Semester 2 - Internship (Practical) |
| Professional internship in Bahrain in Operational Departments in 4 or 5-star hotels. Duration: 18-20 weeks |
M2
| Semester 1 - Academic (Theoretical) | Semester 2 - Internship (Practical) |
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Professional internship in France in Operational Departments in 4 or 5-star hotels. Duration: 18-20 weeks
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M3
| Semester 1 - Academic (Theoretical) | Semester 2 - Internship (Practical) |
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Professional internship in any English-speaking country in Back Office Departments in 4 or 5-star hotels. Duration: 20-24 weeks
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* 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