Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Is this course for you?
This programme specialises in developing skills and competencies for supervisors and managers of medium to large hotels and tourism operations. This course will give you the opportunity to experience a broad education in hosp...

Hide-Is this course for you?
This programme specialises in developing skills and competencies for supervisors and managers of medium to large hotels and tourism operations. This course will give you the opportunity to experience a broad education in hospitality and tourism studies. At the end of year 1, subject to the availability of places, you can decide which one of the three areas of specialisation to choose from in years 2 to 3: Hotel, Restaurant and Resort Management, Front Office Management or Destination Marketing.

Expand+What will I study?

Year 1

Semester 1
Hospitality Food & Beverage Operations M 10
Accommodation & Facilities M 10
Learning to Learn M 5
ICT & Business Maths M 5

Semester 2
Tourism Destination Studies M 10
Communications & Professional D...

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Year 1

Semester 1
Hospitality Food & Beverage Operations M 10
Accommodation & Facilities M 10
Learning to Learn M 5
ICT & Business Maths M 5

Semester 2
Tourism Destination Studies M 10
Communications & Professional Development M 5
Information Technology & Descriptive Statistics M 5

Choose one of the following Electives (E):
Bar Operations 10
Culinary Skills 10

Year 2

Semester 1
Conference & Banqueting Operations M 10
Food & Beverage Cost Control M 5

Choose one of the following Electives (E):
Specialised Restaurant Service 10
Mixology and Product Development 10
Front Office Operations 10

Choose one of the following Electives (E):
Event Planning & Promotion 5
French Language & Culture 1 5
Spanish Language & Culture 1 5

Semester 2
Tourism Resorts Concepts M 10
Management & Organisational Behaviour M 5
Accounting Practice M 5
Principles of Marketing M 5

Choose one of the following Electives (E):
French Language & Culture 2 5
Spanish Language & Culture 2 5
Gastronomy 5

Year 3

Semester 1
Choose one of the following 30 Credit Electives (E):
Semester Abroad (Erasmus, US) * 30

Staff Training & Development 10
Advanced Beverage Studies 10
Hospitality Management Information Systems 5
Budgets, Pricing & Cost Control 5

Semester 2

Choose one of the following 30 Credit Electives (E):
Semester Abroad (Erasmus, US)* 30

Food & Beverage Management 10
Business Environment 5
Applied Economics 5
Business Law & Ethics 5
Services Marketing 5

M = Mandatory
E = Elective

*Learners must attend the School of Tourism for at least one semester in Year 3

Expand+Career opportunities
Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:
• Hotels, Restaurants & Resorts
• Bars & Clubs
• Cruise Ships, Airlines
• Contract Catering & Events

Graduate careers typically include:
• Hotel Mana...

Hide-Career opportunities
Successful graduates find themselves working in the following sectors:
• Hotels, Restaurants & Resorts
• Bars & Clubs
• Cruise Ships, Airlines
• Contract Catering & Events

Graduate careers typically include:
• Hotel Manager, Rooms Division Manager
• Food & Beverage Manager
• Events Coordinator
• Conference & Banqueting Manager

Follow-on courses
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Hotel, Restaurant and Resort Management

Masters degrees at other institutes or universities