Undergraduate program
Bachelor's Degree
, hospitality and restaurant management
Develop your skills, experience, and personal qualities to build your future in the hotel, restaurant, and hospitality industries.
At Savignac, you’ll learn to strive for excellence without ever losing sight of what matters most: people.
Unlock your potential and prepare to become a manager who makes a difference.
RNCP title
Service supervisor in hotel, tourism and catering
Certification Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de la Dordogne, level 6 RNCP38785, NSF code 334 and 334p: Responsable de service en hôtellerie, tourisme et restauration, renewed on March 27, 2024.
Formats : Initial or sandwich course
Cycle length: 3 years (180 ECTS credits)
Languages: French, English
Start date: September
Admission: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Accreditations: Institute of Hospitality
Last updated: September 15, 2026
Why choose
, the Bachelor's program in "
" at Savignac?
Choose a top-notch “
” training program
Enroll in a program recognized as one of the best bachelor’s degree programs in hospitality and restaurant management, as confirmed by numerous rankings and certifications.
Learn Management Through Practical Experience
Real-world cases, simulations, projects, and business challenges teach you how to analyze, make decisions, work as part of a team, and develop solutions—just as you’ll need to do in the future.
Build Real-World Professional Experience
Internships or work-study programs: Every year, you put what you’ve learned to the test in real-world settings, gain independence, and build experience that will shape your professional future.
Learn from hospitality experts
In Savignac, industry professionals are at the heart of the educational program. Each one shares their professional expertise, practical experience, and industry best practices with you.
Develop Your Potential as a Manager
You'll learn to communicate, cooperate, speak up, get to know yourself, and understand others so that you can gradually develop your own management style.
Create the path that's right for you
Whether you choose a traditional degree program or a work-study program, gain international or professional experience, or specialize in your third year—you can shape your academic path based on your interests, experiences, and career goals.
Enjoy the Savignac experience to the fullest
Our campus chooses to live together to realize your full potential and make you a leader combining professional excellence, interpersonal skills and sensitivity to others in service.
Broaden Your Horizons Internationally
Courses taught in English, internships abroad, and an academic exchange program in your sophomore year prepare you to thrive in an industry where career opportunities extend far beyond national borders.
89,8%
of Bachelor students
passed
in 2024
TOP 2
Eduniversal France Rankings
: Best Bachelor's Degrees
, and Bachelor's in Hospitality Management
97%
of Bachelor's graduates
find a job within 6 months
Growing Up in Savignac: So Much More Than Just School
"I chose Savignac for its human touch. Above all, it taught me one thing: to find myself, to recognize who I am. I think that, in the end, the best way to be yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
Aurélie, an apprentice assistant food and beverage manager at the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz, who graduated from BAHL in 2023.
Program
Over the course of three years, you will gradually progress from exploring careers in the hospitality industry to mastering management tools, and then on to specialization and taking on greater responsibilities.
Training objectives
- Become a Service Manager in the hotel, tourism and catering industries. Contribute, in collaboration with other departments, to achieving both economic and qualitative results for an establishment in the hospitality sector.
Financial expertise : Become proficient in carrying out financial missions, a key skill to ensure the smooth running of any department.
Marketing skills : Our program will enable you to draw up and implement the marketing action plan that will generate success for your company.
Customer relationship development: Learn how to develop and strengthen relationships with your customers, a fundamental aspect of the hospitality industry.
Team leadership : Cultivate the essential skills to lead a successful team, fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment.
Project management : You'll learn how to create a project from A to Z, from feasibility study to evaluation, planning and communication.
YEAR 1: EXPLORE
Discover careers in hospitality, learn the fundamentals of management, and develop your professional demeanor.
Starting in your first year, you’ll learn to understand how a business operates, its customers, its teams, and its management challenges. You’ll also develop your communication skills, your English, and your professional demeanor before putting what you’ve learned to the test in the workplace.
What You'll Learn to Do
- Understanding How the Main Roles in the Hotel and Restaurant Industry Work
- Read preliminary management data and understand the economic mechanisms of a business
- Understanding a Market and Its Customers' Expectations
- Communicate effectively in a professional and intercultural setting
- Adopt the behaviors and work methods expected in the workplace
- Gradually Build Your Career Path
The fundamentals you will study
Understanding and Managing a Business
- Accounting Information Systems
- Principles of Marketing
- Legal Culture
- Sustainable Development in the Hospitality and Restaurant Industry
- Intercultural Communication
Understanding Hospitality and Food Service Operations
- Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
- Rooms Division Operations
- Food Service Industry
- Fundamentals of Food Service
- Wine Studies
Communication and Improving Efficiency
- Professional Values and Attitudes
- Work Methodology
- Public Speaking
- Intensive English Week
- Office Software
4 or 8 month internship, in France or abroad.
Two Ways to Spend Your First Year
Two tracks to suit every profile:
Getting Started: Learn More Before You Begin Your Immersion Experience
Choosing this initial path does not mean choosing school over a company. You alternate between more in-depth academic periods and extended professional experience to gain more knowledge and skills before putting them to the test in the real world.
In addition to the core curriculum, you’ll benefit from additional class time and explore the various aspects of the hospitality industry in greater depth.
You will focus in particular on:
- English Communication and Consolidated English
- Written Communication Skills and General Knowledge
- Soft Skills in Hospitality
- Career Planning: Tools and Job Interviews
- Career Guidance
- Office Software — Advanced Level
You’ll also explore various facets of the hospitality industry:
- An introduction to event planning
- An overview of the restaurant industry
- The aesthetic dimension of luxury
- An introduction to outdoor lodging
This will allow you to gradually refine your areas of interest and your academic plans before choosing your course of study for the coming years.
Work-Study Programs: Learn Right in the Heart of the Company
Would you like to enter the workforce quickly? The work-study program allows you to learn the fundamentals of a bachelor’s degree while regularly applying them in your company.
You will develop your experience, independence, and professional instincts as you encounter various situations in the field.
Are you considering a work-study program starting in your first year?
Find the detailed schedule, calendar, comprehensive curriculum, and all the information you need to apply via Parcoursup:
YEAR 2: GOING DEEPER
Strengthen your management skills and choose the experience that will advance your career
In your second year, you’ll gain a broader perspective on business operations: finance, budgeting, team management, intercultural marketing, and customer experience. A significant portion of the coursework is taught in English to prepare you to thrive in international settings.
What You'll Learn to Do
- Analyzing the Economic Performance of a Business
- Creating and Tracking a Budget
- Understanding Your Role as a Manager and Leading a Team
- Adapting a marketing approach to different cultures and customer bases
- Understanding the Key Elements of a Successful Customer Experience
- Develop your independence and your ability to work in an international environment
The Foundation of Management
Managing Business Operations and Performance
- Hospitality Business Finance
- Controlling & Budgeting
- Legal Culture
- Excel
Manager: Understanding Customers and Growing the Business
- Cross-Cultural Marketing
- Managing People: The Manager’s Role
Communicate and Plan Your Professional Future
- English Communication and Culture
- Intensive English
- Personal & Career Development
- Career Coaching
1 to 2 internships of 4 to 6 months, in France or abroad
It's up to you to choose the experience that fits your project
The fundamentals remain the same. It is the experiences gained throughout the year and certain lessons learned that set the two tracks apart.
Academic Exchange Option: Expand Your Horizons Abroad
You’ll have the opportunity to study at a partner university and experience academic and cultural immersion abroad, all while continuing to develop your professional skills in a corporate setting.
In addition to the core curriculum, you will study:
- Advanced Guest Relations and Luxury Service Experience Management
- Emotions and Customer Experience in a Restaurant
- Tourism Issues in the Hospitality Industry
- Wine and Champagne Workshop
Your experience:
Academic exchange (in addition to the required professional experience).
Approximately 82% of the total volume of instruction will be delivered in English in 2026–2027.
Work Experience Option: Take More Action
Would you prefer to gain experience in a real-world setting? This option allows you to extend your professional immersion while working on real-world challenges in the industry.
In addition to the core curriculum, you will study:
- Event Planning
- Tourism Issues in the Hospitality Industry
Your experience:
Extensive professional experience, with the opportunity to lead a Get Involved project of your own initiative.
At least 66% of the total volume of instruction delivered in English in 2026–2027.
Apprenticeship track
Apprentices who enter Year 1 continue at a different pace. The year is divided into 2 full-time periods: one dedicated to deepening key management concepts (3 to 4 months), the other to your company (6 to 7 months). You can choose between two calendars, to suit the seasonality of your business sector.
YEAR 3: SPECIALIZATION
Define your career path and prepare to take on your first managerial responsibilities
In your third year, your academic path will take a distinct turn. You will deepen your skills in leadership, management, marketing, and business development while choosing the professional environment in which you wish to advance your career.
In the initial track, you choose between two specializations. You can also complete your third year as a work-study program.
Initial Program
Specialization 1: Hotel Management / Hotel Management
Foran international career in the hospitalityindustry, ranging from business hotels to luxury hotels and resorts.
Specialization 2: Event and Food Service Management
Fora career full of opportunities, ranging from restaurant management to event management at a convention center.
Apprenticeship track
Gaininvaluable hands-on experience by working at renowned hotels or restaurants while continuing your education.
alternationAll courses are face-to-face. Exceptionally, some courses may be held remotely. The CCI Dordogne cannot be held responsible for any changes to the programs. This program is accessible to the disabled.
Management isn't just about knowledge and tools. Your ability to communicate, understand others, adapt, build confidence, and draw on your personal strengths will also make a difference.
That is why, throughout your journey, you will develop skills that go beyond academic and professional knowledge. All of our programs help you reach your full potential by developing:
YOUR SOFT SKILLS
Learn how to work better with others
Communication, cooperation, adaptability, public speaking, leadership… Develop the interpersonal and behavioral skills essential for success in careers where people are at the center.
YOUR LIFE SKILLS
Get to know yourself better so you can move forward more effectively
Your experiences at school and in the workplace will help you become more independent, gain confidence, improve your ability to adapt, and gradually develop your professional demeanor.
YOUR MAD SKILLS
Identify what makes you unique and put your talents to work
A particular interest, passion, skill, or unique experience can also enrich your journey. Savignac encourages you to better identify what sets you apart and to turn it into a strength for your project.
Jobs You'll Love, Careers to Build
The hospitality industry offers career paths where you can grow, experience new environments, take on responsibilities, and work both in France and abroad.
Our Bachelor's degree in hospitality management opens the door to a wide range of career opportunities: the hotel industry, the restaurant industry, event planning, leisure, the luxury sector, services, and more…
Here are a few careers to help you envision your future:
Reception Manager
Hosting manager
Catering manager
Guest Relations Manager
Cost Controller
Event Project Manager
Sales and Marketing Roles
Human Resources Roles
What's next after a bachelor's degree?
Would you like to take your career to the next level and prepare for strategic management roles? Continue your studies toward a master’s degree.
Accelerate your career with:
Talk to our students
Who better than our students to help you discover the Savignac experience and answer all your questions? Just contact them!
Louise MORDANT
BAHL 2023
Chloé GOURMEL
BACL 2023
Côme CHEVASSUS
BAER 2023
Paul SATO
BAAL 2023
Why not talk to our students about it?
Our students can tell you about their experience at Savignac and answer the questions you're really wondering about. Get in touch with them!
Mathilde LEMARECHAL
Bachelor Year 3 BAHL
Mathilde SAUSSEREAU
Bachelor Year 3 BAAL
Baptiste MANCINELLI
Bachelor Year 2
Neela DUCHESNE
Bachelor Year 1
Rates
Initial Program
Admission to Year 1: €8,400 per year (3-year program).
Admission to Year 2: €9,200 per year (2-year program).
Admission to Year 3: €9,900 per year.
Apprenticeship track
Tuition fees are paid by the funding organization. The company is responsible for the remainder. Free for the learner.
Admissions
Are you interested in exploring careers in the hospitality industry, developing your potential, and gradually learning how to manage in a sector where people matter just as much as performance?
You can enter the bachelor's program in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year, depending on your academic level and background.
We invite you to consult the admission conditions and start the online application procedure.
Admission requirementsWhat if your future in the hospitality industry began in Savignac?
Come discover the school, meet the people who bring it to life, and imagine the path that could become your own.
Our students love Savignac
"I had the opportunity to train in the most sophisticated and technical aspects of the hotel industry. From stimulating courses to work placements, I was immersed in an environment that enabled me to understand the demands and challenges of this dynamic industry. Meetings with inspiring professionals and hands-on projects helped me develop my practical skills and forge a strategic vision."
"Savignac was for me a great human adventure, full of emotions, which helped me grow and develop both personally and professionally. As for my promotion, they have become much more than friends: a real family ready to support each other as best they can at any time. "
"I discovered a school with strong human and professional values, which have left their mark on me and my career. I've learned a lot from it, thanks to the spirit of solidarity, excellence, integrity and boldness that the school offers its students. "
