Hospitality Management
Program Description
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) concentration in Hospitality Management equips students with essential business and technical skills for success in the hospitality industry. Students gain knowledge of marketing, management, accounting, and entrepreneurship while focusing on hospitality-specific challenges.The versatile BBA degree prepares graduates for diverse career paths or advanced studies, such as an MBA, making it a valuable asset in today’s competitive job market.
The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Hospitality Management combines the technical skills and business proficiency necessary for success. A unique program, the BAS degree allows students who have already earned an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree to build upon their technical specialties with essential learning courses and junior and senior level business courses. This allows associate degree holders to gain a four-year degree in approximately four additional full-time semesters, depending upon prior coursework. Upon completion of the program, students will be technically and academically prepared for leadership positions in their chosen industries. Prospective students not holding an Associate of Applied Science degree can begin their university career at CMU in a chosen field of study with a two-year degree and then progress to a four-year degree using the BAS. This degree will provide students with upward mobility in their area of employment as they move into supervision/management positions.
Upon completion of the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Hospitality Management, students will be prepared for an entry-level position in the broad and expanding hospitality industry, as well as be prepared to pursue the Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Management. Business courses to be taken include courses in marketing, promotion, management, accounting, finance, small business management and entrepreneurship.
The minor in Hospitality Management is designed to prepare students to enter the world of hospitality management. Coursework in the areas of marketing, management, and community tourism will provide students the basic skills needed in order to contribute more efficiently and effectively in the industry. For the student interested in the industry, a minor coupled with a bachelor’s degree can increase the employment opportunities available in a variety of hospitality-related areas.
Contact Information
Davis School of Business
Dominguez Hall 301
970.248.1778
HMGT 101 Travel Industry I 3 Credits
Introduction to tourism and its relationship to the business world. Includes an overview of all sectors of business and the components of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. Travel methods, destination resorts, and other businesses which serve the traveler are evaluated. A requirement for all Hospitality Management students.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall.
HMGT 103 Travel and Tourism Marketing Techniques 3 Credits
Interpretation of marketing problems, strategies, and techniques of industries engaged in serving the traveler, methods of identifying potential markets, preferences, and likely responses to promotional programs of private and governmental travel entities. Required of all Hospitality Management students. MARK 231 recommended for baccalaureate students.
Prerequisites: HMGT 101 or permission of instructor.
HMGT 295 Independent Study 1-3 Credits
Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 6 credit hours.
HMGT 296 Topics 1-3 Credits
Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.
HMGT 299 Internship 1-12 Credits
Classroom studies combined with salaried work in an experience which relates to the student's career goal. Only for, and required of, Hospitality Management students. Credit not available through competency or challenge.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.
HMGT 310 Travel and Tourism Marketing Techniques 3 Credits
Interpretation of marketing problems, strategies, and techniques of industries engaged in serving the traveler. Study will include advanced methods of identifying potential markets, preferences and likely responses to promotional programs of private and public travel entities. Required of all Hospitality Management majors.
Prerequisites: HMGT 101, MARK 231 or permission of instructor.
HMGT 311 Experiential Travel 3 Credits
Intensive course structured around faculty-led, short-term travel to selected destinations. Topics include economic, socio-cultural, environmental, legal-political, and technological influences on travel and tourism in business sectors.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Terms Typically Offered: Spring, Summer.
HMGT 317 Hospitality Technology 3 Credits
Comprehensive exploration of the essential knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the dynamic and technology-driven world of hospitality. This course covers the intersection of hospitality and technology, offering a deep dive into the tools, systems, and innovations that shape the modern guest experience and streamline operational processes.
Prerequisites: HMGT 101.
Terms Typically Offered: Spring.
HMGT 370 Managing Quality Service 3 Credits
Introduction of quality service management necessary for the overall management process to be successful. This course emphasizes a sound set of principles for service management with application to operations, marketing, and human resources. Practical applications, case studies and a service audit project are included.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Terms Typically Offered: Spring.
HMGT 371 Events Management 3 Credits
Overview of the meetings and events industry, including career opportunities. An applied approach is utilized in the planning, proposal, and execution phases of event planning to support the academic course materials.
Prerequisites: HMGT 101.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall.
HMGT 396 Topics: 1-3 Credits
Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.
HMGT 410 Hospitality Facilities Management 3 Credits
Hotel or restaurant physical plant management. Interface with engineering and maintenance departments.
Prerequisites: HMGT 101.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall.
HMGT 417 Applied Hospitality Operations 3 Credits
Overview of hospitality operations in an on-campus full-service hotel. Students will interface with all departments through a complex simulation and on-site shadowing of each department.
Prerequisites: HMGT 101.
Terms Typically Offered: Fall.
HMGT 450 Strategic Hospitality Sales and Marketing 3 Credits
Strategic and operating sales and marketing plans for hospitality properties. Includes development of a sales and marketing plan as a semester project.
Prerequisites: MARK 231 or permission of instructor.
HMGT 470 Hospitality Management Strategies 3 Credits
Comprehensive overview of major hospitality industry management segments. Includes management strategies adapting to the rapidly changing hospitality industry environment.
Prerequisites: HMGT 101, HMGT 417, and HMGT 450.
Terms Typically Offered: Spring.
HMGT 495 Independent Study 1-3 Credits
Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 6 credit hours.
HMGT 496 Topics: 1-3 Credits
Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.
HMGT 499 Internship 1-12 Credits
Course may be taken multiple times up to maximum of 15 credit hours.