Associate Degree in Hospitality Administration
Laying the Fundamentals
- Program: Associate Degree in Hospitality Administration
- Duration: 2 years (4 semesters)
- Taught semesters: 3
- Internships: 1
- Intakes: January and July
- Age: 18 years old minimum
- Qualification: High School Diploma
- English level: TOEFL 500 or equivalent
- Total Credits: 66
- Accreditation: New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
- Recognition: Swiss Cantonal Authorities (Fribourg)
For more details on the courses, please see the Academic Programs.
Program Objectives
This primary hotel management degree program prepares students for first employment at a supervisory level, or continuation onto the bachelor of hospitality management degree with specializations. Professional skills are developed through a series of formative craft-based learning (CBL) activities supported by theoretical courses and an internship. The students are exposed to real-life working environments with a progression from didactic and guided lessons, to more self-managed learning approaches.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the program, students will be able to:
- Apply and reflect on knowledge and skills acquired through academic, CBL and workplace learning activities.
- Operate at supervisory level in operational departments within the hospitality industry.
- Apply contemporary systems and theories relevant to administrative and operational management tasks in hotel departments or units.
- Exhibit solid work ethics, good inter-personal communications, cultural awareness and teamwork skills.
- Use tools for developing their career plans, setting personal goals and developing appropriate common skills.
Academic Catalog
The academic catalog provides full details on all curricula with course credits, full course description as well as the grading system, academic calendar with exact entry dates, and other important academic information.
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Admissions Requirements
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Tuition and Fees
Please click on the links below to have access to the tuition and fees of the hospitality programs as well as to see the terms and conditions:
Please note: Associate Degree can be followed in French up to semester 3.





