2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Major in Hospitality Innovation and Leadership (BA/BS)

The major offers students the opportunity to study a blend of theory relating to management and financial service practices, with a focus on experiential learning in the three main industry areas of event planning, food and beverage management, and hotel management.

78 credits

Required Courses, 69 credits

ACC 201Principles of Financial Accounting

3

ECON 116Introduction to Economics

3

or

ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3

ENT 241The Entrepreneurial Experience

3

HOSP 105Hospitality and Foodservice Industry

3

HOSP 110Principles of Food Preparation and Food Science

3

HOSP 147Food Protection

3

HOSP 222Commercial Food Operations

3

HOSP 225Hospitality Technology and Innovation

3

HOSP 250Lodging Management

3

HOSP 287Introduction to Event Management

3

HOSP 300Hospitality Cost Control

3

HOSP 350Revenue Management

3

HOSP 369Internship in Hospitality Management

3

HOSP 387Event Mechanics and Promotions

3

HOSP 400Restaurant Management

3

HOSP 450Strategic Operation in Lodging Industry

3

HOSP 487Event Production in the Modern Hospitality Industry

3

HOSP 499Capstone in Hospitality Innovation and Leadership

3

ISOM 249Foundations of Business Communication

3

MCOB 100Introduction to the Miller College of Business

1

MCOB 200Job Search Skills

1

MCOB 300Transition to the Profession

1

MGT 300Managing Behavior in Organizations

3

MGT 361Foundations of Human Resource Management and Employee Relations

3

MKG 300Principles of Marketing

3

Select 3 courses (9 credits) from

HOSP 210Customer Service

3

HOSP 262Facilities Planning, Layout and Design

3

HOSP 395Food and Culture

3

HOSP 425Beverage Management

3

HOSP 299XSpecial Topics in Hospitality Management

3-6

SPTA 190Introduction to Sport Administration

3

SPTA 300Sport Law

3

SPTA 303Sport Marketing

3

Total Credit Hours: 78