Hospitality Management, B.S.: 120 units

Major Required Major Electives

Unrestricted Electives General Education Requirements

The curriculum matrix for the degree program may be found here. The curriculum matrix is the alignment of courses (curriculum) with the desired goals and student learning outcomes of the program. It shows what is taught and how these outcomes are achieved through the completion of the degree program.

Offered by: The Collins College of Hospitality Management

The college offers a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management that provides a combination of hospitality management, business, and general education coursework designed to assure that students understand the economic, legal, and social forces that shape the hospitality industry. Major coursework emphasizes qualitative and quantitative analysis, marketing and human resources. The program objectives include team building, unique characteristics of service, guest encounter skills, technology, critical thinking, ethics and leadership. Students work with a faculty mentor to design a series of elective courses to help them focus on individual career goals. Additionally, students learn about the hospitality industry by completing a minimum of 800 required hours of professional work experience prior to graduation.

Program Learning Outcomes of Hospitality Management Undergraduates

1. Identify and apply the knowledge and skills necessary for hospitality and tourism operations

• Overview of the hospitality industry, guest experience, and the profession
• Operations relative to lodging management
• Operations relative to food service management
• Relationship of tourism to hospitality management
• Field experience
• Operations relative to facility maintenance and management
• Allow students to develop a depth of knowledge or a broad exposure to the diverse segments of the industry
• An evaluative culminating/capstone experience

2. Develop and integrate a core set of business skills necessary to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization

• Human resource management relative to business operations
• Marketing of goods and services relative to business operations
• Accounting procedures/practices relative to business operations
• Legal environment relative to business operations
• Economic environment relative to business operations
• Technology relative to business operations
• Organizational theory and foundations of management
• Financial management relative to business operations
• Ethical considerations and socio-political influences affecting organizations
• Strategic management relative to business operations
• Leadership theory relative to business operations

3. Demonstrate competence in the communication skills necessary for hospitality and tourism management

• Written communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management
• Oral communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management
• Interpersonal communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management
• Digital communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management

4. Formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management

• Analytical skills required for hospitality and tourism management
• Critical thinking skills required for hospitality and tourism management
• Problem solving skills required for hospitality and tourism management

5. Evaluate leadership principles necessary in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry

• Leadership skills necessary to effectively manage in the hospitality industry
• Relationship between ethical leadership, culture, and performance
• Exposure to internal and external stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and cultures