Will the Bachelor in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation help me get funding for my idea?

It gives you the vocabulary, the financials and the pitch discipline that investors expect, and it pushes you to test your concept against real numbers. Whether anyone actually funds your venture depends on the idea, the market, your team and your numbers — not on the degree itself.

Is this degree only for people who want to open a restaurant?

No. The principles apply across hospitality formats — restaurants and cafés, boutique hotels and short-stay rentals, food-trucks and ghost kitchens, events businesses, hospitality-tech products. Students typically choose a focus area for their final-year project.

How much operational hospitality content is in the programme?

Enough to make sure you understand what you are starting — service standards, kitchen operations, front-of-house basics, supply chains. It is not a chef's degree or a hotel-school operations degree, but it does not let you skip the operational realities of the industry either.

Can I study this Bachelor online?

Yes, supported online delivery is offered. Many students prefer a blended path so they can work in real operations while studying. Admissions can advise on the right balance.

How long is the degree?

Three years full-time, with longer part-time routes available. Intake dates are confirmed during enrolment.

What does the degree cost?

Tuition varies by mode and student category. Use Enroll Now to request current fees from admissions.

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Bachelor in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation at HICL

Most hospitality degrees prepare you to work inside a hotel or restaurant group. This one prepares you to start one. The Bachelor in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a three-year degree for people who want to launch their own concept — a restaurant, café, boutique hotel, glamping site, food-truck brand, ghost kitchen, or a hospitality-tech product — and who would rather learn the founder side of the work systematically than figure it out by losing money on a first attempt.

It assumes you are interested in both the craft of hospitality and the discipline of building a business that survives its first three years.

Why an entrepreneurship-focused hospitality degree is timely

Hospitality has fragmented. Independent and small-group operators now compete seriously with large chains because consumer tastes have shifted towards differentiated experiences. At the same time, the cost of failure has gone up: rent, labour, food inflation and digital marketing costs leave less room for experimentation. The Bachelor in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation covers concept development, unit economics, location selection, brand identity, digital distribution, technology in hospitality, funding (from bootstrapping through to angel investment), legal basics for hospitality startups, and the operational discipline that keeps a concept alive long enough to grow.

Who This Degree Is For

School leavers who already know they want to start a hospitality business.
Children of hospitality-business families preparing to take over or modernise a family operation.
Working hospitality professionals planning to leave employment to launch their own concept.
Founders from adjacent industries (food, retail, travel) entering hospitality with a structured education.

Where this degree typically leads

Graduates of the Bachelor in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation usually pursue one of two paths: founding their own concept (often after a year or two operating inside an established business to build runway and contacts), or joining innovation-focused roles inside hospitality groups — concept development, new openings, brand teams, and growth and partnerships. Some go into hospitality-tech startups, where the combination of operator insight and business literacy is unusually valuable.

How the degree is delivered

HICL supports on-campus and online delivery. Module sequence and intake calendar are confirmed at enrolment. Assessment combines case studies, founder-style projects (such as building a concept document and pro-forma for a real or hypothetical venture), a substantial final-year project and reflective work on your own founder development.

Entry Requirements

Completion of secondary education or recognised equivalent.
IELTS 5.5–6.0 (or equivalent) for non-native English speakers.
Minimum age 17.
A serious interest in starting or running a hospitality business helps you get the most out of the programme.

Apply for the Bachelor in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

If you want a degree built around launching and growing hospitality concepts, click Enroll Now. The HICL admissions team will respond within one working day with the documents and intake information for the Bachelor in Hospitality, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.