B.S.,
Hospitality Management
College of Health and Human Services
What You'll Do
The hospitality industry is the world’s largest employer. As a Hospitality Management major, you’ll gain the knowledge and hands-on training to take fullest advantage of career opportunities in this industry.
You'll cover topics in several operational areas: food production and service, food safety, management information systems as they relate to hospitality management, cost controls and accounting, legal issues, marketing, human resources, hospitality security, management theory, and purchasing.
To give you the professional experience needed to be hired for management, you’re required to complete 800 hours of work experience. At least 400 hours must be through an internship, which is required for this major.
What You'll Become
The B.S. degree in Hospitality Management prepares you to manage the food service needs of hotels, resorts, restaurants, clubs, theme parks, and cruise lines. You may also find employment with contract food services, school food services, businesses, and areas of the travel and tourism industry, as well as in connection with special events, conventions and trade shows, and weddings.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, average employment growth is expected in this industry through 2016. In 2006, food service managers held about 350,000 jobs, according to the labor study. About 45 percent of those in the study were self-employed as owners of restaurants or other food service businesses. Thirty-eight percent of all salaried jobs for managers were found in full-service or limited-service restaurants, according to the study.
