Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Business Development

Mise à jour le 01/07/2024

École Supérieure des Établissements Touristiques et Hôtellerie

Presentation

The Bachelor in Tourism Business Development (CDT) at ESETH is a qualification registered with the RNCP at Level 6. Over three years, it trains professionals capable of contributing at the key stage of innovation and value creation within the sector.

This programme is perfectly suited to the needs of professionals in tourism establishments, who are seeking creative, passionate, curious and motivated collaborators.

The ESETH Bachelor in CDT enables you to become highly operational from your first professional experience or to continue your studies in a Bac+4/5 cycle. Courses, conferences, masterclasses and business games are delivered by professionals who are experts in their respective fields.

You will also benefit from connections with our network of premium partner companies to undertake your work-study placement.

Further Studies

This Bachelor’s degree is professionally oriented and therefore leads directly to employment. You also have the opportunity to enrol in the first year of a Master’s degree programme.

Skill block

Students entering the first year of the Master’s programme are required to validate all skills blocks

Référent handicap

Pour toute situation de handicap veuillez contacter le référent handicap :

Référent handicap : Stéphane NOAH
Téléphone : 06 61 40 03 53
Mail : Stephanenoah2019@gmail.com

This programme does not offer any equivalences or transfer pathways

Programme objectives

The Bachelor in Tourism Business Development (CDT) at ESETH is a state-recognised qualification at Level 6 that aims to achieve the following objectives:

Master methods to analyse the potential of a new project, including market research, competitor analysis and risk assessment
Be able to conceptualise, structure and prototype products or services that target market niches or emerging trends
Master complex financial arrangements required to launch new tourism activities
Acquire the tools and methods to plan, coordinate and manage the launch of an activity, respecting deadlines and budgets
Identify and engage stakeholders around the project to ensure its anchoring and legitimacy
Master negotiation techniques to establish strong collaborations (agreements, joint ventures, networks) necessary for a comprehensive tourism offering
Define the positioning and brand identity of the new product, and design the most effective market entry strategies
Integrate social, environmental and ethical criteria from the project design stage to minimise negative impact and obtain certification

Prerequisites

ENTRY LEVEL(S)

Baccalaureate and Bac+2

Prerequisites: The Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism Business Development at ESETH is open to holders of a baccalaureate qualification and, for entry into the third year, to holders of a BTS or any other Level 5 qualification.

Admission is based on the review of the application file and may include an interview.

Duration

DURATION OF STUDIES:

3 years for students holding a Baccalaureate or an equivalent qualification
Work-study programme available from the third year onwards

Admission Procedures and Deadlines

Access deadlines

Applications for the September 2025 intake are open from 1 March to 20 September 2025.
Applications for the deferred January 2026 intake remain open until 18 December.

Modalities

Access to our programmes may be initiated:

By the employer,
At the employee’s initiative, with their employer’s agreement,
By a student or their legal guardian
Work-study is available from the third year onwards

Upon completion of the application form, our institution undertakes to respond within 72 hours.

If the programme requires specific prerequisites, we will propose, regardless of the funding method you are considering, a knowledge assessment and/or a positioning interview (by telephone or videoconference) and/or a review of your application file.

Teaching Methods and Assessment

Assessment Methods: Case studies and/or tests and/or essays and/or text analyses and/or multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and/or oral assessments and/or research projects / Continuous assessment / Work-study and competency evaluation (written + oral) / Thesis defence / Professional evaluation in the company

Programme Summary Documents: Course materials (PDF, and/or Word, and/or PPT formats), case studies and/or audio and video resources, and any exercises to be completed during the programme

Funding

The work-study contract: the company covers the tuition fees on behalf of the student.
The Individual Training Leave (CIF).
Individual Training Support (AIF), if you are a job seeker.
Personal funding through a student job or a bank loan.
You have the option to pay your tuition fees in several instalments.

Career Opportunities

Tourism Development Officer
Project Manager – Infrastructure and Development
Strategy and Partnership Officer
Junior Consultant in Tourism Development
Marketing Research Project Manager
Director / Manager of a Tourist Site
Network / Centre of Excellence Coordinator
Product Innovation Officer
Tourism Entrepreneur

Programme

1ST AND 2ND YEAR

The CDT programme in the 1st and 2nd year, which aims to develop managerial skills, is structured as follows:

Semester 1:

Humanities
Economic Concepts and Current Affairs
Law – Moot Court
Business Management and Enterprise Projects
Human Resources Administration
Collaborative Tools Management
Management and Operations
Marketing Analysis and Customer Experience

Semester 2:

Start-up and Entrepreneurship
Negotiation Techniques
Business English
Accounting Processes and Cash Management
Management Control and Performance Monitoring
Fundamentals of Tourism
Hospitality Management
Leadership and Team Management
Internship (Optional)

3RD YEAR

The CDT programme in the specialisation year is organised into two (2) blocks:

AXIS 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS

Semester 1:

Agile Project Management
Tourism Product Design
Strategic Marketing
Change and Performance Management

Semester 2:

Labour Law and Ethical Constraints
Programming a Tourism Product
Emergency and Crisis Management
Revenue Management
Internship (Compulsory)

AXIS 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Validation of Competency Blocks:

Block 1: Coordinate and Improve the Commercial Activity of the Retail Establishment
Block 2: Contribute to the Strategic Directions of the Brand and Optimise the Economic Performance of the Retail Establishment
Block 3: Manage the Employees of the Retail Establishment

Tuition Fees

Information regarding the cost of this programme can be accessed by clicking on the following link : https://eseth-bs.fr/tarifs-et-financements/