Institute of Management and Commerce
Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality & Event Management – BBA-HEM
Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality & Event Management – BBA-HEM
| Program Outline BBA - Hospitality & Event Management (BBA-HEM) | |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Affiliation | PES University |
| Campus | Ring Road (RR) Campus |
| Admission Test | PES Entrance Test |
Event Management: The dynamic nature of event industry is encapsulated across the semesters. Live projects, real time learning and activity based pedagogy helps students to learn creative presentations, vendor management, sponsorship negotiations and media narratives.
Food & Beverage Services: Food and beverage services sector contributes a great deal to the profits in hospitality industry with new trends and new concepts. The syllabus covers the entire gamut of the trade in relation to operating and managing outlets to wine & beverage education and dining etiquettes.
Culinary Arts & Management: A critical arm of the hospitality industry, the course comprises of food culture & sustainability, cuisines of the world, patisserie and confectionery in addition to cost management and kitchen planning.
Accommodation Management: The syllabus entails students to learn about cleanliness and hygiene practices in modern workspaces along with understanding the aesthetics of floristry and infrastructural design elements.
Front Office: A core subject in the hospitality curriculum and offered across all six semesters. The course deals with personality development, guest engagement, customer satisfaction, up selling techniques and room aggregation. The subject also focuses on case studies, role plays and critical operational aspects of the domain. Revenue management is the backbone of the specialization offering.
Why Pursue Hospitality & Event Management at PES University?
The only undergraduate program in India, that offers dual specialization degree in Hospitality and Event management which equips the students with the requisite skills, knowledge and attitude essential to efficiently perform supervisory and managerial responsibilities in these lucrative industries.
Consistently ranked among the best hotel management institute and College in Karnataka, Department of Hospitality and Event management focuses on the process, delivery and management of wide-ranging perspectives of global Hospitality Services and Event operations.
The program is 60% hands-on in nature with in-depth practical and global exposure, embedded block chain and data driven concepts and through consistent internship and placements to help our students acquire the specialized skills desired by allied departments of the industry.
An MOU with the French Accor Hotels (4th largest hotel chain in the world) Heritage Foods (a 3000 cr Organization) and various top notch event and sporting firms provides our students unique opportunities for real time learning international hospitality and event trends. Similarly, the internship opportunities provided to our students every year to participate in a three-month cultural exchange program at Walt Disney World® Resort. Florida gives them international event exposure while studying.
Our program offers the foundational courses in theory, history, practical and methods, yet allows for flexibility of individual interest areas. As a result, the program prepares students for a variety of careers.
We try to facilitate our students to find the opportunity to live abroad and gain the international internship experience you need to get hired in today’s increasingly globalized economy. The program exposes students to gain work experience in a new environment and enhances those professional skills with attributes of adaptability and self-reliance.
THE BBA-HEM DEPARTMENT STARTED IN THE YEAR 1994 IN PES. THE DEPARTMENT RUNS ITS OWN 16 – ROOM HOTEL AND HAS A WELL EQUIPPED KITCHEN, BAR AND RESTAURANT FOR THE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PERFECT THEIR SKILLS. THE DEPARTMENT HAS MAINTAINED A RECORD OF 100% PLACEMENTS SINCE 2006.
Opportunities on Graduating With BBA-HEM Degree?
Hospitality and tourism represents a broad range of career opportunities in industries that include
- Hotels and resorts
- Restaurants and commercial food service
- Retail
- Facilities management
- Meeting and event planning
- Tourism destinations and attractions
- Leisure, recreation and sports management
- Airlines, cruises and other transportation
- Environmentally sustainable and cultural tourism development
- Spa and wellness management
Some of our previous recruiters are as below
- ITC Welcomgroup
- Oberoi
- Taj Hotels & Resorts
- Infor
- IDS Next
- Metro Cash & Carry
- Al Shaya Group
- Landmark Goup
- Yum Foods
- Jubilant Foodworks
- Cerner Healthcare
- Ikya Facilities
- Jones Lang Lasalle
- Kingfisher Airlines
- BGS Hospital
- Infosys
- DNA Networks
- Cab Experiences
- EventURox
- Wizcraft Entertainment
- Shubharambh Productions
Success Stories
- Supriya – 2004 batch, Entrepreneur
- Sathya Bhargav – 2006 batch, Store Manager, Metro Cash & Carry
- Aruneeta Das – 2006 batch, Manager, Client Relations, Infor
- Vivek Jothimani – 2007 batch, Area Manager, Spencers Retail
- Reeves Mathew – 2007 batch, Country Manager, Customer Service, IDS Next
- Anirudh – 2010, Entrepreneur, Hyderabad Spice Restaurant
- Rakesh Pathi – 2010, entrepreneur, Food Springs Restaurant & Food Truck
The Curriculum Design for our BBA-HEM program offers dual specializing in hotel and event management, is tailored to equip students with a deep understanding of the unique dynamics of the hospitality and event industries. Core business subjects such as Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Economics and Management are complemented by specialized courses focusing on hotel operations, event planning, catering management, and guest services.
The Teaching-Learning Process in these specialized programs incorporates experiential learning methods such as internships, industry projects, and simulated scenarios to provide hands-on exposure to real-world challenges and opportunities.
Research component becomes an integral part of the program. Assessments within the program includes evaluations of event planning projects, hotel management simulations, case studies, and industry-specific examinations.
Skill Development and Certifications based on industry standards are embedded with the program requirements. Moreover, students benefit from extensive exposure to the hospitality and event sectors through guest lectures, industry visits, and collaborations with professionals and organizations in the field.
Clubs & Activities, You Can Get Involved
Chef Club: For those students who are passionate about food and everything related to it, the chef club offers an opportunity to learn new skills, hone existing skills and display their talents through entrepreneurial activities, food festivals and events.
Entrepreneurship Club: Conceptualized to encourage entrepreneurship among students, this club organizes weekly entrepreneurial activities wherein the students plan the activity, organize the funds and conduct the activity which earns them profits
Events Club: The Event Club ‘Catalyst” is a student driven endeavour to nurture and promote talent in the young minds and an opportunity for the students to organise and execute events of all nature in and outside the campus and to learn all the facets of the trade.
CSR Club: In keeping with the University’s ideology of giving back to the society, the department of Hospitality & Event Management has a College Social responsibility club which undertakes activities beneficial to the society. All activities are completely philanthropic in nature and are aimed at developing altruistic attributes in the students
Barista Club: Mixology, flaring, gueridon, these are the skills that are developed in the students who are part of the barista club. Bartending has now become a performance art and is a skill that is much desired by the industry today. Bartending courses with certification are taught to members of the club. The club members are also encouraged to put these skills to use at events and functions organized by the department and also for clients outside.
Infrastructure Support
| Digital Classrooms |
| Separate International Standard Hostel for boys & girls |
| Well equipped Seminar Halls |
| Indoor and Outdoor Sports facility |
| Multi Cuisine Food Courts |
| Basic Training Kitchen |
| Advanced Training Kitchen |
| Bakery |
| Training Restaurant & Hotel |
| Wi-Fi enabled campus |
| Well Stocked Library / Online Database |
| Gymnasium |
| Experiential Restaurant and Live Kitchen |
| Weekend Immersion Opportunities |
Program Highlights
| Dual Programme Specialisation |
| Balanced Theory and Practical components |
| Contemporary, Industry Relevant |
| Experiential learning focussed curricula |
| Academic Partnerships |
| Taylor’s University of Malaysia |
| IIMBX-MOOC |
| Aberdeen University-Project based Specific Offering |
| Industry Partnerships |
| Accor IBIS-Novotel |
| Red Bull |
| Travel Earth (BEATROUTE), Singapore |
Career Enhancement Certifications
| Skill development and Certification courses |
| Foreign language |
| ECOLAB, USA (Safe Steps, Serve Safe, Launder Care) |
| Skill certification under the NSDC |
| WSET, London (Wine Certification) |
| Students engagement activities |
| World Food Day |
| World Tourism Day |
| Professional Housekeepers Association |
| Students internships – International |
| Walt-Disney Resorts, Florida |
| USA, Malaysia and UAE/ Mauritius & Thailand (Riu, La Palmiste) |
Recruiters
Curriculum Structure
Placements
Opportunities in the corporate sector are made available for outgoing students during their final semester for which professional training is imparted. Students are expected to have good academic records to ensure a definite placement
Placements
Opportunities in the corporate sector are made available for outgoing students during their final semester for which professional training is imparted. Students are expected to have good academic records to ensure a definite placement
How to apply
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How to apply
See the eligibility criteria and important information for our undergraduate programs
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Electronic City Campus:
080-10-297297
Hanumanthanagar Campus:
+91 80 22429391
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