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Business Administration, Hospitality Management Emphasis

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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:

  1. have the knowledge needed for success in organizations, ventures, and one’s career
  2. have the skill to write and speak effectively
  3. have an understanding and appreciation of ethics and the societal impacts of business
  4. be able to use relevant methods and technologies to analyze and solve problems
  5. have the readiness to succeed in one’s career and positively impact society

 

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
A. Core Skills

 

  ENGL 101 Writing and Inquiry I 3
  ENGL 102 Writing and Inquiry II 3
  MATH 121 Mathematical Applications
OR MATH 123 Calculus and its Applications
OR MATH 141 Single Variable Calculus I
3

B. Humanities and Fine Arts
(6 hours selected from 2 different disciplines)

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 Statistical Methods I 3
    Approved Lab Science 4
E. Founding Documents of the United States
  HIST 111R2 United States History to 1877
OR
HIST 112R2 United States History since 1877
OR
POLS 101R2 American National Government
3
F. World Cultures 3
G. LINK 101 1
Total General Education Requirements 35

1 For approved courses see the General Education section
If you already have credit for HIST 111, do not take HIST 111R; if you already have credit for HIST 112, do not take HIST 112R; if you already have credit for POLS 101, do not take POLS 101R

 

MAJOR PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS CREDIT
HOURS
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
WRIT 275 Business Communications 3

 

MAJOR PROGRAM EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS CREDIT
HOURS
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, FINA, HCMT, HOSP, MGMT, MKT, or SPTM)
3
Total Major Program Requirements 72
Additional Electives 13
TOTAL FOR BS DEGREE 120

 

  • In order to enroll in the upper-level Business courses (300-level and above), Business majors must meet the following requirements:
    • Complete at least 45 semester hours of college credit (including transfer courses);and
    • Earn a grade of "C" or better in ACCT 201, MATH 211, ECON 101 and WRIT 275.
  • Coursework must include at least 30 hours earned in 300 or above level courses, of which 12 hours must be in the major.
  • See the 4-year major guide for recommended order in which to take courses