What’s this major about?
The global hospitality industry generates revenue of over $500 billion a year and continues to grow every year. This is great news for any student seeking the communication skills, management theories, and operational competencies necessary to enter the hospitality industry. The Hospitality Management major offers substantive management and communication coursework combined with experiential learning that prepares students to deliver extraordinary hospitality experiences.
What’s unique about the Hospitality Management Major?
Since soft skills are essential to success in any position obtained in the hospitality management industry, this major provides a solid foundation of knowledge as it relates to communication and interpersonal dynamics. This foundational knowledge, paired with courses focused on business, legal, and technology theories and concepts, make up the core of the curriculum. Students also choose from 12 hours of elective courses. This flexibility gives students the chance to separate themselves from the competition by matching their curriculum with their unique career aspirations. The combination of core and elective courses, paired with the unique experiential learning requirement, offers students the chance to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities as they aspire to higher-level leadership and management positions within the hospitality industry. Another unique, and truly exciting, aspect of the HPU Hospitality Management program is that students are able to work on campus with the new Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, Conference Center, and Jana and Ken Kahn Hotel. These facilities provide students the opportunity to apply what they are learning in classes as they assist in the hosting of executive groups, alumni, students, families, and school counselors. The Conference Center, Kahn Hotel, 1924 Prime, and many other dining locations across campus, allow students to help with the coordination and implementation of superior experiences for all guests.
Degree Requirements | Credits |
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Major Requirements | 58 |
University Core Requirements | 36-44 |
Electives | 26-34 |
Total | 128 |
Minor Requirements | Credits |
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Course Requirements | 20 |
Total | 20 |
Course | Course Title | Credits |
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COM 1110 | Human Communication | 4 |
COM 1113 | Graphic Software Packages | 2 |
HSP 1300 | First Look: The Experiential Hospitality Industry | 4 |
HSP 1400 | Hospitality Management Operations | 4 |
HSP 2550 | Human Resource Management | 4 |
HSP 3100 | Hospitality Budget and Finance | 4 |
HSP 3300 | The Global Hospitality Experience | 4 |
HSP 3450 | Hospitality Law and Ethics | 4 |
HSP 4500 | Demand and Revenue Optimization | 4 |
HSP 4811 | 360 Degree Internship | 4 |
MGT 2220 | Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior | 4 |
MGT 3500 | Service Management | 4 |
Elective Block Requirements (12 credits) Select one block of electives from the list below. FINANCE |
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ACC 2010 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
FIN 3010 | Financial Management | 4 |
FIN 3015 | Corporate Finance | 4 |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
ENT 2900 | Ideation and Creativity | 4 |
ENT 3023 | Business Modeling and Feasibility | 4 |
ENT 3400 | Venture Funding | 4 |
SALES | ||
MKT 2110 | Principles of Marketing and Personal Selling | 4 |
MKT 3600 | Sales in Dynamic Environments | 4 |
MKT 3680 | Negotiations | 4 |
EVENT MANAGEMENT | ||
EMG 1200 | Introduction to Event Management | 4 |
EMG 1400 | Event Planning and Evaluation | 4 |
EMG 2300 | Event Operations | 4 |
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION | ||
ENG 2125 | Introduction to Professional Writing | 4 |
STC 2225 | Foundations of Strategic Communication | 4 |
STC 3315 | Message Development in Public Relations | 2 |
STC 3325 | Message Development in Advertising | 2 |
Required 800 hours of experience in the field Students are required to complete a supervised internship and work 800 hours in the hospitality industry to gain valuable on- the-job experiences, build their resumes, and apply what they have learned from their coursework. This includes any work or internship experience post high school. All hours will be vetted by faculty advisor, tracked by faculty advisor, and evaluated by site supervisor. Hours will be due and assessed in the senior level demand and revenue optimization course. If by the end of the course the student hasn’t completed the hours, he/she will receive an incomplete for one semester. No more than 400 hours in one position will be counted in the total. |
Course | Course Title | Credits |
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HSP 1300 | First Look: The Experiential Hospitality Industry | 4 |
HSP 3100 | Hospitality Budget and Finance | 4 |
HSP 44500 | Demand and Revenue Optimization | 4 |
MGT 3500 | Service Management | 4 |
Select 4 credits from the following list of courses: | ||
EMG 3200 | Experiential Services Marketing and Sponsorship | 4 |
ENT 3023 | Business Modeling and Feasibility | 4 |
ENT 4990 | Strategic Entrepreneurship Management | 4 |
PSY 3460 | The Global Workplace | 4* |
PSY 4460 | Group Dynamics and Team Development | 4* |
HSP 4811 | 360 Degree Internship | 4 |
MGT 3220 | Leadership | 4 |
STC 3385 | Applied Research in Strategic Communication | 4** |
Course Descriptions |