Head of School of Tourism:	Dr Seán Duffy
	Head of Department of Gastronomy & Culinary Arts:	Ciarán ó hAnnracháin
	Head of Department of Hospitality & Tourism:	Ciarán ó hAnnracháin
	School Administrator:	Pauline Gavigan
	Admin Assistant:	Donna Mulligan
	Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/lyit.tourism

Welcome to the School of Tourism, based in LYIT’s Killybegs campus.  We offer a wide range of culinary, hospitality and tourism programmes at different study levels, which range from higher certificate to masters degree as well as continuous professional development courses for industry professionals.  Our degree programmes have a strong international focus combined with business, management and enterprise.  We have an excellent international reputation for supporting innovative and creative students with impressive facilities and talented, enthusiastic staff.

All full-time programmes include a period of paid work placement, where learners can develop their practical and business skills in preparation for employment.  Browse our different departments to find the programme for you.

The majority of our programmes are offered on a full- or part-time basis to give flexibility to our diverse range of students of all ages.  Some are available on an ‘earn and learn’ basis, where you can study while staying in full-time employment. 

We have four main career options from which to choose; two in each department.

Department of Hospitality and Tourism

BA / BA Hons in Hospitality and Tourism (Common Entry) with specialisms in Hotel, Restaurant & Resort Management, Hotel Front Office Management or Destination Tourism Marketing.

‌These programmes prepare students for administrative and management roles in the hospitality and tourism industry with practical specialisms in Hospitality Operations, Hotel Front Office or Tour Guiding and business specialisms in Accounting, Marketing, Digital Media and Strategic Planning, and Marketing or Human Resource Management.

All students undertake a common Year 1 to explore all career options, and choose a specialism for years 2 & 3.

Higher Certificate in Arts in Bar and Restaurant Supervision

‌This programme prepare students for operational and management roles in food and beverage operations in hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, cruise ships and commercial catering combined with business specialisms in Accounting, Supervision and Business Planning.

On successful completion of this programme, graduates can progress to year 3 of the BA in Hospitality and Tourism – Hotel, Restaurant and Resort Management stream.

Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Higher Certificate in Arts in Culinary Arts and BA / BA (Hons) in Culinary Arts

These programmes give a variety of entry levels into education and training for professional chefs.  Progression through our Level, 6, Level 7 and Level 8 is seamless irrespective of where you begin.

BSc (Hons) in Culinary Science (Common Entry) with specialisms in Bakery & Confectionery Technology and Food Technology

This four-year degree combines the artistic training of culinary arts with the scientific rigour of food science and technology to prepare individuals to work in food processing and food product development.

Click on the links below for more detail on each department’s programmes.

• Maeva Hervy, a recent Erasmus exchange student to the LYIT Killybegs Campus, give some insights on her experience in Ireland in English
  
• Coline Copleutre, a recent Erasmus exchange student to the LYIT Killybegs Campus, give some insights on her experience in Ireland in French
  
• Julien Grosthor, a recent Erasmus exchange student to the LYIT Killybegs Campus, give some insights on his experience in Ireland in Spanish