Basic subjects
Foreign language A foreign language for business communication Economics and law Business communication technologies Information technologies in service, tourism and hospitality Management in service, tourism and hospitality Quality management in service, tourism and hospitality Marketing of services in service, tourism and hospitality Enterprise economics in service, tourism and hospitality Legal regulation in service, tourism and The safety of professional activity in service, tourism and hospitality
Specialized subjects
The module of project activity Introduction to project activity Organization of hotel business Technologies of hotel activity Business in tourism and hospitality (Business in tourism and hospitality) Enterprise competitiveness management Technologies for the sale of hotel services Marketing research in the hospitality industry Design of hotel activities", The hotel business of recreational areas, Personnel management of a hotel enterprise, Documentation support for hotel activities, Innovations in hotel activities, Business etiquette in the hospitality industry, Management of hotel clusters, Career planning in the hospitality industry, etc.
Program Overview
The training is conducted by highly qualified teachers and industry professionals. During the course, field trips to hotels in Rostov-on-Don are organized, as well as trainings and workshops with leading experts. This allows for a high-quality education of future hospitality professionals. The program includes a significant practical component and takes place in group and individual formats, which enables students to fully develop their potential. The practice-based approach includes part of the training at the workplace and in areas of responsibility within hotel enterprises.
Program Benefits
The educational program is focused on training specialists with in-depth knowledge of the behavior of service enterprises, tourism and hotel business in market conditions: in matters of organization, business planning, improving competitiveness, regional aspects of entrepreneurship. Thus, the peculiarity of the educational program is the practical orientation and in-depth training aimed at meeting the needs of the labor market for service, tourism and hospitality enterprises. The educational program is designed to enable students to start as soon as possible using acquired knowledge to create knowledge-based applications. One of the striking features of the program is the form of organization of students' project activities, during which the projects being developed will be aimed at developing and forming unique service, tourist and hotel products, technologies for providing tourist services, developing an IT product for the service and hospitality industry.
Prospects. Career & Employment
Graduates work in various accommodation facilities, including hotels, elite hotel and restaurant complexes, international and regional hotels, sanatoriums, recreation centers, catering and leisure organizations. They have the opportunity to build a career both vertically (moving up from department manager to head) and horizontally (working in larger and more prestigious hotels and restaurants). Graduates of the "Hotel Business" program occupy sought-after positions in the hospitality industry, such as managers and employees in departments/services in hotels and hotel chains (accommodation, booking, marketing, catering, housekeeping), managers and employees in SPA complexes and beauty centers, heads of conference and exhibition areas, event managers, service managers, and personnel managers. The key benefit is quick recruitment and a unique chance for dynamic career development for graduates. During the process of studying the subjects on the curriculum and acquiring knowledge, it is possible to start your own business in the hospitality industry.
Why is it important to pursue a higher education?
The fundamental knowledge gained during the program provides the basis of competencies that offer help with career prospects. Graduates can open their own startups and freelancing. The experience of the past years shows that some students are employed abroad in specialized tourism companies or continue their studies at master's degrees in European universities in tourism-related specialties. Also they can continue education at Master's Degree program.