Hospitality Management

The Hospitality Management program helps students achieve the knowledge and experience necessary to support a company’s business objectives and ensure superior customer service across a wide range of service industries. Students learn how to be effective and ethical leaders in the industry, and gain the financial and technical know-how to navigate the full spectrum of hospitality operations.

Students discover how social, cultural, and economic forces impact the dynamic hospitality industry and will find opportunities to showcase and strengthen newfound skills at world-class hotels, conference centers, restaurants, and corporations, while learning from professors who have relevant, real-world experience in the hospitality and management fields. A major in hospitality management prepares students for careers in hotels and resorts, conference and trade centers, event planning companies, restaurants, casinos, travel agencies, airlines, and human resource management and customer service management departments.

Course Requirement Definitions:
Elective Requirement: Additional courses necessary to earn enough credits for a degree outside of Major and STAGE requirements.
First Year Seminar (FYS): Introductory course to the academic experience, emphasizing the skills necessary for academic success.
Major Requirement: Courses are core to this major and are subject matter-specific.
Stage Requirement: Courses are part of our STAGE General Education program, and must be taken to earn a degree. Learn more here>

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Fall One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
ACCT 101 & Lab		3 CR
Foundation Course – 1st Math	Quantitative Literacy OR Scientific Reasoning Stage Requirement	3 CR
HOSP 101	Intro to Hospitality	3 CR
STAC 101		1 CR
FYS 101	First Year Seminar Stage Requirement	3 CR
WRT 101	Academic Writing I Stage Requirement	3 CR
		16 FALL CREDITS

Spring One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
ACCT 102 & Lab		3 CR
Foundations Course – Science	Quantitative Literacy OR Scientific Reasoning Stage Requirement	3 CR
MKTG 121	Management & Organization	3 CR
WRT 102	Academic Writing II Stage Requirement	3 CR
HOSP 201	Management & Operations	3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Two – Sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
HOSP 205	Hospitality Law	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Liberal Arts Elective (1 of 3)	Math 108 or higher	3 CR
MKTG 102 / ECON 101 / ECON 102		3 CR
CS 211	Software Topics Major Requirement	3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
BUSA 202	International Business	3 CR
Business Statistics		3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
HOSP 210	Hospitality Finance	3 CR
MKTG 102 / ECON 101 / ECON 102		3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
Breadth & Proficiency 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
FIN 201 (usually fall)	Managerial Finance	3 CR
Elective (1 of 3)	Free Elective Requirement	3 CR
CA 209	Communications Skills	3 CR
MKTG 102 / ECON 101 / ECON 102		3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
HOSP 301	Tech & Innovation	3 CR
MGT 225	HR Management	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 4	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Gateway Course 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Elective (2 of 3)	Free Elective Requirement	3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
HOSP 412	Internship	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 5	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Elective (3 of 3)	Free Elective Requirement	3 CR
Gateway Course 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Liberal Arts Elective (2 of 3)		3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
HOSP 420	Leadership	3 CR
Gateway Course 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
HOSP Elective (1 of 1)		3 CR
Business Strategies		3 CR
Liberal Arts Elective (3 of 3)		3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS