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Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management

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This degree focuses on one of the fastest growing industries in the world: hospitality, to include focus areas in food and restaurant operations and management, the lodging industry and operations, parks and recreation management, entrepreneurship, among others. Students in this degree typically have an interest in owning or managing an enterprise or organization in the hospitality industry, but the degree is open to all students and is designed to provide a foundation of research, critical thinking, and writing skills that could be useful in further study and/or professional work.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of hospitality management, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

  • Discover and apply various concepts and principles of management, marketing, law, public relations, business, finance, strategic planning, leisure, and tourism to the unique aspects of hospitality operations with fundamental business enterprise.
  • Evaluate current political, economic, and social issues that affect the tourism and travel industry.
  • Identify and discuss how various concepts and meanings of leisure and health and wellness apply and are utilized in the tourism and travel industry.
  • Distinguish and explain how certain hospitality concepts and principles apply to the restaurant, lodging, parks, recreation, or other areas of hospitality management.
Degree Program Requirements
Required Course - 3 semester hours

General Education Requirements (34 semester hours)
English Composition - 6 semester hours

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours

Science - 4 semester hours including the required 1 hour labs

Mathematics - 3 semester hours

History - 6 semester hours

Humanities - 3 semester hours

Literature - 3 semester hours

All literature courses require successful completion of EN101 / ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing or EN102 / ENGL102 - Effectiveness in Writing


Political Science - 3 semester hours
Core Course Requirements (27 semester hours)
  • GM317 / BUSN311 - Law and Ethics in the Business Environment
  • GM306 / BUSN310 - Business Theory
  • GM310 / MGMT311 - Organizational Behavior
  • MC300 / MGMT310 - Principles and Theory of Management
  • MC301 / MGMT314 - Management Ethics
  • MC305 / MGMT414 - Strategic Planning
  • GM307 / MGMT312 - Leadership and Motivation
  • GM402 / FINC400 - Principles of Financial Management
  • GM407 / HRMT407 - Human Resource Management
Major Course Requirements (18 semester hours)

A student enrolled in Hospitality Management must take six (6) major courses in one of the concentration areas below.

Concentration in Food and Restaurant Operations
  • GM385 / HOSP314 - Foodservice Trends and Challenges
  • GM386 / HOSP315 - Dining: A Consumer Perspective
  • GM387 / HOSP316 - History and Culture of Wine    
  • GM389 / HOSP317 - Hotel Foodservice Operations
  • GM390 / SPHE320 - Nutrition
  • MC393 / HOSP318 - Culinary Theory and Practice
  • MC394 / HOSP319 - Foodservice Facilities Design
Concentration in Hospitality Management
  • GM256 / HOSP203 - Hotel & Restaurant Purchasing
  • GM380 / HOSP205 - Tourism and Travel Industry
  • GM381 / HOSP313 - Theory and Concepts of Leisure
  • GM441 / HOSP410 - Advanced Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • MC440 / HOSP411 - Hospitality Facilities Management
  • MK300 / MKTG300 - Principles and Theory of Marketing
  • GM374 / HOSP310 - Management of Lodging Operations
Capstone Course (3 semester hours)
  • GM495 / HOSP495 - Senior Seminar in Hospitality Management (to be taken as the last course before graduation)
    Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.
Electives (36 semester hours)

Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.


Total = 121 semester hours

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