LICENCE Tourisme | parcours Tourism, Hospitality and Food Studies (THFS)

This Bachelor’s programme is available in the framework of both initial and continuing training on the Toulouse campus.
The Bachelor’s degree in Tourism, Hospitality and Food Studies (THFS) is taught exclusively in English on the Toulouse campus.

The objective of this programme is to offer foreign students a discovery or a knowledge enhancement training linked to the three areas of expertise of ISTHIA: Tourism, Hospitality and Catering, and a social and cultural approach to Food Studies.

In Tourism, students learn how to apply general and technical skills of management in leisure, transportation and accommodation. This Bachelor’s also tackles communication and promotion in public tourism authorities. The syllabus linked to sustainable development allows them to apprehend the problematics of local and international development.

In the area of Hospitality and Catering, students will learn about the realities and operational problematics of hotel and catering businesses.

This training deals with corporate catering and engineering in order to familiarize the students with the needs and careers of this industry, but also with the operational problematics of corporate catering, at a local and international level.

In the field of Food Studies, students learn how to analyze the political, economic and social dynamics that structure food habits in a given country, region, or territory. They are also trained to know the different food sectors, as well as the consumers’ profiles and needs according to their sociological and cultural characteristics.

After graduation, students may seek entry into the professional world or go on to study for a Master’s degree.

In the field of tourism, students can draw on general and technical knowledge of business management in the tourism, leisure, transport and accommodation sectors, as well as communication and promotion skills in public tourism organizations. Content relating to sustainable development enables them to grasp the challenges of territorial, local and international development.

In the hotel and catering field, students are familiarized with the realities and operational challenges of hotel and catering businesses.

In the field of food, students are able to identify the political, economic and social dynamics that structure food in a country or region. They will also be able to understand food chains, as well as consumer logics and profiles according to their sociological and socio-economic characteristics.

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