Hotel Management Degree
The students will recieve the USC Bachelor´s Degree in Hospitality Business Management, mention in Hotel Management. The configuration of this plan includes common training for both mentions and specific training for each mention, according to their orientation, skills to be acquired by students and professional exit profiles.
Likewise, the study plan proposes that an important part of practical training is achieved through a professional practices training structure, linked to specific subjects or through a practicum in companies in the sector (or stage) in each course, with a fully supervised approach. Troughout the professional training structure of the curriculum, students have the opportunity to put into practice their theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and abilitites, attitudes and values (competences) acquired.
In this way, professional training contributes to the compehensive education of students and to the knowledge of work methodologies of the professional reality, favoring the development of professional skills and the values of innovation, creativity, sustainability and entrepreneurship. and therefore employability of graduates.
The 240 ECTS credits are distributed as follows at the hotel management mention:
Study plan
First course
| SUBJECTS | ECTS | CHARACTER | ANNUAL / QUATERLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operational organization of the department of food and beverage ** | 16 | OB | Annual |
| Operational practices of the food and beverages department | 12 | OB | Annual |
| Calculation of financial operations | 6 | FBR | Annual |
| Interpersonal skills and communication in the company | 6 | FBR | 1st quat. |
| Food hygiene, nutrition and dietetics | 4 | OB | 1st quat. |
| Fundamentals and resources in the processes of making drinks and tasting | 4 | OB | 2nd quat. |
| ICT applied to business management I | 4 | FB | Annual |
| English for hospitality I | 4 | FB | Annual |
| Deutsch I/ Français I | 4 | FB | Annual |
** Of the total ECTS, 12 credits correspond to company training
Second course
| SUBJECTS | ECTS | CHARACTER | ANNUAL / QUATERLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel and gastronomic marketing | 6 | FBR | 1st quat. |
| Economy | 6 | FBR | 1st quat. |
| Business legislation and taxation | 6 | FBR | 1st quat. |
| Business acounting | 6 | FBR | 2nd quat. |
| Business statistics | 4 | OB | 2nd quat. |
| ICT applied to business management II | 4 | FB | Annual |
| English for hospitality II | 4 | FB | Annual |
| Deutsch II/ Français II | 4 | FB | Annual |
| Operational organization and practices of the accomdoation department ** | 20 | OP * | Annual |
** Of the total ECTS, 12 credits correspond to company training
* Optional subjects required to obtain the mention (linked)
Third course
| SUBJECTS | ECTS | CHARACTER | ANNUAL / QUATERLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and beverage management | 6 | OB | 1st quat. |
| Hotel and gastronomic communication | 4 | OB | 1st quat. |
| Applied accounting | 4 | OB | 1st quat. |
| People and talent management | 6 | OB | 2nd quat. |
| Facilities management, hotel innovation and enviromental sustainability | 4 | OB | 2nd quat. |
| Business english | 4 | OB | Annual |
| Deutsch III/ Français III | 4 | OB | Annual |
| Accommodation management | 6 | OP * | 1st quat. |
| Hotel revenue management | 6 | OP * | 2nd quat. |
| Financial management of hospitality companies | 4 | OP * | 2nd quat. |
| Practicum in companies I (stage) | 12 | OB | 2nd quat. |
OP *: optional subjects required to obtain the mention (linked)
Fourth course
| SUBJECTS | ECTS | CHARACTER | ANNUAL / QUATERLY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic financial analysis | 4 | OP * | 1st quat. |
| Collective bargaining and managerial skills in hospitality companies | 6 | OP * | 1st quat. |
| Strategic management of hospitality companies | 4 | OP * | 1st quat. |
| Internal control | 4 | OP * | 2nd quat. |
| Hotel marketing management | 6 | OP * | 2nd quat. |
| Cost analysis and management | 4 | OP * | 2nd quat. |
| English for hotel industry executives | 4 | OP * | Annual |
| OTHER OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (**) | |||
| Advanced revenue management | 3 | OP | 1st quat. |
| Deutsch IV / Français IV | 3 | OP | 1st quat. |
| Ethics, professional deontology and corporate social responsability | 3 | OP | 1st quat. |
| Research methods in tourism | 3 | OP | 2nd quat. |
| Taxation of hotel companies | 3 | OP | 2nd quat. |
| Public relations and event management | 3 | OP | 2nd quat. |
| Final degree project | 6 | OB | Annual |
| Practicum in companies II (stage) | 16 | OB | 2nd quat. |
OP *: optional subjects required to obtain the mantion (linked)
Optional subjects of free choice (**): The student must take two during the second quaterly