Bachelor of
Science in Hospitality Science is a 3-year full time graduation course, the
eligibility for which is a Higher Secondary Certificate (10+2) qualification
with a minimum of 50% marks in any stream. The program is spread over 3 years,
divided into 6 semesters of six months each.
Admission to
the course in various recognized universities is based on entrance tests held
followed by an interview, besides taking the 12th marks into consideration,
to judge the eligibility of the candidate seeking admission.
The course is
best suited for those who are seeking a career in the hospitality and services
sector. A hospitality studies student will be taught the process of dealing in
reception and treatment of guests.
The program
offers vast opportunities in the travel and tourism sector, hospitality and
services sector, and general management as it offers a comprehensive study
focused on the management of food, beverage, and accommodation of guests. A
degree in hospitality studies will allow you to deal with such matters from
both a technical and operative context.
Such
graduates may be hired as Hospitality Executive, Catering Officer, Manager&
Supervisor, Cabin Crew Hostess/Host, Field Supervisor, Marketing Manager,
Catering Supervisor & Assistant, Manager and/or Supervisor, etc. They may
be hired in fields such as the Tourism Industry, Hotels/Restaurants, Airlines,
Cruise Ships, Tourism Industry, Retail Industry, Colleges/Universities, etc.
B.Sc.
in Hospitality Science : What is it about?
This
hospitality management degree has been designed to offer to eligible students
the knowledge of management of food, beverage, and accommodation along with
general management. It will help the candidates to get the technical and
operational perspectives required for functioning in the hospitality and
services sector.
The program
encompasses marketing, financial management, human resource management besides
also focussing on honing the communication skills of the candidates.
The course
also provides a comprehensive and in-depth laboratory work for students to gain
the knowledge and the required skill standards for functioning of the core
departments of any hotel related to food and beverage production and management,
catering operations, general management, human resource management, finance
management, tourism marketing, among others.
The said
course, in its final semesters, will require the candidates to demonstrate
their computer skills to address management challenges in the fields of
marketing, cost control, and human resource management, all of which are
included in the course syllabus; guest service skills; apply tools to monitor
the management and functioning of day-to-day services of lodging and/or food
service business. The candidate must also, by then, possess, proper sanitation,
food safety procedures and methods, appropriate use of common kitchen and
dining room management.
Eligibility
for B.Sc. in Hospitality Science
Candidates
wishing to apply for the course need to have passed their Higher Secondary
Certificate with a minimum of 50% marks in any stream, from a recognized board.
After
application, some colleges/institutes may hold an entrance test followed by an
interview to judge the eligibility of the candidate for the course.
B.Sc.
in Hospitality Science : Admission Process
Most
institutes offering the course admit the students based on their performance in
their HSC exam in any stream. Some institutes conduct their own entrance tests
for offering admission. Admission process generally varies across colleges.
B.Sc.
in Hospitality Science : Who should Opt?
The program,
with studies concentrating on marketing, human resources, and financial
management, will equip the candidate to build a strong base before they seek
for a professional career in the hospitality and services sector. The
candidates who have analytical, critical ,and problem-solving skills along with
computer skills to create and present data bases and spread sheets will benefit
the most from this course.
The person
must also have the flexibility, will, and the qualities required to work with a
team or lead a team. Hospitality majorly involves dealing with guests, and so,
the person must possess an amiable personality, friendly yet professional way
of approaching the guests, ability to solve problems rationally, and sharp
leadership skills.
Such
graduates, trained and educated in accountancy, cost control, and management
are adept to be managers and supervisors with their sharpened skills of
communication and the ability to host and treat guests in an amiable manner. In
the process of such training, the students also get the opportunity to sharpen
their analytical, critical and problem-solving skills which will again help
them sustain in the travel and tourism, hospitality and services sector.
B.Sc.
in Hospitality Science : Career Prospects
This course
caters to the students who seek a career in hospitality and services sector,
travel and tourism sector. Since, it educates and teaches the students how to
tackle analytical situational, and critical problems, the candidates develop a
keen sense of problem-solving which is a mandatory pre-requisite for all the
different job positions that may be offered to such a graduate.
The
ever-expanding travel and tourism and hospitality sector is always looking for
fresh ideas, young, hard-working people and is not just bound to the
limitations of the national and/or the local.
The course
provides global exposure to the graduates in travel and tourism sector, reputed
hotel chains, cabin crew of airlines all around the world, cruise ships, retail
industry, and the likes.
Such
graduates may either look for jobs in the field or pursue further education.
They may opt for a Master of Science degree in the field or specialise in any
other hospitality related field. The plurality and the diversity of the
subjects involved in the course open a new horizon of possibilities for the
candidates.
Such
graduates may work as Catering Officer, Manager/Host, Staff Supervisor,
Marketing Manager, Front Desk Executive, Catering Supervisor and Assistant,
Cabin Crew Hostess/Host, etc.