Hospitality Management Bachelor Online Degree Program Overview
Do you have a passion for food... but are more interested in the business than in the cooking? Are you up to the challenge of managing the food service operations in America's restaurants, schools, businesses and health care facilities? In 2.5 years, through our year-round schedule, you can earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Hospitality Management 100% online and have the skills and degree to be employed in the field.
Employment opportunities for our Hospitality Management graduates include areas such as:
- Casual Service/Chain Restaurants
- Quick Service Restaurants
- Catering Services
- Convention/Conference Centers
- Sport/Athletic Facilities
- School Hospitality
- Business Dining Services
- Campus Dining Services
- Healthcare Facility Food Service
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Conduct business research and analyses.
- Analyze business, economic, and financial reports.
- Apply effective critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills to business challenges.
- Demonstrate the ability to create effective plans that maximize business results.
- Demonstrate effective professional business communication.
- Apply ethical behavior, professional standards, and social responsibility in the practice of business.
Students with a passion for food service but are more interested in the business than in the cooking may find the challenge of managing the food service operations in America's restaurants, schools, businesses and health care facilities to be the right program for you.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Apply effective management strategies to operational decision-making in the hospitality industry from a service, people, product, and facilities perspective.
Program Requirements
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC160 | ACC160 Principles of Accounting I | 3.00 |
| ACC161 | ACC161 Principles of Accounting II | 3.00 |
| BUS121 | BUS121 Introduction to Business | 3.00 |
| BUS222 | BUS222 Ethics in Business | 3.00 |
| BUS298 | BUS298 Externship-BUS III | 3.00 |
| BUS331 | BUS331 Management Information Systems | 3.00 |
| BUS480 | BUS480 Strategic Planning & Implementation | 3.00 |
| BUS480L | BUS480L Strategic Planning & Implementation LAB | 1.00 |
| ECO201 | ECO201 Macroeconomics | 3.00 |
| ECO202 | ECO202 Microeconomics | 3.00 |
| FIN350 | FIN350 Financial Management | 3.00 |
| HRM211 | HRM211 Introduction to Human Resources Management | 3.00 |
| LAW225 | LAW225 Legal Environment of Business | 3.00 |
| MKT214 | MKT214 Marketing Management | 3.00 |
| Credit Hour(s) total | 40.00 | |
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CAP480 | CAP480 Arts and Sciences Capstone | 3.00 |
| COM115 | COM115 Principles of Communication | 3.00 |
| ENG110 | ENG110 College Composition | 3.00 |
| ENG120 | ENG120 Advanced Composition | 3.00 |
| HUM205 | HUM205 Culture and Diversity: Exploring the Humanities | 3.00 |
| MTH131 | MTH131 College Algebra | 3.00 |
| MTH140 | MTH140 Statistics | 3.00 |
| PHY120 | PHY120 Physics | 3.00 |
| PHY120L | PHY120L Physics LAB | 1.00 |
| PSY105 | PSY105 Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSY220 | PSY220 Positive Psychology | 3.00 |
| Credit Hour(s) total | 31.00 | |
Concentration Requirements
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUS226 | BUS226 Managerial Processes & Communications | 3.00 |
| FSM101 | FSM101 Introduction to Food Service | 3.00 |
| FSM335 | FSM335 Menu Engineering for Food Service | 3.00 |
| FSM355 | FSM355 Wine and Beverage Management | 3.00 |
| FSM409 | FSM409 Advanced Hospitality Customer Service | 3.00 |
| FSM424 | FSM424 Facility Management | 3.00 |
| FSM440 | FSM440 Project and Special Event Management | 3.00 |
| FSM490 | FSM490 Food Service Entrepreneurship: Advanced Management | 2.00 |
| Credit Hour(s) total | 23.00 | |
Various Electives 21
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC206 | ACC206 Personal Income Tax I | 3.00 |
| BUS102 | BUS102 Fundamentals of Customer Service | 3.00 |
| BUS224 | BUS224 Change Management | 3.00 |
| BUS242 | BUS242 Technology Optimization | 3.00 |
| BUS303 | BUS303 Organizational Leadership and Management | 3.00 |
| BUS316 | BUS316 Foundations of Decision Making | 3.00 |
| BUS321 | BUS321 Business Organizational Management | 3.00 |
| BUS328 | BUS328 Business Process Improvement | 3.00 |
| BUS345 | BUS345 e-Commerce & Technology | 3.00 |
| BUS499 | BUS499 Externship-BUS Sr. III | 3.00 |
| CAA105 | CAA105 Culinary Skills | 2.00 |
| CAA110 | CAA110 Culinary Techniques | 2.00 |
| CAA120 | CAA120 Culinary Fundamentals | 2.00 |
| FSM380 | FSM380 Food Service Cost Controls | 3.00 |
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