ESETH

Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management

Mise à jour le 01/07/2024
École Supérieure des Établissements Touristiques et Hôtellerie

Presentation

The Bachelor in Hotel and Restaurant Management (HR) at ESETH is a qualification registered with the RNCP at Level 6. Over three years, it trains operational and strategic professionals capable of managing and optimising all activities of an establishment (hotel, restaurant, tourist residence, etc.).

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

The ESETH Bachelor in HR 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.

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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 Hotel and Restaurant Management (HR) at ESETH is a state-recognised qualification at Level 6 that aims to achieve the following objectives:

  • Acquire an in-depth understanding of quality standards and procedures for each department

  • Develop the ability to implement evaluation and continuous improvement systems to ensure an exceptional customer experience and manage e-reputation

  • Master hygiene and food safety standards, as well as legislation specific to public-facing establishments

  • Master techniques for optimising pricing and availability of rooms or tables according to demand to maximise revenue

  • Develop leadership skills to recruit, train, motivate and manage teams, often multicultural and seasonal

  • Understand employment contracts specific to the sector to ensure legal compliance and employee well-being

  • Define the establishment’s positioning, target key markets (business, leisure, groups) and design attractive pricing offers

  • Know how to promote the establishment locally and internationally and manage relationships with the press and partners

Prerequisites

ENTRY LEVEL(S)

Baccalaureate and Bac+2

Prerequisites: The Bachelor in Hotel and Restaurant Management 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

  • Project Officer

  • Hotel Executive Assistant

  • Front Office Manager / Reception Manager

  • Accommodation Manager

  • General Housekeeper

  • Revenue Manager (or Yield Manager)

  • Hotel Sales Executive

  • Restaurant Manager

  • Maître d’Hôtel / Head Waiter

  • Operations Manager

  • Catering Manager (Collective Catering)

  • Accommodation Manager

  • Banquets and Events Officer

  • Executive Assistant

Programme

1ST AND 2ND YEAR

The HR 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

  • Fundamentals of Management Control

  • Fundamentals of Tourism

  • Hospitality Management

  • Quality Standards and Certification

  • Internship (Optional)

3RD YEAR

The HR programme’s final year of specialisation is structured into two (2) blocks:

BLOCK 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS

Semester 1:

  • Project Management

  • Quality Processes in HR Establishments

  • Merchandising and Customer Experience Design

  • Change and Performance Management

Semester 2:

  • Labour Law and Ethical Constraints

  • Digital Marketing

  • Hotel Operations

  • ISO 14001 and Environmental Management

  • Internship (mandatory)

BLOCK 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Validation of competency blocks:

  • Block 1: Coordinate and improve the commercial activity of the establishment

  • Block 2: Contribute to the strategic directions of the brand and optimise the economic performance of the establishment

  • Block 3: Manage the employees of the 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/

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