Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - International Hotel Business Management (subject to validation) is offered by the American Hotel Academy in academic partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
Unique on the market of higher education in our country, this programme combines on one hand, the knowledge of management with the art of hospitality and on the other hand, classroom teaching with practical training in school and at employers.
Now, young Romanians who want an internationally recognized university degree in hotel management, can also get it while studying in Romania at the American Hotel Academy, at a cost adjusted to the economy of our country.
This programme was designed on the following basic ideas:
- programme to be taught entirely in Romania.
- a structure that combines three years of study with 15 months paid international practical training.
- management courses to top up the solid professional experience gained during the first years of study and during internships.
- teaching staff consists of both practitioners and academics, Romanian and international.
- a program accessible to both Romanian and international students.
- medium of study and learning is English.
- to award intermediate certificates of qualification while completing various stages of the program.
- the final undergraduate degree to be awarded by MMU, to be accredited and internationally recognized.
- the costs of the programme should be as low as possible and students can receive scholarships or participate in financial support programs.
- to produce graduates employable anywhere in the world and to put special emphasis on their rapid employment in the industry.
Therefore, this program offers students the tools to understand the mechanisms of the hospitality industry and its affiliated areas and equips students with the necessary vocational and intellectual skills that enables them to become future competitive managers in today's global economy.