Diploma - Tourism And Hospitality Management
- 2 years
- Duration
- 19,017 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
Prepare yourself for a career in the dynamic and varied tourist sector with training from GBC's tourist and Hospitality Management program. The first year of this program is dedicated to teaching you the fundamentals of your chosen field. In our "common first year approach," students from all of our diploma programs in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management study and work together. In your first year, you will take a variety of courses that will give you both hands-on experience and theoretical grounding in the hospitality, event planning, tourism, and culinary arts industries.
The second year of the Tourism and Hospitality Management Program will deepen your knowledge of the industry's subsectors, worldwide issues, impacts, and challenges. By taking classes in areas like culinary tourism, heritage tourism, sustainable tourism, and international tourism, you may equip yourself with the knowledge and transferable skills necessary for a prosperous career in the travel industry.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Leading, Following and Speaking with Confidence
- Global Accommodation Industry
- Introduction to Wines and Beverage
- College English
- Math for Hospitality
- Introduction to Catering
- Smart Serve (online)
- Sanitation (online)
- Emergency First Aid/Heartsaver CPR
Semester 2
- Hospitality Accounting
- Introduction to Hospitality Law
- Human Resources Management
- Service Excellence
- Global Tourism Geography
- Hospitality Marketing and Social Media
- Career Preparation
- Special Events Planning and Delivery
- Science of Sustainability
Semester 3
- TICO Travel Counsellor Certification (online)
- Culinary Tourism
- Managerial Accounting
- Sustainable Tourism
- Heritage Tourism
- International Tourism Cultures and Behaviour
Semester 4
- Tourism Management Capstone (online)
- Industry Externship
Price
Base tuition fee (for two semesters - 1 year):
- 19,017 CAD for international students
Additional fees:
- Application Fee - 110 CAD
- Incidental Fees (student ID, student association membership, etc) - 2,000 CAD
- Mandatory Health Insurance - 790 CAD for 1 year coverage
- Textbooks, manuals, uniforms, tools – 750 CAD
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent
- grade 12 English (C or U)
English language proficiency
- George Brown English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program - Level 8;
- IELTS (Academic) - 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band;
- TOEFL - 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band;
- Duolingo English Test - 105;
- MELAB - 80;
- PTE (Academic) - 54, overall minimum, 50 in each skill band;
- CAEL - 60 (overall);
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - 169 or more (with no individual skill below 162).
About the university
George Brown College opened its doors in 1968, welcoming just over 2,000 students.
Since then, full-time student population has grown to more than 30,000. People come to George Brown from across the Greater Toronto Area, the country and the world to develop the skills and gain the real-world experience needed to succeed in the workplace. Since 2004, under current President Anne Sado’s leadership, George Brown has more than doubled in size, broadened international partnerships and increased commitment to strengthening the cultural, economic and social fabric of Toronto.
About George Brown College
The college located in Toronto, Canada. It has three campuses - Casa Loma, St.James, Waterfront, other locations where students attend classes and Student Residence.
George Brown College educates a blend of theory and hands-on experience, prioritizes real-world learning and provides students with opportunities to work alongside industry professionals in applied research and fields education opportunities. Its industry partnerships mean students get the latest trends and tech they can expect in the field. The college offers 170 programs in 7 centers. They include Art, Design and Infromation technology, Business, Community Services and early childhood, Construction and Engineering technologies, Health Sciences, Hospitality and Culinary arts, Preparatory and liberal studies.
Experiental and work-integrated learning oportunities are availabale to students to take part in.
6 reasons to study at George Brown
- Study in Downtown Toronto
- Hands-on, real world experience
- Infromed by industry
- Expert instructors
- Applied research
- Promoting enterpreneurship
