Location: Switzerland, London
Internships: 2
Specializations: 3
Duration: 3.5 years
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NEXT INTAKES: SEPTEMBER 2023 & MARCH 2024
A Bachelor’s degree from Glion will transform you, inspire you and set you on the pathway to a leadership career.
Applied business study
Learn from the experts
Gain professional experience
Acquire real-world skills
These include, but are not limited to:
With personalized support and advice from our Career Services team throughout your studies, you will develop the tools to build a lifetime of professional achievement – from creating the perfect CV to devising strategies for successful job hunting.
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By the end of these 20 weeks, you will have developed an understanding of the excellence required in hotel and restaurant operations.
You’ll also be equipped with practical, professional skills you can deploy in your first internship.
A taste of Ducasse with Swiss flavor
We are extremely proud to partner with our sister institution, École Ducasse, to create an exclusive MasterClass for our first semester Bachelor students. Across two extraordinary weeks, you will meet influential experts who are delivering authentic luxury experiences in hospitality and gastronomy. As you travel across Switzerland, your senses will be awakened as you gain in-depth knowledge; combining visits, tastings, guest speakers and workshops with breath-taking views. You will delve into the world of legendary chef Alain Ducasse as you enjoy special menus and discover some of the most important culinary influences on Chef Ducasse.
You will learn how to lead a hospitality business and master the tools of the trade, working through simulated hotel development and business projects with experienced faculty members.
You’ll develop your critical thinking, research and writing skills to produce high-quality professional work, including an applied business project.
And for your final semester you have the opportunity to study one of three career-focused specializations (see separate tab for more details).
These include, but are not limited to:
With personalized support and advice from our Career Services team throughout your studies, you will develop the tools to build a lifetime of professional achievement – from creating the perfect CV to devising strategies for successful job hunting.
Click here to learn more about how Glion accelerates your career.
You will not only gain a full year of work experience to add to your CV, but also strengthen your professional skills, make valuable industry connections and build your awareness of the latest industry standards – all of which will be crucially important in securing your first role after graduation.
On average, each Glion student can choose from more than seven internship offers, with opportunities received from 58 countries worldwide.
You can choose one of three specializations:
Learn the design, marketing and business skills you’ll need to successfully manage luxury brands.
Acquire the skills to analyze the critical success factors in asset management for hotel and resort development projects.
Providing a foundation in strategy, planning and successful implementation of events of all sizes across a variety of industry sectors.
By the end of these 20 weeks, you will have developed an understanding of the excellence required in hotel and restaurant operations.
You’ll also be equipped with practical, professional skills you can deploy in your first internship.
A taste of Ducasse with Swiss flavor
We are extremely proud to partner with our sister institution, École Ducasse, to create an exclusive MasterClass for our first semester Bachelor students. Across two extraordinary weeks, you will meet influential experts who are delivering authentic luxury experiences in hospitality and gastronomy. As you travel across Switzerland, your senses will be awakened as you gain in-depth knowledge; combining visits, tastings, guest speakers and workshops with breath-taking views. You will delve into the world of legendary chef Alain Ducasse as you enjoy special menus and discover some of the most important culinary influences on Chef Ducasse.
Next intakes
September 2023 & March 2024
Minimum Age
17.5 years old at the start of the program.
Education
You must have completed secondary education (IB diploma, Maturité, Abitur, French Bac, A-levels, high school diploma or equivalent).
Admissions Assessment
Personalized assessment to ascertain motivation and review application documentation. Includes scenario-based exercise to be completed beforehand.
English Language Qualifications
If English is not your first language, or if you have not spent the last two years studying in a school where English is the primary language of instruction, please enclose a copy of one of the following: ∙
Note: All English certificates must have been issued in the 12 months prior to program start. If your English level does not meet the levels indicated above, Glion offers an Intensive Hospitality English Language Program (IHELP). Please contact us for more information.
We offer direct transfers to our Bachelor’s in International Hospitality Business, with entry points in semesters 3, 4 and 6. In all cases you will earn full BBA graduate status upon successful completion of your studies
If you are ambitious for a career in luxury, why not take advantage of our 5-year Passport to Luxury Leadership offer? It combines our Bachelor’s degree, with the specialization in Luxury Brand Strategy, and our Master’s in Luxury Management and Guest Experience.
Valid for intakes in March 2023 and September 2023, this double degree offers 5 years of intensive luxury study, which includes 1.5 years of real-world professional experience. You will also enjoy a saving on your tuition fees.
job-seeking students have one or more employment opportunities on graduation day
internship offers per student
Hospitality
tourism
other sectors: FMCG, Luxury goods and services, marketing, events, banking and finance
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What can’t you do?! A Bachelor’s in hospitality from the right school opens up career pathways in almost every industry. The world is now one big hospitality economy, with the very best brands understanding the importance of a service-focused approach to business.
If hospitality is your passion, then you can head into hotels and restaurants, or events, luxury retail, and travel. Beyond this, there’s finance, real estate, automotive and jewelry, and even tech and governmental roles, all of which are recruiting our Bachelor’s graduates. You’ll also be prepared for the entrepreneurial pathway – one which many of our alumni take.
In order to be successful in hospitality management you’ll need good business acumen. Whether you’re aspiring to be a manager of a hotel, restaurant, luxury retail store or in a corporate role, possessing business-focused expertise and abilities will give you an edge in interviews and enable you to bring the level of value that the very best brands demand.
An understanding of revenue, marketing, business strategy, and leadership are all key in the most sought-after hospitality management roles, right from entry-level positions. When choosing an undergraduate program for your career in hospitality, ensure it is grounded in business, like our own Bachelor’s in International Hospitality Business.
Typically a Bachelor’s in hospitality will be a minimum of three years of study time. The Glion Bachelor’s in International Hospitality Business is three and a half years long. As well as the length of the course, be sure to check the content.
You’ll want a good mix of practical and academic elements in order to give you an edge when you head into the working world.
Our own Bachelor’s degree comprises a full first semester in practical arts before students head off into the world on a six-month internship. When they return, they’re transformed as they head into rigorous academic studies, before a second management-level internship. In semesters six and seven, business is the focus, with a real-world business project and finally a specialization to support the student’s chosen career pathway.
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