The program is designed to provide students with a core of business education and professional hospitality management knowledge. Students can choose to focus on an elective emphases, including: hotel operations management; restaurant and catering management; conventions, meetings and event management; international tourism management; hospitality entrepreneurship management; hospitality labor relations management or a specialized hospitality management area.

The department is committed to maximizing student exposure to industry leaders, career opportunities and student experiences involving notable hospitality companies. The Hospitality and Tourism Management department features the on-campus Vista Room, a student run restaurant which serves as an experiential learning laboratory.

Career Outlook

The curriculum combines strengths in management with hands-on hospitality experience and internship opportunities in the hospitality industry. Completion of the core and elective courses provides students with theoretical business background and professional knowledge for attainment of top-level management positions in the hospitality/tourism industry.