Hospitality and Management

For all activities of Swiss IM&H the following core values describe the guardrails:
Provided by highly-skilled, experienced and dedicated lecturers we offer our students an extraordinary learning experience which combines practical and theoretical components to a balanced unity on the expected level of outcome.

Every day we contribute to a unique culture at Swiss IM&H within a familiar atmosphere among management, faculty and students, which respects all participants as unique personalities in a way hotel guests like to be treated.

We are a niche player as a familiar school with a great cost / benefit relation that takes care of its students from acquisition over study time until their successful career.

BBA year 1

Certificate in Hospitality management (6months)

1. Fundamentals of hotel and catering Industry
2. Housekeeping and accommodation studies
3. Restaurant services
4. Front office operations
5. Food and beverage services
6. Kitchen operations
7. Training and development

BBA year 2

Diploma in Hospitality management (6months)

1. Hotel and catering law
2. Accounting and cost control
3. Managing technology in the hospitality industry
4. Commercial food sources and costs
5. Marketing in hospitality and tourism
6. Introduction to the hospitality management
7. Professional development

BBA year 3

Higher Diploma in Hospitality management (6months)

1. Strategic management in hospitality
2. Customer relationship management
3. Economics
4. Organizational behavior in the hospitality industry
5. Environmental management in hospitality Industry
6. Facilities design and development

BBA year 4

Final year incl. dissertation (6months)

1. Managerial communications
2. Event planning
3. Managing human resource
4. Research methods

• Students must be minimum of 17 years of age 
• Student must have completed High school (12 years school education)
• Strong motivation towards the hospitality industry
• English efficiency 5.0 overall band score in IELTS academic or equivalent
• Filled enrollment application form (available in regional offices and in the website)
• For direct entry into 2nd or 3rd or 4th year student must submit confirmation of the successful completion of prior education

Professional Certificate

• A recognized and accredited Swiss quality hospitality bachelor degree
• Internship recognition certificate (SWISS IM&H counts 25 academic credits for each industrial internship and it is graded). Four different internship certificates and complete two years of working experience.
• Hospitality Professional Certification (HPC) from American Hospitality Academy (AHA). HPC course is recognized by the U.S government.
• Certified Guest Service Gold certificate from American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI). This certificate is widely recognized and it is the path way to be a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE)
• There is always a possibility to get a dual degree completing four additional courses from our partner universities around the world including West Coast University, University of California FCE etc. These additional courses can be completed in SWISS IM&H campus. Therefore, students pay an extra amount of 400 CHF in the third year.