Professional one-year Master of International Business in Hotel, Resort & Wellness Management
at Swiss Hotel Management School
This professional Master’s program provides students with managerial and leadership skills, and is offered onsite or a combination of onsite and online.
Program Goal:
Dive into industry trends, develop your managerial skills, and acquire the hands-on knowledge you need to succeed in the food and beverage, events, or wellness industries, with this vocational Master’s program. Both the onsite and online pathways conclude with an independent integrated business project conducted during a work placement with one of our industry partners.
Program Structure:
On-site pathway: One academic semester of 5 months followed by a 4-6 month paid internship in Switzerland or abroad.
Online pathway: Up to three semesters student paced online study + 3 weeks on the Leysin campus.
Date
Three intakes a year: February, September, November
“I am in love with the hospitality and tourism industry which makes me always feel that I am not working but instead I am having fun by making my guests, colleagues, and employers happy and leaving a positive mark anywhere I go. “
Sarah Abdel Salam
SHMS MIB graduate, 2014
Spa owner, Toronto, Canada
Program Content:
– Resort Management
– Financial Decision Making
– AI & Technology Driven Innovation
– Digital Sales and Marketing Strategy
– Consumer Intelligence & Value Creation
– Global Hospitality Trends
– Managing Generational & Cultural Diversity
– Interpersonal and Managerial Sustainability Development|
– Resort, Restaurant & Spa Operations (concept labs)
The campus’s unique learning outlets provide students with the opportunity for practical experience. Outlet managers give students relevant input and rich feedback. The concept labs are where students blossom in a real-life environment, bring their strengths to the forefront, and practice leadership and a wide range of other skills, for which they will be noticed by future employers.
– Independent Integrated Business Project (4-6 months)
Provides a unique opportunity to gain work experience in the context of a recognised name brand, with positions available to SHMS students on a preferential basis. Students will work on an integrated business project by actively engaging with the organisation. Enables students to illustrate that they can analyse complex data from a variety of sources to produce recommendations for management.
