Programme overview

Study Area: Business and Public Management

Study Mode: full-time studies, 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS)

Language of Instruction: English

Delivered at: Faculty of Business

Qualification to be Awarded: Professional Bachelor of Management

General description:

Tourism and Hotel Management studies prepares tourism, hospitality and wellness professionals who can manage core business functions, create competitive services and adapt quickly to shifting market trends. With more than two decades of experience in Lithuania, the programme integrates industry-relevant knowledge, practical training and international learning opportunities. Graduates are ready to work innovatively, responsibly and confidently in both local and global tourism and hospitality markets.

The Bachelor in Tourism & Hotel Management has a strong international dimension: offers you possibilities to select Double Degree Studies with LAB University of Applied Sciences (Finland), to gain knowledge  about multicultural tourism business environment while participating in Erasmus+ mobility activities and working with in-coming teachers or joining in various international projects. These practice-oriented studies include educational visits to hotels and other enterprises of tourism business, tourists’ attractions, etc.

Future Career
Graduates of the Tourism and Hotel Management study programme are prepared to work in both the Lithuanian and international labour markets. Depending on the chosen specialisation, they may work as tourism or service specialists in hotels, tour guides, managers in travel agencies, tourism information centres and other tourism-related organisations; as managers in wellness businesses, public institutions providing wellness services, sanatoriums, SPA centres, wellness and rehabilitation centres, leisure and recreation complexes; or establish and develop their own business.

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Programme structure

1 semester
ECONOMICS: 15 Credits
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (6 Credits)
Business Mathematics and Statistics (5 Credits)
Basics of Applied Researches (4 Credits)

BASICS OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY: 15 Credits
Tourism Services and Infrastructure (5 Credits)
Tourism Resources (5 Credits)
Travel Geography and Tours (5 Credits)

2 semester
INTERCULTURAL TOURISM ENVIRONMENT: 15 Credits
Intercultural Communication (5 Credits)
Tourism Anthropology (5 Credits)
Professional English I (5 Credits)

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: 15 Credits
Communication Psychology and Public Speaking (5 Credits)
Basics of IT and AI (5 Credits)
Professional English I (5 Credits)

3 semester
TOURISM MANAGEMENT: 15 Credits
Management (5 Credits)
Marketing (5 Credits)

Accounting and Finance (5 Credits)

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM BUSINESS: 15 Credits
Business Law and Ethics (5 Credits)
Creativity and Entrepreneurship (5 Credits)
Professional English II (5 Credits)

4 semester
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP (15 Credits)
Free Elective modules from KK List (15 Credits)

5 semester
Specialisation: TOURISM MANAGEMENT
TOURISM MANAGEMENT I: 15 Credits
Service and Value Creation in Tourism (5 Credits)
Digital Tourism Marketing (5 Credits)
2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French) (5 Credits)

TOURISM MANAGEMENT II: 15 Credits
Tourism Technologies (5 Credits)
Smart Destination Management (5 Credits)
2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French) (5 Credits)

or

Specialisation: HOTEL MANAGEMENT 15 Credits
HOTEL MANAGEMENT I: 15 Credits
Accomodation Operations and Services (5 Credits)
Digital Hospitality Marketing (5 Credits)
2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French) (5 Credits)

HOTEL MANAGEMENT II: 15 Credits
Sustainable Hotel Operations Management (5 Credits)
Hotel Yield Management (5 Credits)
2nd Foreign Language (Russian/German/French) (5 Credits)

6 semester
FINAL THESIS: 30 Credits
Final Internship (21 Credits)
Final Thesis (9 Credits)

Admission Requirements

Documents to be submitted

1. Official notarized documents (minimum 50% GPA) of a high school diploma (and university diploma, if any), including an academic transcript.
2. Documents must meet country-specific requirements.
3. Copy of a passport or an ID card.
4. Motivational letter.
5. At least 1 reference.
6. An English language proficiency certificate (IELTS, TOEFL, EnglishScore or PTE) is required. Minimum scores: IELTS ≥5.5, TOEFL ≥75, EnglishScore ≥400 (CoreSkills), PTE ≥59. If applicants do not have such proof, they may take an English language test carried out by Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (B2 level required) for a fee of 45 EUR. The test is available only during the admission period. Note: A Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter is not accepted as proof of English proficiency.

All official documents must be presented in either English or the Lithuanian language. Verification from a notary is required for the English and Lithuanian translations of all written documents.

The application will not be considered if some of the required documents are missing.