Master TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND FOOD STUDIES

TOURISM, HOSPITALITY AND FOOD STUDIES

Training

Location

Toulouse

Diploma obtained

Master

Admission requirements

BAC +3

Professionalization

Initial and continuing training

Training objectives

The Master's degree in Tourism, Hospitality and Food Studies (THFS) is taught exclusively in English on the Toulouse campus. It aims at training French and international students with a corporate culture in Tourism, Hospitality and Food Studies. The second year comprises a specialization in one of those three fields. The objective of this Master's program is to welcome international students who do not speak French but who could follow a training at the University Toulouse Jean Jaurès. It also allows French students to take a course in English and to gain the key attributes to work abroad and to step into an international career. This training also offers a diversity of publics as it enables culturally heterogeneous classes to be created. Beyond its international and cultural dimension, this Master's degree allows to gain and/or to strengthen the necessary skills in the development of an international career in the three professional sectors tackled in the different ISTHIA trainings: Tourism, Hospitality and Food Studies. According to the majors in initial training of the recruited Bachelor's students, this degree provides the necessary knowledge to develop a strong professional culture in the three fields mentioned above, as well as more advanced and detailed skills in the specialization chosen by the students. This Master's degree allows to develop several management skills, particularly in the development of corporate strategies, in communication, decision-making and organization. It also trains students in human resources and financial management. This training tackles research, surveys, and data analysis and processing. The students are also trained in project management (planning, defining objectives and communicating) and are put in the position of consultants.

Job opportunities professionals

Graduates may consider the following sectors of activities: international integrated or independent hotel businesses, international consulting companies, international agribusinesses, out-of-home catering industries. Positions :
  • Hotel manager
  • Hospitality or Catering manager
  • Project manager
  • Product manager
  • Food critic.

Profile of the applicant

The selection is based on written application and interview. Are eligible to the Master's degree in Tourism, Hospitality and Food Studies the students holding a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Social Sciences, Geography, Agribusiness, Foreign Languages, Dietetics, Nutrition, Economics and Management, Tourism, Economic and Social Administration, Management or Information and Communication, or a diploma in Nutrition, Hospitality and Catering, or Bio- Engineering. Non-European students may apply on: https: //pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html

Practical information

Institute website

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