The Hotel & Resort Management bachelor’s degree program focuses on a strong hotel business core that prepares students for a variety of management careers within this dynamic and diverse industry.

Students in the program engage in global operations and strategic management business practices to help prepare them for a data driven, innovative and personalized-service-oriented world. Students apply knowledge and skills during their required internship experience.

Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to:

• Use the major concepts, skills and values of the hotel and resort industry to address industry problems both locally and globally.
• Communicate effectively to diverse stakeholders in the hotel and resort industry.
• Use decision support tools to solve problems and facilitate organizational processes within the hotel and resort operating environment.
• Apply financial reasoning and performance analysis to optimize performance within hotel and resort operations.
• Maximize the human and financial resources to promote sustainable hotel and resort operations through ethically responsible decision-making.

Hotel & Resort Management degree program graduates have pursued careers in property management, including resort and spa management, hotel operations, sales and marketing, revenue management, finance and accounting, asset management, food and beverage management, sustainability management, and human resources; regional and corporate leadership and in related fields managing online reservation/distribution channels; and meeting and event planning.