Bachelors
Degree (Independent study program)
For this program the student
must be a hotel executive with senior management level
experience and must be invited by the president to
pursue the program. The student have a personal one and
one contact with the lecturer and can pursue the program
within the confines of their offices or a comfortable
environment. The student must meet the same
matriculation and admission requirement.
Admission Requirements:
- A three (3) year Associate
of Science Degree with a GPA of 3.00 or higher
- A two (2) year Associate
of Science Degree with a GPA of 3.00 or higher plus
bridging courses approved by WHI.
- Five (5) CXC passes with a
minimum of Grade 3 passes or SSC at range 4 or O
levels at range C or Equivalent.
- Academic record
(transcripts, copy of degree if conferred).
- Two passport size pictures
endorsed by a justice of the peace.
- Affidavit of support for
international component
- Application Fee is $100
Canadian or US non-refundable (made payable to
Western Hospitality Institute).
- Portfolio (Autobiography,
Detailed Resume)
Why You Should Do this
Bachelors Degree Program
- Affordability
We offer higher education
at the lowest cost, giving you a perfect value
for investment. The retained earnings and
job-benefit mix that our program allows with
opportunities for travel coupled with
high-quality academic content that’s relevant to
your career is second to none.
- Accreditation
Our Baccalaureate program
have meet and superseded the requirements
stipulated by the University Council of Jamaica,
the state’s licensing agency. The credentials
conferred to our students reflect the highest of
academic and professional standards and are
commensurate with that of the contemporary
institutions.
- French & Chinese as
a Second Language (FSL) & (CSL)
Students are immersed into
a comprehensive beginner’s language learning
program that includes instruction in listening,
reading, writing and speaking with an emphasis
on communicative French for both professional
and social setting. This course culminates with
3 days 2 night best of French Canada guided tour
through three amazing cities: Ottawa, Montreal
and Quebec City.
Students will also get the opportunity to travel
to China and learn the language, culture and
cuisine .
- The cultural
diversification
Canada is heralded as
one of the most multicultural and diverse
countries in the world today. Both Canada and
Toronto has consistently ranked in the top 15
best countries and cities in the world to live
according to the United Nations and the Economic
Intelligence Unit (EIU). The cosmopolitan
dynamic of Toronto with over 100 different
dialects and languages spoken provides our
students with an opportunity to interact and
learn from persons with different heritage,
political, racial and cultural backgrounds. The
ability to learn the Chinese culture and
language, as China becomes the largest emerging
tourism market.
- Collaboration
The offerings of W.H.I.
and our partners highlights a cohesive
diversification that solidifies our
international collaborative efforts in providing
our students with a sustainable competitive
advantage over their contemporaries. Students
coming through our system can seamlessly
matriculated into graduate and post graduate
studies at any of our international partners.
- Product Environment
The product is delivered
from the comfort of a 3 diamond hotel located
minutes away from heart of downtown Toronto, the
artistic and commercial centre of the country.
The classes are facilitated in a dynamic
learning environment supported by a team of
committed faculty that is dedicated to providing
a first class education in a comfortable
setting.
-
Internationalization of Education
We are the only domestic
institution that integrates an international and
cultural dimension into our multi-disciplinary
curriculum by providing our students with an
opportunity to study at our off shore campuses
abroad and by facilitating international
professors in hosting courses and lectures
series at our various campuses across the
island.
- Curriculum
The curriculum offered at
the Bachelors Degree level combines theory with
industry practice and is configured to serve the
needs of our students and the global industry
and economy in which we operate. The
multi-disciplinary nature of our curriculum
challenges students to venture beyond
traditional and academic models of solving and
reasoning some of the industry and societal most
complex problems, while emphasizing good
citizenship and social responsibility.
- Access to
Information
Our students are presented with unprecedented
privilege to access all private and public
libraries. Each registered student is given a
public library card that provides for access to
all municipal, provincial and federal libraries
nationwide.
- Preparation for
Globalization
The global awareness
generated by studying and living in both
countries enhances our graduate’s professional
and personal capacity by allowing them to
experiencing a new academic, cultural and
professional environment – an aptitude sought
relentlessly by local, regional and
international recruiters and employers. In
return, our students would have reciprocated the
goodwill and fellowship by enriching our
international counterparts by deepening their
awareness and understanding of Jamaican and
Caribbean culture; further strengthening the
bilateral relationship between both countries.
This Degree program
is design to:
- To provide an
international experience for Jamaicans, so
as to prepare them for the expansion of the
Jamaican Tourism Product.
- To integrate the
experiences of Tourism in a first world
country and that of a developing county as
apart of the basis of our curriculum.
- To develop the
students leadership and management skills
through curriculum, professional
development, socialization and events.
- To prepare
students to handle the challenges that comes
with Globalization.
- To offer students
an interested diversified experience of
learning and not just a class room of
experience. ( To experience something is to
learn it , But to learn something does not
necessarily mean that your care to
experience it)
Career Life
after this Bachelors Degree:
Our first batch of
graduates from our Bachelors Degree Program
has been successful in securing gainful
management career opportunities with
reputable companies. Studies have shown that
improved educational attainment lead to
significantly higher wages for college
graduates over their lifetime than their
counterparts.
Most of today’s
higher-paying jobs go to those who exhibit a
combination of adaptable intelligence,
numeracy, communications skills and a strong
work ethic, as opposed to evidence of
specific knowledge. Therefore, it is
incumbent on all graduates to utilize their
knowledge and skills to strategically
position themselves as life long learners
and demonstrate the intellectual wit and
business acumen and allow their degree to
work wonders for them.
Prospective
students will undergo a rigorous aptitude,
attitude, citizenship and social
responsibility assessment prior to
acceptance. The WHI Baccalaureate program is
unique and therefore not suited for
everyone. Alternative programs are
recommended for those who fail to qualify at
our international affiliated partners.
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