Teaching Method
Students are expected to participate actively in every phase of their highly internationalized and multicultural training program. Course work complements practical training, cultural and technical seminars. Vatel's teaching personnel strive to attain outrivaled teaching standards by pushing back the boundaries in their respective disciplines.

Internships

The program is structured around alternating semesters of course work and semesters of paid practical training in France or abroad, with each segment lasting 5 months. During the Internship, the student is provided with free board and lodging as well as a monthly allowance of approximately 300 to 500 Euros as stipend.

Click on "Internships" for more information and about the philosophy of the industry placement.

The objective of industry placement at the end of each academic semester is to provide elements of relevant practical job skills to enhance the students' understanding of current work practices within the industry. Students are provided with the opportunity to work within international hotel companies while employers are provided with highly motivated and trained staff.

Accreditation
A double degree and a Certification are given upon successful completion of the program :
  - Bachelor's degree in International Hotel Management (Opening authorized by Academie Montpellier Feb. 23, 1998). Degree accreditaed by Eurhodip, European Association Awarding Hotel & Tourism Degrees.

  - Licence de Management du Tourisme, spécialité Hôtellerie, (National University degree by the University, Convention, March 8, 2001 )

- Manager en Hôtellerie Internationale - Level II Title, delivered by the French Labour Ministry, registered in the Répertoire des Certification Professionnelles on 01 July 2008.

- European Credit Transfert System (ECTS) Total : 180 credits ECTS  for the duration of the studies.

Length of the program
3 years consisting of:

   - 3 Academic semesters and

   - 3 paid Internship semesters

Intakes
    -  March

    -  October

Admission requirements
Academic :

High School Diploma or equivalent, "A" level or University Entry Examination.

Language :

TOEFL 500 (173 PC) or IELTS 5.0 (Academic)

Objectives
The Bachelor's degree in International Hotel Management trains students for operational and supervisory management positions. The program combines cutting-edge management science with traditional know-how in hotel and restaurant management. Course work is reinforced through immediate application of knowledge in practical settings.

Course content
The program consists of a fixed curriculum of required courses. Students alternate course work with practical situations in which they have the opportunity to apply and test what they have learned. Course instruction, in English, emphasizes operational and strategic management tools required for international hotel and restaurant management, while nurturing in the student a professional attitude and behavioural chararacteristics essential for greeting and serving customers, attributes that are imperative to the effective practice of the profession.

Fees Structure in Euros : Vatel Nimes

Academic Topics

 Bachelor's Degree in International Hotel Management

Management I, Marketing I, Human Resources I, Computer Systems I, Enterprise Economy, Working Methodology, Professional Culture, Personal Grooming & Behavior, Nutrition & Food Hygiene, French Wines, Enterprises Discovery, Professional Development, French language, French Communication I, English Communication I, Training Initiation, Food & Beverage Environment, Hotel Environment, Management Application, Food & Beverage Training

Management II, Marketing II, Human Resources II, Computer Systems II, Hospitality Law, Business Law, International Tourism Economy, Economics, Hospitality Information, Engineering, Nutrition, Wines of the world, Professional Development, English Communication II, French Communication II, Hotel & Food & Beverage Training

Management III, Hospitality Sales, Tourismology, Enterprise creation, Human Resources Management III, Computer Systems III,

Project Management, Intercultural Management, Trainee Assessment, Trainee Report, Hospitality Study Cases, Marketing III, European Knowledge, European Tourism Economy, Negotiation skills, English Communication III, French Communication, Dissertation, Hotel and Food & Beverage Training.