MSc Hospitality Management

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Management, Specialization in Hospitality Management, is a one-year program designed for young graduates or career changers seeking leadership roles in the hospitality industry. Taught by experienced academics, the program emphasizes soft and hard skills, leadership traits, and real-world perspectives. Graduates can pursue careers in hotel management, event organization, tourism marketing, and other fields within the industry.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Master of Science in Management, Specialization in Hospitality Management

Overview:

The Master of Science in Management, Specialization in Hospitality Management, is a one-year program designed for young graduates seeking to specialize in hospitality management or individuals seeking a career change within the industry. It is tailored for students aiming for leadership roles in the memory and experience creation sectors.

Objectives:

• Develop the necessary soft and hard skills for a young graduate to accelerate their career in the hospitality or tourism industry.
• Focus on developing knowledge, leadership traits, behaviors, and presentation skills.

Program Description:

Taught by academics with industry backgrounds and experience, this MSc provides a comprehensive study of tourism management from both theoretical and real-world perspectives. It emphasizes crucial skills for the sector: leadership, analytical, and organizational. Paris, as the world's tourism capital, offers an ideal setting to learn from industry leaders and acquire firsthand skills for leadership positions. In addition to the core units, students benefit from elective courses to develop their global managerial and strategic skills. The program covers various aspects of the industry, from staff recruitment to implementing ethics and corporate social responsibility in decision-making, enabling students to fully understand the nature of management in tourism and hospitality. A significant part of the learning comes from workplace experiences, exposure to industry leaders, and study tours. The program also emphasizes strategic issues in the sector through marketing, finance, and other core business principles.

Outline:

Key Points:

• Dedicated mentors and networking from the HTM industry
• Paris, leading capital for best practices in hospitality and tourism industry

Assessment:

Tests are organized to validate the knowledge and skills required to obtain the Paris School of Business MSc Hospitality Management. The organization of the validation of the competences of the referential is articulated around the following modalities:

• Case studies: short projects assessed by specialist professionals
• Written and oral assessments
• Final consulting projects
• Professional simulation exercises in a roleplay format
• Business Game: corporate case studies made available via a digital platform in the form of a business game or management game titled CESIM-Hospitality
• Continual assessment

Teaching:

Faculty:

The program is taught by academics with industry backgrounds and experience.

Teaching Methods:

The program combines theoretical and real-world perspectives, with a significant part of the learning coming from workplace experiences, exposure to industry leaders, and study tours.

Careers:

Career Opportunities:

Graduates of the program can pursue careers in a wide range of fields within the hospitality and tourism industry, including:

• Hotel & resorts management
• Event organization
• Tourism marketing
• Government tourism bodies
• Airlines & cruises management

Career Outcomes:

• 71% success rate for the 2022 class
• 60% of students employed in France in the 6 months following graduation
• 40% of students employed abroad in the 6 months following graduation
• 75% of employed students 6 months after graduation have unlimited-term contracts and primarily have managerial status (60%)
• 9% of students in professional activity created their own business

Tuition feesBetween €14 500 and €18 000