Profession 

Profession

Fields of operation

The IHM programme  prepares managers for the Global Marketplace. Students are qualified for hospitality leadership in a new century, characterized by rapid change, multicultural and flexible demands. The B.Com degree represents a flexible and broad-based professional training course that is not only highly regarded by the hospitality industry, but also other sectors of the economy. Graduates of the IHM programme are therefore welcomed with open arms in sectors concerned primarily with services.

The business sectors that employ the IHM graduates are:

  • The Hotel Industry
  • Food and Beverage Industry
  • Restaurants Companies
  • Services / Catering
  • Tourist Organizations & Tour Operators
  • Convention Bureaus
  • Holiday Resorts
  • Recreation & Theme Parks
  • Banks / Financial Businesses
  • Consultancy Firms
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Employment Agencies
  • The Real Estate Sector
  • International entrepreneurs
  • Others (Restaurants, Airlines, Cruise-ship companies)

Career Options
The quality of the IHM education is also demonstrated by the positions our graduates occupy in the hotel sector. The job-positions of the graduates are quite diverse, varying from jobs with regular working hours to shift services in the dynamic hotel sector.

A few examples of job-positions occupied by the IHM graduates in the hotel sector and elsewhere are:

  • Rooms Division Manager
  • Banquet Manager 
  • Sales Manager
  • Assistant In Consultancy Firm
  • Financial Controller

In companies like Hilton, NH Hotels, Sheraton, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Intercontinental, Starwood, Center Parks, Disney World, Marriott, Hyatt, and Saxon Hotels  your future is made!

The three year programme consists of a foundation phase, main phase and graduation phase, which prepares the student for a professional career in Hospitality Management. Internationalization plays a crucial role in the IHM programme and we feel it is important for our students to make international contacts during their studies. The IHM encourages students to follow semesters and industrial placements abroad.
Go to 'Grand Tour'  for more information - where you as an international student have the unique choice to go and spend some time in any of our other global campuses, for a module or two!
 

 

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