Are you looking to pursue a career in the tourism, hospitality or restaurant services industry? Offered jointly by ITHQ and ESG UQAM, this Bachelor of Business Administration program will help you develop the management skills needed to lead organizations, manage teams, and tackle the challenges of a dynamic and ever-changing industry.
Admission
Until August 1
Until November 1
Course start date
Fall
Winter
Duration
3 years full-time
Format
In-person
Schedule
Full-time
Part-time
Language of instruction
French
Internships
Optional
Diploma
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Why choose the ITHQ-ESG UQAM Bachelor of Business Administration?
- Earn a B.B.A. recognized in the business world and rooted in a dynamic industry
- Understand the business reality of the tourism, hospitality and restaurant services industry
- Develop business management instincts: performance, profitability, quality, and operations
- Choose a concentration tailored to your career aspirations
- Benefit from two complementary campuses, at both ITHQ and ESG UQAM
TedQual-certified
The ITHQ-ESG UQAM Baccalauréat en gestion du tourisme et de l’hôtellerie is one of the few programs in Canada to hold TedQual certification from UN Tourism, recognizing the quality of its tourism education.
Concentrations available
Acquire multidisciplinary skills sought after by the industry!
What you will learn
Assessment, Optimization, Leadership
I love languages, I love cultures, I love to travel. I’m also someone who is super helpful and genuinely enjoys taking care of others. At the end of the day, that’s what hospitality is all about: taking care of the people who come to explore our beautiful city!
Program structure
Duration and schedule
- 90-credit program with fall and winter admission
- Offered on a full-time or part-time basis
- 3 years, full-time (2 years for the DCS-B.B.A. track)
- Daytime and evening courses
- Schedule, dates and course order are subject to change.
- The ITHQ reserves the right to cancel a course or program if there are insufficient registrations to justify its offering. In such cases, program and registration fees will be refunded in full.
Internships and practical experience
The hands-on experience you will acquire through this program may vary depending on the track you choose, your career aspirations and your previous industry experience:
Regular and DCS-B.A.A. tracks
One end-of-program activity to be completed from the following:
- A 400-hour paid internship, in Québec or abroad, OR
- A business creation activity, OR
- A research and development or innovation activity
Co-op track
- Three paid internships of 540 hours each
Diploma earned
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from ITHQ and ESG UQAM with a major in Tourism and Hotel Management.
All students are required to follow certain basic rules regarding professional image.
Exclusive DCS-B.B.A. pathway
Graduates of technical DCS programs offered by the ITHQ and its partners who are admitted to the B.B.A. in Tourism and Hotel Management can earn their university degree in 2 years instead of 3.
Admission to the program
Admission requirements
To be eligible for this program, you must meet one of the following conditions:
Based on college studies
- Have a Diploma of College Studies (DCS), with a minimum R-Score cut-off of 22
Based on academic studies
- Have successfully completed 5 courses (15 credits) in a Québec university at the time of admission application
- Have a minimum academic average of 2.5 out of 4.3
Based on outside Québec studies
- Have a proper degree from an institution outside Québec after at least 13 years of schooling (or 12 years if there is an existing agreement with the Québec government) and have a minimum academic average of 11.5 out of 20 (or equivalent), OR
- Have a pre-university diploma totalling 12 years of schooling and have successfully completed a preparatory year of 24 credits (8 courses) at UQAM, with minimum academic average of 2.00 out of 4.3.
Based on experience
- Be at least 21 years old
- Have appropriate knowledge
- Have at least 2 years of full-time experience in the tourism, hospitality or restaurant industry, OR
- Have worked in relevant management roles for at least 2 years full-time (3 500 h)
In addition, and in accordance with UQAM’s French language policy, all candidates must be fluent in spoken and written French.
- It is possible to obtain a recognition of prior learning and acquired competencies for this program.
- Eligible candidates who lack the required mathematical background will be admitted conditionally upon successful completion of the refresher course MAT1002 – Introduction to quantitative methods applied to management. Candidates who successfully pass a math test are exempted from taking the refresher course.
- For a complete description of the admission requirements for this program, consult the UQAM website (in French only).
Admission application period
Regular and DCS-B.B.A. tracks
Until August 1 (course start date in September)
Until November 1 (course start date in January)
Co-op track
Until March 1 (course start date in September)
Until November 1 (course start date in January)
International students
Until March 1 (course start date in September)
Until August 1 (course start date in January)
Required documents
For a list of documents to be included with your admission application, consult the UQAM website (in French only).
Costs and financial aid
Program fees
For information on tuition fees applicable to your situation and to get an estimate of your tuition per semester, visit the UQAM website (in French only).
Financial aid and scholarships
Looking for financial support for your study project? Find out about the different options available to you.
Career prospects and job opportunities
A diploma that opens many doors
The tourism, hospitality, and restaurant services industries offer a wide variety of jobs and career opportunities for future managers. Through this program, you will develop strong management skills while exploring different industries and roles to build a career path tailored to your aspirations. Whether your focus is marketing, sales, human resources, or operations management, a wide range of opportunities awaits you across the tourism, hospitality, and restaurant services sectors.
Types of positions you could hold
Why choose the ITHQ
Frequently asked questions
A Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with a specialization in tourism is a university degree program that prepares students for management roles in organizations within the tourism industry, including those in the hotel and restaurant services sectors.
Offered jointly by ITHQ and ESG UQAM, the B.B.A. in Tourism and Hotel Management provides you with solid management training, in-depth knowledge of the tourism industry, and the opportunity to specialize in either tourism management or hotel and restaurant management.
A bachelor’s degree in tourism, such as the Bachelor in Tourism and Hotel Management, offers many career opportunities for future managers. You can pursue a career in tourism, hospitality, or restaurant services, particularly in operations management, business development, marketing, sales, human resources, and more.
Tourism is an industry that encompasses all organizations and destinations that welcome, transport, provide lodging for, or offer services to visitors. This includes the hotel and the food service sectors, as well as tourist attractions, festivals and major events, museums and heritage sites, airlines, cruise lines, travel agencies, tourist offices, etc.
Hotel management is a sector that specializes in the management of lodging facilities, such as hotels, inns, resorts, and outfitters. It also includes activities related to hosting conferences and events.
Restaurant services is a sector specializing in the management of food services, such as restaurants, catering companies, banquet services in hotels and convention centres, and institutional cafeterias.
Although the hospitality and restaurant services industries are part of the tourism sector, these fields have their own unique management realities. That is why the B.B.A. allows you to specialize in one of its four areas of concentration based on your professional interests.
A bachelor’s degree focussed exclusively on tourism would place greater emphasis on the management of tourism organizations and destinations (tourist attractions, festivals, and major events, museums and heritage sites, travel agencies, tourist offices, etc.), whereas a bachelor’s degree exclusively focussed on hotel management would primarily prepare students for the management of lodging and food service establishments (hotels, inns, restaurants, catering services, etc.)
By choosing the Bachelor in Tourism and Hotel Management, you’ll have access to the best of both worlds: a solid training in management, a core curriculum in tourism, and the opportunity to tailor your program by choosing one of the following four concentrations:
- Tourism Destination and Organization Management (B.B.A.)
- Tourism Management (B.B.A.)
- Cultural, Heritage, and Indigenous Tourism Management (B. Mgmt.)
- Hotel and Restaurant Management (B.B.A.)
The Tourism Destination and Organization Management concentration will teach you how to develop, manage, and promote tourism destinations and experiences (attractions, festivals and major events, airlines, cruise lines, travel agencies, tourism bureaus, etc.). If you already know that you want to specialize in this field, then this is a good option for you.
In comparison, the Tourism Management concentration offers a more versatile training, featuring courses in tourism management as well as in hotel and restaurant services management. If you aren’t sure which sector you want to specialize in yet, this concentration is perfect for exploring your options and building a path that fits you.
Only the co-op track of this program has an enrollment cap. There are no enrollment limits for any of the other programs.
Yes. If you have already completed a related program at another institution, you may be eligible for a recognition of prior learning or credit transfer.
- Graduates with a DCS from ITHQ or its partner institutions: Thanks to the exclusive DCS-B.B.A. pathway, you may be able to have up to 30 credits recognized.
- Graduates who have earned a relevant DCS from another educational institution: you may be eligible to have up to 15 credits recognized (Conditions apply. For full details, visit the UQAM website.).
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