Hospitality Management
Major
What is Hospitality Management?
Hospitality Management is a multi-disciplinary
major that gives people the expertise and skills for management,
marketing, and operations positions in the food, accommodations,
and travel services to people away from home. Closely
related are majors in hospitality services, restaurant
and travel administration is interdisciplinary. It draws
upon a wide range of disciplines to provide the knowledge
and skills required of individuals in management positions
within the hospitality industry. Deeply involved in the
matters of business, this major involves general management
and administration of a large hotels and resorts. When
you study Hospitality Management, you learn many aspects
of a global business including strategizing and planning,
designing and constructing, financing and marketing, management
and operations.
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What Kinds of Students Major in
Hospitality Management?
Students interested in Hospitality Management
or hospitality administration must be interested in management,
generally, but have a special interest in the growing
service industry. Good person-to-person communication
and general people skills are a must for effective leadership
and managerial positions. Students in this major will
also take many courses that apply for a business major
as well.
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What Courses Do Hospitality Management
Majors Take?
The required and elective courses you
would take for majors vary considerably among institutions.
Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth
of topics you are likely to experience were you to major
in this field.
Introduction
to Lodging |
Strategic
Management |
Organizational
Behavior |
Interpersonal
Skills |
Human
Resources Management |
Financial
Accounting |
Hospitality
Financial Management |
Managerial
Accounting |
Finance |
Culinary
Theory and Practice |
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What Types of Positions do Hospitality Management Majors Take After College?
These professions and professional organizations
illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for
if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly
related to employment than others, however. You should
consider the likelihood of employment after graduation
carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work
in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work
in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you
should determine what the prospects are for this or any
major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by
the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment
in second major or in a minor.
Hotel
and Motel Administration |
General
Manager |
Casino
Manager |
Resort
and Condominium Administration |
Airline
Management |
Chain
and Franchise Management |
Restaurant
Management |
Food
Services Management |
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Are you interested in detailed information
about the forecasted demand for a particular profession?
Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions
are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you
to search on a particular job, whether listed here or
not, to give you this information.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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Related Links
If you are interested in learning more
about what professionals in this field do and what kinds
of activities they engage in, you might want to begin
with the following web sites. Also check the departmental
web sites of colleges and universities, which offer this
major.
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University Departments to Consider
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and you in your search for the best major available. They
offer excellent curriculums in well-rounded programs for
you to consider.
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Other fine institutions offering this
major offer excellent programs to consider.
For information on options available
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Two-Year College Curriculums to
Consider
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advisor that their institution's majors be included
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