4-year course

Admission requirements

You can enter the 4-year programme if you have completed vocational education (mbo level 4) or higher secondary education, for example:

• havo
• Abitur
• Artium
• Avgångsbetyg från Gymnasieskolan
• COU
• Senior High School - A levels
• Baccalauréat

Course planning

Year 1

In this orientation year, themes that will be dealt with are Supply, Demand and Operations Management. You will obtain insights into all aspects of the hospitality industry. At the end of the year, you will submit and present a business plan for a hotel.

Discover the profession
You will perform a four-week operational placement in a hotel.

Your introduction to the professional field of hospitality will include a wealth of practical experience. How about a field trip to a Spanish-speaking country? 

You can earn some of your credits by taking part in projects - events and PR activities - with the school's training company Sibelicious.

Year 2

Within your specialisation, you complete a real project assignment commissioned by the hospitality industry. Themes such as Imagineering, Customer Relationship Management, Management and Organisation and Organisational Theory will be discussed.

Organising and managing
You get to organise an event, but first you learn all about food during the Food Theme Week.

For two weeks you will be the manager and supervise first-year students working in the operations of the school's training company Sibelicious.

Wine trip
You have the opportunity to go on a field trip to a wine region in France. Over the last few years this has been to Bordeaux, Alsace and Champagne.

Six-month international company placement
At the end of the second year you start a six-month placement in a hotel abroad. Our placement office is in touch with large International Hotel Chains like Hilton, Radisson, Marriot, Sheraton, Kempinski, Le Meridien and Hyatt in the UK, Dutch Antilles, South Africa, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, China and Malaysia.

Year 3

Between the second and the third academic years, you will perform a six-month placement in a hotel abroad (see Year 2).

During the third year's Strategy & Communication module, you develop a clear vision of the hotel industry and how to distinguish your own organisation from its competitors. During this period you  also write your Personal Development Plan.

Year 4

You propose how to design your graduation phase. You can choose from various ideas, such as: a large-scale project, a double degree, another placement, a research assignment or an advanced pre-master’s course. A supervisor will coach you in taking this final step.

Academic degree in one year
In the fourth year, all NHTV students are offered the opportunity of studying a pre-master's programme in Strategic Business Management and Marketing. This degree enables you to continue with a Master of Science programme at several universities and earn a Master of Science (MSc) degree in one year's time.

Exchange programmes and double degree

In your third or fourth year, you may choose to follow a six month exchange programme abroad. NHTV has built partnerships with a large number of universities all over the world who will be happy to accommodate your exchange. There is also the possibility of obtaining a double degree.

Read more about exchange programmes and double degree.

More information
The 4-year course curriculum overview.