Hospitality Management
Master of Science in Hospitality Management (MSHM)
CIP Code: 52.0901
The goal of the Master of Science in Hospitality Management is a business-focused hospitality degree designed to help students with hospitality industry experience rise to new levels. It provides the executive management, leadership and analytical skills needed to advance within the industry. The curriculum is designed to be experiential, and project orientated. There is a strong focus on the business side of the hospitality industry to prepare students to solve the real challenges of working at an advanced level as managers in a range of hospitality environments.
Managers must be able to express themselves clearly and compellingly if they are to serve as leaders in business, government entities, and not-for-profit organizations. Thus, the program has a strong emphasis on the development and demonstration of the ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats. Students are provided with opportunities in each course to develop and improve these skills.
On completion of the program, the graduate will be able to identify problems within an organization, specify the causes of the problems, develop an appropriate solution, and implement the change required. Further, graduates will be able to articulate their approach and findings clearly and effectively to both a technical and lay audience in both written and oral forms.
The goal of the Master of Science in Hospitality Management is a business-focused hospitality degree designed to help students with hospitality industry experience rise to new levels. It provides the executive management, leadership and analytical skills needed to advance within the industry. The curriculum is designed to be experiential, and project orientated. There is a strong focus on the business side of the hospitality industry to prepare students to solve the real challenges of working at an advanced level as managers in a range of hospitality environments.
Managers must be able to express themselves clearly and compellingly if they are to serve as leaders in business, government entities, and not-for-profit organizations. Thus, the program has a strong emphasis on the development and demonstration of the ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats. Students are provided with opportunities in each course to develop and improve these skills.
On completion of the program, the graduate will be able to identify problems within an organization, specify the causes of the problems, develop an appropriate solution, and implement the change required. Further, graduates will be able to articulate their approach and findings clearly and effectively to both a technical and lay audience in both written and oral forms.
Program Objectives
Of the 12 required courses to earn an MSHM, 2 common core master鈥檚 courses provide a survey
of contemporary management and the inclusion of technology within every aspect of today鈥檚
workplace, 5 program core courses provide the tools necessary to address problems that face
managers in a range of hospitality industry organizations, 4 elective courses comprise required
and student-selected courses in a specific discipline or across disciplines, and 1 capstone
course enables each student to develop an integrated final project.
Credit Requirements
It is expected that full-time students will take two courses per
term throughout their programs. Due to the fact that most students
opt to take one vacation term per year during their program, the
normal program length is 24 months, and the maximum time students
are given to complete the program is 36 months.
- CourseCredit Hrs
MGMT515 - Management that Transforms
4.5
TECH515 - Technology that Transforms
4.5
ACCT 520 - Accounting for Decision Making
4.5
MGMT 560 - Human Resource Management
4.5
MKTG 571 - Marketing Management
4.5
MGMT 582 - Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry
4.5
TECH 582 - Technology for the Hospitality Industry
4.5
- Elective 1
4.5
- Elective 2
4.5
- Elective 3
4.5
- Elective 4
4.5
CAPS600 - Graduate Capstone
4.5
Curriculum
Common Core (2 Courses)
Program Core (5 Courses)
Elective (4 Courses)
Students may choose from the various graduate core or elective courses offered in this and other programs. A sample selection of electives is listed as follows.