Current students, please make sure to review your MyHumber Academic Progress report to confirm which courses you should register into for your Winter semester. Courses with in-person requirements will likely also have online components. Humber may need to change plans for in-person learning, subject to government and public health directives and/or additional health and safety considerations.
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
Apply financial management principles including cost accounting, management accounting, and audit practices and procedures.
Apply management theory and operating practices including the fundamental principles underlying management planning, organizing, directing and controlling in a service-driven industry.
Use financial operating and statistical reports to assist in intermediate and long-term decision making.
Assess the adequacy of strategic and operational decisions through the application and analysis of appropriate financial indicators.
Apply strategic marketing principles and techniques in the development of a sound organizational marketing plan.
Develop effective customer relations, mange guest problems with empathy and sensitivity.
Apply the concepts of organizational behaviour with consideration of their impact on hospitality and tourism operations.
Use relevant and current information systems including the use and application of industry-specific and generic software packages relating to operational planning and management.
Contribute effectively to the development and implementation of management procedures in the supervision of employees, identify and use appropriate motivational and team-building techniques to achieve desired results.
Apply government legislation and regulations bearing on the hospitality and tourism industry including occupational health and safety legislation, employment standards and labour relations, and contract law.
Define ethics, integrity and social responsibility, and assess their importance to hospitality administration.
Conceptualize and develop a new venture small business plan including the role of the entrepreneur or small business owner/operator in the hospitality and tourism sectors.
Use effective interpersonal skills in the workplace.
Use effective oral and written communication skills.
Conduct meetings and make formal presentations through the use of effective public speaking skills and techniques.
Work Placement
Your eight-week work placement will provide you with the vital hands-on experience that is highly valued by employers. Gain valuable work experience needed to embark upon an exciting career in the hospitality and tourism industry. Our internship co-ordinators provide support in securing your work placement, leveraging our strategic relationships and partnerships with highly rated employers. During the placement, you will receive hands-on experience, network with industry professionals while working under their experienced direction, while allowing you to showcase your skills and knowledge, all under the guidance of dedicated faculty support. Placements provide the opportunity for employers to evaluate students’ performance.
The Humber Advantage
Our Industry Partnerships
The Faculty of Business has more than 500 industry partners who provide added value to students with field trips, guest speaker presentations, and case studies - to form valuable components of the Hospitality and Tourism Operations Management Graduate Certificate program. Partners provide internships for students, fund capital projects such as labs and more than $60,000 in awards and scholarships, and also employ Humber graduates.
Student Testimonial
"I have been working 40 hours a week on average since I started (at Longos). It has been a good learning experience. I really enjoyed everything — although sometimes it was overwhelming and challenging. The great thing is that they helped me design my career path and offered me two job opportunities.
I will continue to work for them supporting category management and the central kitchen. After this, I'll work in store to gain practical experience. That way, my professional growth will be assured."
– Emanuele Trovato
Internship Partners
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Your Career
Take off on a new dynamic career path in the hospitality and tourism industry either in Canada or internationally.
The global tourism industry is dynamic and ever-changing with over one billion people travelling the world in a single year. According to the UNWTO’s long-term forecast, international tourist arrivals worldwide is expected to reach 1.8 billion by 2030. Tourism HR Canada projects that the potential labour shortage in tourism services in Canada could reach more than 240,000 full-year jobs by 2030.
Establish your hospitality and tourism career in a number of diverse sectors including:
- tourist attractions
- hotels and accommodations
- tour operations
- food and beverage management
- special event planning
- commercial and leisure transportation such as airlines and cruise ships
- destination marketing
- convention and conference centres
Find employment as a guest service manager, sales manager, food & beverage supervisor, banquet manager, revenue manager, and conference assistant.
Graduates work for local and international hotel brands, cruise lines, travel agencies, restaurants, airlines, other tourism related businesses and agencies, and as event planners.
Professional Accreditations & Recognition
Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET)
Qualified students have the opportunity to earn the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 certification.
Related Programs
Hospitality and Tourism Management, Bachelor of Commerce
Credential: Honours Degree
Length: 8 semesters
Program Availability
| START DATE | LOCATION | STATUS | INTERNATIONAL STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | North | Open | Open |
Hospitality & Tourism Success Stories
No Meal Wasted: Humber's Daily Culinary Creations Donated to Food Banks and Shelters
Wed, September 30, 2020
Chef Keith Hoare and his colleagues have created and delivered thousands of pounds in meals to shelters and food banks around Etobicoke.
Humber and Urban Harvest Help Manage Food Waste With Online Preservation Series
Tue, September 29, 2020
Chef Shonah Chalmers is working with Urban Harvest Toronto to deliver a six-session series of live videos to interested Rexdale community members.
Alumni Spearheads Vertical Farming Initiative in UAE
Tue, August 25, 2020
Culinary Management alumni, Aphisith (Joe) Phongsavanh is helping reduce food waste by growing vegetables in pods in Dubai.
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Faculty of Business Events
Fall 2020 Virtual Career Fair
Humber
Tue, November 10, 2020
Online
Faculty of Business News
Students Take Their Mock Interview Experience to the Next Level
Wed, September 30, 2020
Students were joined by InStage VR, a virtual reality platform that provides an interactive format to develop interviewing skills.
Guest Speaker Shares Expertise on How to Seek Employers on LinkedIn
Wed, September 30, 2020
The WIL Centre welcomed Zak Quintanilla, from Novatech who provided examples of unique visual content he created on LinkedIn to intrigue employers.
Students Learn How to Brand Themselves for Career Opportunities
Wed, September 30, 2020
Rigel Jones, Mindset and Action Coach, as well as Co-founder of Kaibigan Connection was invited by the WIL Center to host a live session.
No news at this time.
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On October 21, 2019, the Provincial Government of Ontario announced the renaming of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU). Both names may appear on this website.
Post-Admission Requirements
Once you have been accepted, and have confirmed your offer, you may need to complete a further set of requirements related to your program (Post-Admission Requirements).
Fees
The 2020-2021 fee for two semesters was:
- domestic: $5,831.98
- international: $17,027.00
Fees are subject to change.
Fees by Semester
Domestic Fees International FeesAdditional Costs
Approximately $650 - textbooks and supplies – $650 (per semester); plus nominal fees to cover the costs of industry field trips in specific courses.
Pathways
Pathways are academic routes that students can take to move from one credential to another.
PATHWAYS OUT TO ANOTHER PROGRAM:
TO A PARTNER INSTITUTION
MA Tourism Management
Humber College and the University of Westminster have partnered to create educational opportunities and progression routes to Masters degrees for Humber graduates of select programs.
Students who have successfully completed Humber's Hospitality and Tourism Operations Management Graduate Certificate with a GPA of 2.7 or above may receive direct entry to the MA Tourism Management program (one year).
Admission requirements:
- submit applications through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in accordance with the standard UCAS deadlines
- interview and submission of a creative portfolio
For more information, contact:
Monika Parzych
Regional Manager
University of Westminster
E: M.Parzych01@westminster.ac.uk
Skype: monika,universityofwestminster
Please note: Admission to the academic programs listed is at the sole discretion of the partner post-secondary institution. Please contact the institution for detailed admission requirements.
Bachelor of Management
Students who complete a 2 year diploma at Humber will be granted 60 credit hours toward the completion of a bachelor degree program at Davenport University. You will need to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours (approximately two years of full-time attendance) to meet residency and program requirements and to complete your bachelor degree program. Students must complete a minimum total of 120 semester credit hours to earn a bachelor degree. The total credit hours will include the completed 2 year diploma classes plus any courses completed through Davenport University.
Admission to the academic programs listed is at the sole discretion of the partner post-secondary institution. Please contact the institution for detailed admission requirements.
MSc International Tourism and Hospitality Management
Humber and Robert Gordon University (RGU) have entered into an agreement where graduates of Humber's Hospitality and Tourism Operations Management Graduate Certificate may receive advanced entry (at the Postgraduate Diploma stage) to RGU's MSc International Tourism and Hospitality Management program. Graduates must have:
- completed the Hospitality and Tourism Operations Management program
- acheived a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or above
- a suitable reference from a Humber faculty member
- where the applicant's first language is not English, provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets the general English language requirements of the University. Applicants who require a Tier 4 visa must meet the requirements set out by the UK Visas and Immigration Secure English Language Testing (SELT) for postgraduate entry to the UK as published on their website.
- the requisite visa to enter the United Kingdom for study purposes.
For more information, contact: international@rgu.ac.uk
Admission to the academic programs listed is at the sole discretion of the partner post-secondary institution. Please contact the institution for detailed admission requirements.
MA Tourism Management
Graduates of Humber's Hospitality and Tourism Operations Management Graduate Certificate, with a minimum B (73%) GPA, who have been accepted into Royal Roads University's Master of Arts in Tourism Management (MATM) can be granted six (6) elective credits towards their master’s program.
To be eligible for transfer credit, students must successfully complete the following Humber courses:
- HTOM 5000: Principles of Tourism and Hospitality
- HTOM 5002: Human Resources Management and Hospitality Law
- HTOM 5004: Tourism and Hospitality Operations and Finance
- HTOM 5007: Tourism and Hospitality Sales and Marketing
- HTOM 5501: Globalization and Sustainable Tourism
For further information, please contact Claire Clarke.
The MATM program offers two delivery options a) a 20-month on-campus option or b) a two-year blended learning model that is offered primarily through online study combined with mandatory on-site residencies.
Admission to the academic programs listed is at the sole discretion of the partner post-secondary institution. Please contact the institution and see website for detailed admission requirements.
Master of Applied Management
Graduates of the Ontario Graduate Certificate from Humber College are eligible to enroll in the Master of Applied Management at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in New Zealand. Students who have met the following criterial will be eligible to enter into the final 75 credits of the EIT Master of Applied Management program:
- Successful completion of the Humber Ontario Graduate Certificate in (A) Entrepreneurial Enterprise, Business Management, (B) Human Resources Management, (C) Global Business Management, (D) Marketing Management, (E) Project Management, (F) Supply Chain Management, (G) Hospitality and Tourism Operations Management, (H) Sport Business Management, (I) Event Management, or (J) Music Business;
- Successful completion of an approved research methods course from Humber; and,
- Achievement of the NZQA minimum English proficiency standards for a degree program by completing any Ontario Graduate Certificate.
To complete the EIT Master of Applied Management, graduates of the Humber’s Ontario Graduate Certificates listed above require 75 credits at NZQF Levels 8 and 9 with a minimum of 45 credits at NZQF Level 9.
The EIT Master of Applied Management is a term-based program with four terms per year; each term consists of nine teaching weeks and a term break.
All Humber graduates articulating through this pathway will be provided with academic guidance by the EIT Master of Applied Management (180) Programme Coordinator in regards to EIT’s supervision capability at the time of student application.
Graduates of Ontario Graduate Certificate from Humber College who enroll at EIT will enroll as international students and will have the rights and obligations of international students.
For more information, contact: teubanks@eit.ac.nz
Admission to the academic programs listed is at the sole discretion of the partner post-secondary institution. Please contact the institution for detailed admission requirements.
How to Apply
Applications to Humber are made through ontariocolleges.ca. Be sure to submit your application by the equal consideration deadline of February 1. You may apply after February 1, however, post-February 1 applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis depending on the availability of the space in the program. To check program availability refer to the Campus/Availability listing on Humber's program pages or ontariocolleges.ca.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
If you’re an international student, you can apply directly to Humber via our International Centre.
