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Les Roches International School of Hotel Management

Course: Postgraduate Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management (PGHD)

Every great manager in this active industry needs to possess the fundamentals of leadership. Upon completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Administration, students may take an additional semester during which they will focus on the human elements of executive management most important in hospitality.

The PGHD semester consist of 6 courses of modules 1 and 2 of the MBA program. Students will examine leadership, business relationships, development of managers and organizational strategy, in both the classroom and workplace. PGHD graduates may return to Les Roches at a later time and complete only 6 more months of study and a dissertation to obtain their MBA

SEMESTERS OVERVIEW

Semester 1:

Operations Management
During this first semester, students will acquire the fundamentals of the hospitality industry and more particularly will look at the operational aspect in culinary arts, service and rooms division. These subjects are taught in both theoretical and practical settings where students learn to perform and supervise various tasks within the "back-of-the house". The students also acquire the fundamental financial and human resources skills.

Semester 2:

Strategy and Planning
During the second semester, students will develop their planning and strategic skills through the organization of an event. This important project integrates the theoretical and practical elements for the development and realization of a unique event. The funding, budgeting, promotional and logistic planning are all carefully elaborated and analyzed to ensure the viability. Students have to present and defend their proposal in front of a panel of faculty mambers and their overall performance will be evaluated.

Semester 3:

Hospitality Leadership
Those opting for the Postgraduate Higher Diploma will join MBA students and attend 6 courses that will develop their managerial and leadership competencies as well as learn about hospitality technologies. Although this semester is more classroom oriented, students will be able to apply their knowledge and understanding of the business world to real case studies.