You’ve got the fundamentals and hands-on kitchen skills. Now master the business side of food, enhance your career, and boost your earning potential with the CIA’s online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Food Business Leadership.
There’s no better way to turn your CIA associate degree into a bachelor’s! With convenient, accessible part-time study, you’ll advance your career while you work—at your own pace. This online BBA program is designed specifically for AOS alumni with at least four years of full-time, progressive work experience after graduating. You’ll gain advanced knowledge from the same world-class faculty that mentored you before, and make essential connections with business leaders that you’ll carry with you throughout your career.
Whether you want to become a leader outside the kitchen or lead a kitchen, you’ll be fully prepared to grow your career with this online BBA degree.
Highlights:
Benefit from the convenience of a curriculum that’s 100% online—you can earn your bachelor’s degree without interrupting your work schedule.
Get the comprehensive, food business-specific skills you need to become a next-level leader and prepare for what’s coming in the food world.
Explore career-relevant topics such as economics, sustainability of food systems, and key principles of business leadership—all vital to your future advancement and success.
Learn from the same dedicated, industry-savvy instructors who guided you through your associate degree.
Apply up to 30 transfer credits from a college other than the CIA to complete your degree even faster.
Grow your earning power—per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, bachelor’s grads earn nearly 42% more weekly than those with associates.
The courses are taught entirely in English. Classes are small and encourage crosscultural dialogue and personal connections. As a leading business school in Eastern Europe, VUM has the exceptional privilege to educate students from start to graduation in programmes leading to Cardiff Metropolitan University’s British degree. And this is without the usual requirement for students to spend a year in the UK. VUM students follow a synchronized curriculum with Cardiff Metropolitan University and have to meet the same high standards in learning and examinations.
Students have the opportunity to choose the duration of the programme, namely:
- 3-year period of study (6 semesters) – students graduate with a Bulgarian Professional Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, issued by VUM and a British Degree BA(Hons) International Hospitality Management by Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
- 4-year period of study (8 semesters) – students graduate with a Bulgarian Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, issued by VUM and a British Degree BA(Hons) International Hospitality Management by Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
This online course will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to develop and execute strategic revenue management processes in hospitality organizations. You will learn how to integrate multiple data sources and analyze them to improve hotel performance through price optimization, demand forecasting, availability control, and inventory allocation.
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The program blends the requisite specialist operational knowledge and skills, with advanced
managerial competencies, in order to educate the new generation of tourism executives. It
emphasizes the cross-cultural, moral, ethical, institutional and environmental issues in the
management of tourism organizations, while covering all specialized business and operational skills.
The strategic partnership with Costa Navarino ( the premier luxury destination in Greece) and a
series of events in collaboration with key tourism players throughout the program, as well as a well-
organized internship process strongly support the development of a professional network and
increase considerably the employability of students upon graduation.
4-Day Professional Bartending Programme in London
Bartender’s Essentials is a four-day, practical training programme designed to develop confident, bar-ready bartenders. This course focuses on what it actually means to work behind a bar, combining drink preparation, customer service, teamwork, and professional conduct.
Participants will not only learn how to make drinks, but how to:
• Work efficiently within a bar team
• Share and manage a station
• Communicate with guests confidently
• Deliver consistent service under pressure Training is hands-on, fast-paced, and built around real bar scenarios, using real ingredients.
Participants will prepare and serve actual cocktails throughout the course, not just practice techniques with water. Training takes place behind a fully operational bar setup, allowing participants to experience what it’s like to work in a real service environment. In addition to drink preparation, participants will learn essential bar-back procedures, including glass washing, station cleaning, and stock replenishment. These fundamental skills are critical to maintaining a professional bar and supporting efficient service. The programme concludes with a practical assessment day, where participants demonstrate their skills in a live, performance-based environment.
Premium and Platinum Members: £450 + VAT
Standard, Essentials and Non-members: £600 + VAT
Flexible payment options available via Klarna For teams of 10 or more, we offer: Premium and Platinum Members fare and 3-month complimentary Platinum Membership for your business.