Introduction
Location: Switzerland or London
Professional Internship
Business field trip
Duration: 1.5 years
Remote study options available
The complete hospitality leadership toolbox
Program Structure
This Master’s will teach you the skills to manage a 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.
Professional Internship
Your academic studies can be supplemented by a professional internship, providing you with vital, real-world experience at leading organizations.
You will not only gain six months of work experience to add to your CV but also strong professional skills, valuable industry connections, and first-hand knowledge of current industry standards.
You will build contacts, references, and employment history to enhance your status as a Master’s graduate.
Business Field Trip
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.
Personalized Career Support
Our dedicated Career and Internship team will give you the resources, techniques, and tools to achieve your professional objectives as a Master’s graduate.
We offer every student highly personalized career services, from advice on writing the perfect CV to find the right roles to match their skills and interests.
Team members act as your personal career counselors; working tirelessly to build an ever-growing list of premium quality industry partners, so you have access to the very best career opportunities.
Admission Information
Next intakes: March 2021, September 2021
Age Requirements: 21 years at the start of the program.
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 the 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 the program start.
If your English level does not meet the levels indicated above, Glion offers an Intensive Hospitality English Language Program (IHELP).
Flexible study options
March 2021 intake
In response to the current circumstances, we have introduced three ‘a la carte’ study options to help you keep your education on track. They are:
100% face-to-face on campus
Study remotely until you are ready/able to join us on campus – with seamless integration to curriculum
100% remote learning at home
