Program type:

Major
Format:

On Campus
Est. time to complete:

4 years
Credit Hours:

120
Learn from one of the best Hospitality Management programs in the nation according to Universities.com.
Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management will be equipped with hospitality and tourism business principles and current trends to lead in diverse, collaborative, and global environments. Students will develop analytical and quantitative skills enhanced by information technology to support smart business decisions, and be able to apply innovative and imaginative methods to hospitality and tourism businesses utilizing ethical and sustainable practices.

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Why Earn a Degree in Hospitality Management?

We provide exceptional academic preparation combined with extensive hands-on experiences that teach practical and marketable industry techniques. Our curriculum provides:

  • A strong emphasis on managing the everyday functions of a hospitality business
  • Unique, hands-on hospitality management learning laboratories
  • Practice in learning how to run a profitable hospitality business that provides the best customer experiences
  • Excellent internship and potential employment opportunities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region and beyond

Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management, you will be able to:

  • Identify and apply the knowledge and skills necessary for hospitality and tourism operations.
  • Develop and integrate a core set of business skills necessary to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization.
  • Demonstrate competence in the communication skills necessary for hospitality and tourism management.
  • Formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management.
  • Evaluate leadership principles necessary in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry.
Marketable Skills
  • Analyze financial statements, ratios, efficiencies
  • Operational experience
  • Leadership ability
  • Understanding of hospitality legal requirements/regulations
  • Strategic management and tactical execution

Hospitality Management Degree Highlights

Our program provides exceptional academic preparation combined with extensive hands-on experiences that teach practical and marketable industry techniques. Students will have access to:
The Club at Gateway Center, our student-operated restaurant that’s also open to the public
Field trips to industry locations
Special industry guest lectures and symposiums including our Executive-in-Residence Lecture Series
Meetings with industry professionals through our Company Showcase program

Career Outlook

Graduates can pursue careers such as:
  • Develop appropriate strategies for reaching their career goals in the global hospitality and tourism fields.
  • Develop analytical and quantitative skills enhanced by information technology to support smart business decisions in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry.
  • Integrate hospitality and tourism business principles and current trends to lead in diverse, collaborative, and global environments.
  • Apply innovative and imaginative methods to Hospitality and Tourism businesses utilizing ethical and sustainable practices.
  • Demonstrate effective and efficient communication skills in all settings.
  • and many more...

Hospitality Management Degree Courses You Could Take

Hotel Operations (3)
Detailed study of different departments within hotel properties. Emphasis on front office, food and beverage, housekeeping, engineering, security, sales and marketing and accounting.
Hospitality Revenue Management (3)
Comprehensive analysis of theories and strategies of revenue management that directly affect operations in the hospitality industry, such as strategic pricing, demand forecasting, data analysis, inventory management and distribution channel management. Application of revenue management techniques using data analysis and programs to maximize the hospitality firm’s profitability.
Foundations in Leading Hospitality Organizations & Talent (3)
Introduction to motivation, leadership, communications, decision making, and leading people through effective management of human resources, ethics, social responsibility, and managing consumer experiences in the hospitality industry by examining service-driven management foundations.
Orientation to the Hospitality Industry (3 hrs)
Survey of the hotel, restaurant, club and food service industries, including history, scope, organization and career opportunities.
Survey of Beverages in the Hospitality Industry (3 hours)
Study of social beverages commonly used in the hospitality industry. Primary emphasis is on history, language, product identification and production and merchandising techniques for wines, beers, distilled spirits and non-alcoholic beverages.
Restaurant Operations (3 hrs)
A laboratory-based course designed to familiarize students with both dining room service, and with an understanding of quantity food production principles and techniques. Students apply organizational and management skills in the actual operation of a restaurant facility.

UNT B.S. in Hospitality Management

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