Gastronomy and Hotel Industry
Undergraduate (Bachelor)
Tourism and Recreation
Why choose this field of study?
Are you an open-minded, creative person who is curious about the world and people? Then choose a course of study that will allow you to spread your wings and make your career a daily adventure! Tourism is not only one of the fastest growing economic sectors, but also an industry with a very dynamic working environment, full of interesting challenges, unique situations and diverse experiences. An education in this field of study will therefore give you secure career prospects as well as plenty of satisfaction and opportunities for development – from operational and specialist positions in companies related to tourism, recreation and hotel industry, through managerial functions to developing your own business on a national or international scale. Tourism and Recreation – first degree studies at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw is a course in which you will gain condensed and comprehensive knowledge of the practical functioning of the tourism industry, the organisation of trips and events and the realities of running a business in this sector.
By choosing the Gastronomy and Hotel Industry specialisation, you will focus on details related to the quality of hotel and catering services that determine competitiveness in the market. You will learn about the strategy of building and running a tourism business and the ins and outs of business and service management from both the economic and legal side, as well as the personnel or marketing side. As part of the bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Recreation at UEHS, students can also choose an alternative specialisation – Touroperation and Tourism Animation.
Please note: Irrespective of the specialisation you choose, you can complete the study option with one foreign language in the timetable or the option with two foreign languages (to be chosen from among the courses offered by UEHS). Further information can be found below, in the section Programme and structure of studies.
Tourism and Recreation – what sets us apart?
- During your studies, you will not only gain specialised knowledge but also develop competences that are useful to tourism professionals – such as interpersonal skills, communication skills and teamwork.
- You will learn about current market trends and modern technologies used in the tourism industry – including tools based on AI (artificial intelligence).
- You will develop your analytical skills and learn to work using the project method, which will help you succeed in your future career.
- Plenty of practical activities await you – interesting workshops and field exercises in, for example, designing and arranging hotel spaces, running agritourism, sensory analysis and cupping or managerial skills.
- You will study in an inspiring, international environment of UEHS students and lecturers – because we are at the top of the university ranking in the Internationalisation category (Perspektywy 2023).
- As part of your bachelor’s thesis, you will complete a social project related to your interests or career plans.
- You can complete this study programme in a mode that is convenient for you: full-time or part-time – including online (when choosing an online option, part of the course and especially the workshops take place with the physical participation of the students, on a pre-scheduled date).
- During your studies, you will undertake valuable work placements that introduce you to the realities of the tourism industry and business.
- You will be taught by carefully selected staff: experienced UEHS lecturers, experts and industry practitioners.
Gastronomy and Hotel Industry – what can you do after graduation?
As a tourism graduate with a specialisation in Gastronomy and Hotel Industry, you will find employment and development opportunities in, among others:
- all types of establishments with accommodation and catering facilities – hotels, guest houses, sanatoriums, holiday and wedding houses, conference centres, etc.
- various types of recreational and sports centres
agro-tourism farms offices and agencies organising trips and leisure and business events; - tourism departments in central and local government administrations;
- restaurants and companies connected to the catering industry;
- companies related to e.g. tourism marketing, culinary tourism, promotion of regions or cultural areas.
After studies at UEHS you will be prepared to take up a job both in Poland and abroad, also to set up and effectively develop your own business in the hotel and gastronomy services industry.
This program
is for you if:
You dream of a professional career or starting your own business in the hospitality sector.
You enjoy being around people and interact with the public easily.
You have an aesthetic and culinary sense and pay attention to detail.
New requirements for visa applications
Note: important information for bachelor’s degree candidates (first-cycle studies)
In line with the new requirements for visa applications introduced by Polish consulates around the world, candidates applying for a student visa are now required to submit a document confirming their eligibility to apply for a bachelor’s degree (first-cycle studies), issued by the Polish Education Superintendent Office (in Polish – Kuratorium Oświaty). Previously, this document could be provided after arrival in Poland, but under the new regulations, it must be submitted along with the visa application. The procedure for master’s degree candidates remains unchanged.
While the new requirement may slightly extend the visa process, the UEHS is fully prepared to support bachelor’s degree candidates throughout this period. To ensure there are no disruptions to their education, candidates who cannot arrive in Poland before the start of classes will be able to participate in lectures online via MS Teams.
We also have developed a range of effective solutions to provide comprehensive assistance in obtaining the required documents. Our support includes:
- preparing the necessary paperwork
- certified translations into Polish
- submitting the application to the Education Superintendent Office
- promptly ensuring the recognized diploma is sent back to the candidate’s home country.
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Programme and structure of studies
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
(BACHELOR’S DEGREE)
The curriculum of Bachelor’s degree studies in Tourism and Recreation at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw is based on subjects whose aim is to familiarise students with the specificity of the tourism industry and to shape practical skills enabling them to develop a career or own business in this sector. The module of classes dedicated to the specialisation in gastronomy and hotel management allows students to deepen their specialised knowledge and competences in terms of this type of activity in the industry.
Programme option with additional foreign language course
Knowledge of foreign languages is one of the key competences in the tourism industry – that is why we also offer a variant of the programme enriched with an additional foreign language course.
When choosing this option, the student:
– pursues in the course of his/her studies a course in not one, but two foreign languages (to choose from the AEH offer);
– pursues the second foreign language course for 4 semesters, starting from the second year of studies, within the additional hours included in the course schedule;
– completes his/her Bachelor’s degree with an ECTS score of 196 points (180 points plus 16 points for the additional language course);
– broadens his/her foreign language competence under the guidance of experienced lecturers, in an international academic environment.
ONLINE STUDIES FOR THE TOURISM AND RECREATION COURSE:
When choosing an online degree programme, some of the classes throughout the course of study (including practical workshops) must take place with the physical presence of the students. The block of classes to be delivered onsite will be planned and announced well in advance each year of the course of study.
FIRST YEAR OF STUDY
In the first year, students are introduced to general subjects and the first directional issues in the areas of tourism geography, finance or management – areas that form the foundation for understanding the specific tourism issues explored in the further course of study.
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT) |
| OHS | 0 | 8/8 |
| Academic skills | 1 | 15/8 |
| Introduction to philosophy / Anthropology (elective) | 5 | 35/20 |
| Fundamentals of social communication | 4 | 30/16 |
| Introduction to psychology | 5 | 30/24 |
| Introduction to the study of law and government / Economic history (elective) | 5 | 30/24 |
| Fundamentals of economics | 5 | 30/24 |
| Organisation and management theory | 5 | 30/24 |
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT) |
| Foreign language I | 4 | 60/32 |
| Sports and leisure activities | 0 | 30/0 |
| Fundamentals of intercultural communication | 5 | 60/32 |
| Fundamentals of Spreadsheets | 2 | 15/8 |
| Basics of accounting | 5 | 60/40 |
| Management of organisations | 4 | 30/16 |
| Introduction to tourism and recreation | 5 | 60/32 |
| Tourism geography (I) | 5 | 60/32 |
SECOND YEAR OF STUDY
In the second year, students deepen their specialised knowledge in further subjects in their field of study, including tourism and hotel industry economics, market analysis, industry law or marketing of tourism services.
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT) |
| Foreign language (II) | 4 | 60/32 |
| Sports and leisure activities | 0 | 30/0 |
| Basics of marketing | 3 | 30/16 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 30/24 |
| Tourism geography (II) | 4 | 60/32 |
| Tourism destination management / Design and planning of tourism infrastructure (elective) | 3 | 30/16 |
| Economics of tourism and hospitality | 5 | 60/32 |
| Law and insurance for tourism | 3 | 30/16 |
| Basics of hotel management 5 | L, T | 60/32 |
| Second foreign language (I)* | 4 | 60/32 |
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT) |
| Foreign language (III) | 4 | 60/32 |
| First aid | 2 | 15/8 |
| Planning and organisation of tourism events | 3 | 30/16 |
| Risk analysis and management in tourism activities | 3 | 30/16 |
| Marketing in the tourism services industry | 3 | 30/16 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 30/24 |
| Tourism market analysis | 5 | 60/32 |
| Safety and hygiene in gastronomy and hotel business | 3 | 30/16 |
| Business organisation in the hotel and catering industry | 4 | 45/24 |
| Second foreign language (II)* | 4 | 60/32 |
THIRD YEAR OF STUDY
In the third year, students systematise and consolidate specialised directional knowledge, as well as learning about subjects specific to the Gastronomy and Hotel Industry specialisation. This is also the time for work placements and the implementation of a diploma social project.
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT) |
| Foreign Language (IV) | 4 | 60/32 |
| Culinary traditions of Polish regions / Culinary traditions of world regions (elective) | 2 | 25/20 |
| Economics and quality management of food services | 3 | 30/16 |
| Economics and quality management of hotel services | 3 | 30/16 |
| Interpersonal training / Coaching skills / Management skills (elective) | 3 | 30/16 |
| Project preparation methodology | 3 | 30/16 |
| Professional practice | 12 | 360/320 |
| Second foreign language (III)* | 4 | 60/32 |
| Subject name | Cummulative amount of ECTS points | Cummulative amount of hours (FT/PT) |
| Foreign language (V) | 4 | 60/32 |
| Modern technologies and AI applications in the tourism industry | 2 | 30/16 |
| Sensory analysis and cupping | 2 | 30/16 |
| Design and arrangement of hotel spaces | 3 | 30/16 |
| Agrotourism | 3 | 30/16 |
| Social project | 4 | 30/16 |
| Professional practice | 12 | 360/360 |
| Second foreign language (IV)* | 4 | 60/32 |
Tuition fees
Fixed tuition - flexible payments
By choosing to study at UEHS, you can be sure that the tuition fee will not change throughout the duration of your studies. You can pay the tuition fee once for the entire year of study or spread over a semester payment. This allows you to decide how you want to plan your expenses.
Fees (academic year 2024/2025)
| Year of study | Annually | Per semester* |
| I | 2400 € | 1350 € |
| II | 2400 € | 1350 € |
| III | 2400 € | 1350 € |
*Semester payment is possible from the second year of studies.
| Year of study | Annually | Per semester* |
| I | 3400 € | 1850 € |
| II | 3400 € | 1850 € |
| III | 3400 € | 1850 € |
*Semester payment is possible from the second year of studies.
EU and other countries group
This group includes citizens of the countries member states of the European Union and the following countries citizens: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latin America, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Other countries
The citizens of all the remaining countries.
Study in Polish!
Do you want to study at UEHS in Polish? It is possible! We have prepared a special program for international students to acquire the skills necessary for active study in Polish and for academic, social and everyday life in Poland.
The Comprehensive Polish Language Program for International Students is:
- part of The UEHS Foundation Program, which is a comprehensive preparation for starting regular Bachelor's or Master's studies in Polish at UEHS
- a course aimed at two groups of international students: students with knowledge of a Slavic language (Russian, Ukrainian, Czech etc.) and students without prior knowledge of any Slavic language
- a chance for immersion in Polish society and culture, authentic experience of life in Poland and broad career prospects on the Polish labour market
More details coming soon!
Scholarships - easier than you think
While studying at UEHS, you can take advantage of a wide range of financial support from the state budget and European funds, as well as benefit from special discounts with UEHS discount program
You can submit most scholarship applications quickly and easily through your online account.
In the academic year 2022/2023, the University of Economics and Humanities in Warsaw awarded 350 Rector’s Scholarships, ranging from PLN 525 /month to PLN 1025 /month, depending on the average or achievements. For outstanding sport, artistic or scientific achievements, the Scholarship Committee awarded scholarships of PLN 600 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for the Rector’s Scholarship is available in the “MojeAEH” system.
A sports scholarship may be awarded to a student who excels in sport achievements at least national level. In addition we also encourage our students to take part in additional support programs- eg. the National Academic Representation.
Young sportsmen can count on financial support in the amount of PLN 600 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for sports scholarship is available in the “MojeAEH” system.
A scholarship for people with disabilities may be awarded to a student who has a disability certificate, a disability degree certificate, a ZUS certifying physician’s certificate, a disability group certificate or a certificate of permanent or long-term incapacity to work on a farm.
In the 2022/2023 academic year, depending on the degree of disability, 150 scholarships for people with disabilities were awarded, ranging from PLN 1275 /month to PLN 1575 /month.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for a scholarship for people with disabilities is available in the “MojeAEH” system.
The allowance is a form of emergency financial assistance. Any student who found himself temporarily in a difficult life situation resulting from random events beyond the student’s control can apply for it.The allowance may be granted twice in one academic year, and the allowance is not granted twice for the same random event. Difficult life situations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are an exception.
In 2021, we granted 40 allowances for a total of PLN 197,200. The allowances, depending on the student’s situation, were paid in the amount of PLN 3,000 to PLN 5,000 at a time.
Detailed information on the possibility of applying for the allowance is available in the “MojeAEH” system.
2022/2023 academic year
355 Rector’s Scholarships
179 social scholarships
181 scholarships for people with disabilities
PLN 1,890,289.35 was spent in 2019/2020 on scholarships
PLN 2,911,662.50 was spent in 2020/2021 on scholarships
PLN 4,158,177.00 was spent in 2021/2022 on scholarships
PLN 7,829,950.00 was spent in 2022/2023 on scholarships
Rector’s Scholarship – highest average: 5,44
