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International MBA in Hospitality Management — Extended

The International MBA in Hospitality Management – Extended is the most comprehensive executive pathway in the Barcelona portfolio, and the strongest profile you can build before entering the senior hospitality market.

Across four semesters, you develop strategic management capability, complete two distinct specialization tracks, and gain professional experience through three separate internship periods. The result is a graduate profile that covers both depth and breadth, suited for Director, Regional Operations, and General Manager roles from the outset.

Minimum Duration: 2 years | Locations: Barcelona
Delivery Format: Hybrid Learning

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International MBA in Hospitality Management — Extended
Hospitality Academy Accredited
Hospitality Academy Accredited

Benefits of this program

Internship Opportunities

Unmatched Profile

You build expertise across two emerging disciplines (Sustainability and Digital Transformation), making you one of the few candidates in the market who can lead in either direction. That combination is increasingly rare and increasingly sought.

Personalized Guidance

Sustained Track Record

The Extended MBA gives you three, across different hospitality environments and at increasing levels of responsibility. By graduation, your professional experience becomes a career in itself.

Extended Stay

Market Specilization

Hotel Director, Regional Operations Director, General Manager, roles that typically take years to reach. The Extended MBA is built to get you there directly, with the strategic depth, specialized expertise, and professional exposure that senior hiring decisions are based on.

Requirements for this program

  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in any field
  • Industry Experience: A background in hospitality or a related industry is recommended
  • Bridging Course: Candidates without a hospitality background may complete a hospitality fundamentals course
  • Language: Proficiency in English or Spanish required

Academic Structure

Academic Structure

Core Subjects Module (30 ECTS)

Strategic hospitality management, executive leadership, global industry structures, financial management, revenue strategy, and organizational decision-making. The foundation for everything that follows.

Specialization Module 1 (15 ECTS)

First specialization track (Sustainability in Hospitality or Digital Transformation) through structured coursework and applied projects in your chosen area.

Internship Experience (15 ECTS)

First professional placement, running alongside Specialization Module 1.

Specialization Module 2 (15 ECTS)

A second, distinct specialization track that expands your expertise and broadens your profile across two disciplines.

Internship Experience (15 ECTS)

Second professional placement, building on the experience and specialization developed in Semester 2.

Master’s Thesis (20 ECTS)

A company-based research project developed within a real hospitality organization. You work directly inside a professional environment to address an operational challenge or implement a solution with direct impact, combining research, practical application, and results-based evaluation within the academic framework of the program.

Internship Experience (10 ECTS)

Final professional placement, completing the program’s three-internship arc across separate hospitality environments.

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FAQ

Professionals who want the deepest available combination of strategic management education, dual specialization, and sustained professional experience before entering the executive hospitality market.

The Extended MBA runs four semesters with two specialization tracks and three internship periods. The Global MBA offers one specialization and two internships across three semesters. The Executive MBA focuses on core strategic development across two semesters.

Yes. Both modules are integrated into the program structure across Semesters 2 and 3 and carry full academic credit.

Hotel Director, Hospitality General Manager, Hotel Operations Manager, Hospitality Regional Director, Hospitality Consultant, and sustainability or innovation-focused senior leadership roles.