Design your own degree

Individualized & Interdisciplinary Studies ProgramHow does it work?You have a great opportunity to design your own study program online.
To complete your degree program you may follow one of the study plans mentioned below:
  • Study Plan A
    Each course consists of 10 to 15 points. You will be rewarded with a certificate for each course successfully completed. Once you have completed required points for your degree program, a degree will be issued to you. You may also add one free course to your study program.
  • Study Plan B
    One study year requires 60 points which of maximum 50% could be gained with job experience or internship. If you have industrial work experience, 30 points per year will be granted. If you are currently working and can provide a job or internship certificate during or after completing your degree courses, 30 points per quarter of a year will be granted.
Learn more the kinds of a job experience that can give you points.
What do you want to achieve?
Choose one of the options:
Bachelor of Professional Studies
duration 3 years: 180 points required
Master of Professional Studies
duration 2 years: 120 points required
Add your work experience and desired courses into this box:
To know about required or missing points as well as the price, please drag your work experience and desired courses into this drop box.
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Click on your work experience to add it to the box above:

  • 1 year
    previous work experience
    30 points
  • 2 years
    previous work experience
    60 points
  • 3 years
    previous work experience
    90 points
  • Current job or 4 months
    after study internship certificate
    30 points
  • Current job or 8 months
    after study internship certificate
    60 points
  • Current job or 12 months
    after study internship certificate
    90 points
 

Click on your desired courses to add it to the box above:

  • Food Production Principles (Culinary Arts)
    10 points
    $336.00
  • Housekeeping Management
    10 points
    $270.00
  • Food and Beverage Service
    10 points
    $266.00
  • Managing Beverage Service
    10 points
    $289.00
  • Managing Front Office Operations
    10 points
    $269.00
  • Hospitality today an Introduction
    10 points
    Free course
  • Planning and Control for Food and Beverage Operations
    15 points
    $319.00
  • International Hotel Management
    15 points
    $290.00
  • Understanding Hospitality Law
    15 points
    $219.00
  • Accounting for Hospitality Managers
    15 points
    $332.00
  • International Human Resources Management
    15 points
    $329.00
  • Marketing in the Hospitality Industry
    15 points
    $339.00
  • Tourism and the Hospitality Industry
    10 points
    $236.00
  • Basic Hotel and Restaurant Accounting
    10 points
    $256.00
  • Leadership and Management in the Hospitality Industry
    15 points
    $319.00
  • Managing Hospitality Human Resources
    10 points
    $319.00
  • German Language
    10 points
    Free course

Payment options

  • 1. Individual courses: students have the possibility to make payment for one course at a time while pursuing their degree program. If you aim to complete a single course(s), diploma, higher diploma or postgraduate diploma, please contact our administration info@hbec-switzerland.com
  • 2. Full payment for degree program: making full payments for degree programs reduces administration cost which may result into a much lower price for a participant. Price of the degree program also depends on selection of courses. To see the cost of your program please click on your desired courses.
Good to know

If you have completed industrial training courses from other institutes your courses could be accredited for a degree program (max 50%). For accreditation of prior studies, please contact our administration info@hbec-switzerland.com

Job experience list that can give you points:
Hospitality and food service
  • National and International Hotel Chains and Lodging
  • Sport Clubs
  • Resorts and Clubs
  • Food and Beverage
  • Culinary
  • Bars
  • Night Cubs
  • Catering Business
  • Restaurant Chains
  • Facilities Management
  • Production Facilities
  • Trade Companies
Tourism
  • Cruise Lines
  • Air lines
  • Rails
  • Travel Agencies
  • Ministries of Tourism
  • Tourism Planning
  • Tour Operators
Leisure, Events and Entertainment
  • Healthcare Industry
  • Beauty and Wellness
  • Casinos
  • Sports Centers
  • Private Clubs
  • Amusement and Theme Parks
  • Museums
  • Spas
  • Venues
  • Clinics/ Hospitals
  • Promotion Management
  • Event Management
Others
  • Human Resources
  • Sales
  • Marketing & Communication
  • Technology
  • Logistics
  • Real state
  • Media
  • Education
  • Training
  • Franchising
  • Recreational Services