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This Master of Science in Hospitality Business Leadership will teach you the skills to manage business, operations and people in international hotels and world-class hospitality companies. Across two academic semesters (which can be studied in Switzerland or London) you will work through an intensive course program, which includes HR and operational management, marketing, revenue management, business strategy and corporate sustainability. To complete your academic program, you can choose between a Business Research Project or a professional internship, providing you with vital, real-world experience. In your first semester, you will join your classmates on a business field trip, where you will experience the world of premium hospitality close-up. Always a program highlight, the trip features visits to hotels and other hospitality businesses, where you’ll pick up knowledge and insights from expert professionals and industry leaders.
Program overview
Main Subject
Hospitality and Leisure Management
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This Master of Science in Hospitality Business Leadership will teach you the skills to manage business, operations and people in international hotels and world-class hospitality companies. Across two academic semesters (which can be studied in Switzerland or London) you will work through an intensive course program, which includes HR and operational management, marketing, revenue management, business strategy and corporate sustainability. To complete your academic program, you can choose between a Business Research Project or a professional internship, providing you with vital, real-world experience. In your first semester, you will join your classmates on a business field trip, where you will experience the world of premium hospitality close-up. Always a program highlight, the trip features visits to hotels and other hospitality businesses, where you’ll pick up knowledge and insights from expert professionals and industry leaders.
Education Bachelor-level undergraduate degree* in a relevant field (business or hospitality preferred).
Minimum English Language Entry Requirements If English is not your first language, or if you have not spent the last two years studying in an institution where English is the primary language of instruction, please enclose a copy of one of the following:
IELTS: overall 6.0 and min. 5.5 in every sub-component**
TOEFL: Internet-based 80 or paper-based 550
First Cambridge Exam: Grade A
Cambridge Advanced Exam: Grade C
For the MSc program in London, same as above, except Non-EU or EEA passport holders will need to undertake IELTS UKVI: 6.0 overall and min. 5.5 in every sub-component.
* If a degree/transcript is not in English (for UK) or English, French, German or Italian (for Switzerland), an official certified/translated copy in English will be required.
** Only tests taken/issued in an official IELTS testing center are accepted.
Note: All English certificates must have been issued in the 12 months prior to program start.
If your English level does not meet the levels indicated above, Glion offers an Intensive Hospitality English Language Program (IHELP). Please contact us for more information.
One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.
Our Bachelor’s degree will prepare you for a high-level career in the international hospitality and tourism industry, as well as the related service sectors. It combines the strength of Swiss rigor and hands-on learning with a modern approach to business strategy and specializations.
First year: Experiential Year
Practical Arts & Internship
In hands-on courses, learn, practice and assimilate the highest standards of hospitality service and operations under the eye of leading culinary and hospitality professionals. The 6-month internship allows you to discover the realities of the industry.
Second year: Academic Program
Hospitality Fundamentals & Hospitality Management
After putting your knowledge to the test with real-life customers and colleagues during your first internship, you will start to further build and refine your management skills.
Third year: Academic Program
Management Practice & Integrated Business Strategies
Learn how to lead a hospitality business and master the tools of the trade, working through simulated hotel development and revenue management projects with experienced faculty members.
Fourth year: Academic Program
Specialization & Business Project & On-The-Job-Experience Develop your critical thinking, research and writing skills to produce high-quality professional work and complete and applied business project or Bachelor's Thesis.
Your choice of specialization in semester 7:
Luxury Brand Strategy
This specialization focuses on the increasingly popular luxury brand industry. It focuses on delivering exceptional personal service and the creation of unforgettable experiences. Our program covers a wide variety of areas, including hotels, cruises and spas.
International Hotel Development and Finance
Our program will help you hone skills that prepare you for employment in the ever-evolving hospitality industry where there is a demand for a new breed of manager.
International Event Management
Events happen on a daily basis and in very different shapes and forms from music and film festivals to exclusive events. There is plenty of room to grow a career and the flexibility to choose when and where you work in event management.
BBA in Luxury Business
Our Bachelor’s degree is the perfect preparation for a high-level leadership career in the international luxury industry. The curriculum features business-focused academic learning combined with exposure to operational environments, plus two professional internships, and on-the-job experience and the choice between a Bachelor's Thesis or an Applied Business Project to complete your final semester.
First year: Experiential Year
Luxury Fundamentals & Internship
The first semester delivers a multi-sensory immersion into the world of luxury, as you discover the industry's founding principles and iconic brands in the company of seasoned professionals and lecturers. It's perfect preparation for the first internship.
Second year: Academic Program
Luxury Management
After putting your knowledge to the test with real-life customers and colleagues during your first internship, you will start to further build and refine your management skills.
Third year: Academic Program
Management Practice & Strategic Luxury Leadership
Learn how to lead and strategically direct a luxury business with management modules that focus on leadership behaviors and as key tools to control finances, manage risk, raise capital and oversee supply and distribution channels.
Fourth year: Academic Program
Luxury in the Contemporary Age & On-The-Job-Experience
Your transformative learning experience means taking your knowledge from the classroom and applying it to real-world projects, from creating a bespoke luxury event to competing in an Entrepreneurial Challenge.
Our MSc in Hospitality Business Leadership will prepare you to lead a high-flying career in the world’s most prestigious international hospitality chains. Offered in Switzerland and London, this program will give you the skills for managing people, operations and business in hotels and hospitality companies.
Master’s in Real Estate, Finance and Hotel Development
This is the only Master’s degree in the world to give you a comprehensive and systematic understanding of real estate, capital markets and global hotel development. Ideal for those wanting to become a chartered surveyor, work for a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), fund, bank or asset management team, this program opens the door to the world of real estate finance and hospitality development. Taught exclusively in London.
Master’s in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This Master’s degree is designed specifically for aspiring or current entrepreneurs, and professionals who own a family business. Perfect also for career switchers, this program enhances entrepreneurial knowledge and strategy, covering the most cutting-edge and relevant business models and technology.
Master’s in Luxury Management and Guest Experience
This Master’s degree will position you perfectly for a career in the luxury sector. Ideal for young talents, career switchers and companies investing in their employees, the intensive courses, immersive learning and real-world internships will take your career and skillset to the next level.
Master of Science in Hospitality Business Leadership
Glion Campus, Glion-sur-Montreux, Switzerland
# 8QS Subject Rankings
18 monthsProgram duration
53,850 CHFTuition Fee/year
YesScholarships
Program overview
Main Subject
Hospitality and Leisure Management
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Program overview
Main Subject
Hospitality and Leisure Management
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Admission requirements
Exam Scores
Important Dates
Education Bachelor-level undergraduate degree* in a relevant field (business or hospitality preferred).
Minimum English Language Entry Requirements If English is not your first language, or if you have not spent the last two years studying in an institution where English is the primary language of instruction, please enclose a copy of one of the following:
- IELTS: overall 6.0 and min. 5.5 in every sub-component**
- TOEFL: Internet-based 80 or paper-based 550
- First Cambridge Exam: Grade A
- Cambridge Advanced Exam: Grade C
- For the MSc program in London, same as above, except Non-EU or EEA passport holders will need to undertake IELTS UKVI: 6.0 overall and min. 5.5 in every sub-component.
* If a degree/transcript is not in English (for UK) or English, French, German or Italian (for Switzerland), an official certified/translated copy in English will be required.** Only tests taken/issued in an official IELTS testing center are accepted.
Note: All English certificates must have been issued in the 12 months prior to program start.
If your English level does not meet the levels indicated above, Glion offers an Intensive Hospitality English Language Program (IHELP). Please contact us for more information.
Tuition fee and scholarships
Tuition Fee
Scholarships
Domestic Students
International Students
One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.
In this guide you will find:
Where to look for scholarship opportunities
How to apply to scholarships relevant to you
A list of available scholarships around the world
A scholarship application checklist
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First year: Experiential Year
Practical Arts & Internship
In hands-on courses, learn, practice and assimilate the highest standards of hospitality service and operations under the eye of leading culinary and hospitality professionals. The 6-month internship allows you to discover the realities of the industry.
Second year: Academic Program
Hospitality Fundamentals & Hospitality Management
After putting your knowledge to the test with real-life customers and colleagues during your first internship, you will start to further build and refine your management skills.
Third year: Academic Program
Management Practice & Integrated Business Strategies
Learn how to lead a hospitality business and master the tools of the trade, working through simulated hotel development and revenue management projects with experienced faculty members.
Fourth year: Academic Program
Specialization & Business Project & On-The-Job-ExperienceDevelop your critical thinking, research and writing skills to produce high-quality professional work and complete and applied business project or Bachelor's Thesis.
Your choice of specialization in semester 7:
Luxury Brand Strategy
This specialization focuses on the increasingly popular luxury brand industry. It focuses on delivering exceptional personal service and the creation of unforgettable experiences. Our program covers a wide variety of areas, including hotels, cruises and spas.
International Hotel Development and Finance
Our program will help you hone skills that prepare you for employment in the ever-evolving hospitality industry where there is a demand for a new breed of manager.
International Event Management
Events happen on a daily basis and in very different shapes and forms from music and film festivals to exclusive events. There is plenty of room to grow a career and the flexibility to choose when and where you work in event management.
BBA in Luxury Business
Our Bachelor’s degree is the perfect preparation for a high-level leadership career in the international luxury industry. The curriculum features business-focused academic learning combined with exposure to operational environments, plus two professional internships, and on-the-job experience and the choice between a Bachelor's Thesis or an Applied Business Project to complete your final semester.
First year: Experiential Year
Luxury Fundamentals & Internship
The first semester delivers a multi-sensory immersion into the world of luxury, as you discover the industry's founding principles and iconic brands in the company of seasoned professionals and lecturers. It's perfect preparation for the first internship.
Second year: Academic Program
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After putting your knowledge to the test with real-life customers and colleagues during your first internship, you will start to further build and refine your management skills.
Third year: Academic Program
Management Practice & Strategic Luxury Leadership
Learn how to lead and strategically direct a luxury business with management modules that focus on leadership behaviors and as key tools to control finances, manage risk, raise capital and oversee supply and distribution channels.
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