The Hospitality Management emphasis focuses on the integration of management skills and foundations as it is applied to the hospitality and tourism industries.
Courses in the emphasis will provide an in-depth review and discovery of several industry sectors such as the food service, lodging, meeting and event planning, and transportation. Courses will focus on the operations management standards and delivery within this industry and other service-oriented entities.
All business students complete 43 semester credit hours of core business courses in preparation for their selected emphasis area. The junior and senior years focus on business studies in one of four emphasis areas offered by the college.
Lander College of Business graduates will:
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Note: The information below provides convenient links to some of the courses required for this degree; however, it should not be used as a course registration guide. Please refer to the official Lander University Academic Catalog for the most accurate and up-to-date program requirements.
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS1 | CREDIT HOURS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| A. Core Skills |
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| ENGL 101 | Writing and Inquiry I | 3 | |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Inquiry II | 3 | |
| MATH 121 |
Mathematical Applications |
3 | |
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B. Humanities and Fine Arts |
6 | ||
| C. Behavioral and Social Perspectives | |||
| ECON 101 | Economics in Society | 3 | |
| Behavioral and Social Perspectives elective | 3 | ||
| D. Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning | |||
| MATH 211 | Introduction to Statistical Methods I | 3 | |
| Approved Lab Science | 4 | ||
| E. Founding Documents of the United States | |||
| HIST 111 |
United States History to 1877 |
3 | |
| F. World Cultures | 3 | ||
| G. LINK 101 | 1 | ||
| University Requirement | |||
| FALS 101 | 15 FALS-approved events (Temporarily suspended) |
0 |
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| Total General Education Requirements | 35 | ||
1 For approved courses see the General Education section
| MAJOR PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
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| ACCT 201 | Financial Accounting Principles | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Managerial Accounting Principles | 3 |
| BA 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BA 226 | Introduction to Analytical Methods | 3 |
| BA 250 | Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets | 3 |
| BA 251 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BA 299 | Professional Development I | 1 |
| BA 304 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 325 | Advanced Analytical Methods | 3 |
| BA 399 | Professional Development II | 1 |
| BA 414 | Business Strategy | 3 |
| BA 499 | Professional Development III | 1 |
| FINA 301 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 330 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MKT 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MAJOR PROGRAM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
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|---|---|---|
| WRIT 275 | Business Communications | 3 |
| MAJOR PROGRAM EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS | CREDIT HOURS |
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| MGMT 315 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| HOSP 101 | Principles of Hospitality Management | 3 |
| HOSP 310 | Purchasing and Cost Control | 3 |
| HOSP 315 | Foodservice Operations Management | 3 |
| HOSP 320 | Lodging Operations Management | 3 |
| HOSP 330 | Hospitality Facilities Planning | 3 |
| HOSP 340 | Managing Conventions and Meeting Planning | 3 |
| HOSP 350 | Hospitality Operations Management | 3 |
| Business Elective 300-level or above (ACCT, BA, ECON, HCMT, HOSP, MGMT, MKT, or SPTM) |
3 | |
| Total Major Program Requirements | 72 | |
| Additional Electives | 13 | |
| TOTAL FOR BS DEGREE | 120 | |