Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Hospitality Administration/Management
Prepares you to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilities. Covers principles of operations in the travel and tourism, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, and recreation facilities industries; hospitality marketing strategies; hospitality planning; management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management; accounting and financial management; hospitality transportation and logistics; and hospitality industry policies and regulations.
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Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 10 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General
- Prepares you to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilities. Covers principles of operations in the travel and tourism, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, and recreation facilities industries; hospitality marketing strategies; hospitality planning; management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management; accounting and financial management; hospitality transportation and logistics; and hospitality industry policies and regulations.
- Tourism and Travel Services Management
- Prepares you to manage travel-related enterprises and related convention and/or tour services. Covers travel agency management, tour arranging and planning, convention and event planning, travel industry operations and procedures, tourism marketing and promotion strategies, travel counseling, travel industry law, international and domestic operations, and travel and tourism policy.
- Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
- Prepares you to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Covers hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations.
- Restaurant/Food Services Management
- Prepares you to plan, manage, and market restaurants, food services in hospitality establishments, food service chains and franchise networks, and restaurant supply operations. Covers hospitality administration, food services management, wholesale logistics and distribution, franchise operations, business networking, personnel management, culinary arts, business planning and capitalization, food industry operations, marketing and retailing, business law and regulations, finance, and professional standards and ethics.
- Resort Management
- Prepares you to plan, manage, and market comprehensive vacation facilities and services and related products. Covers hospitality administration, hotel/motel management, restaurant and food services management, facilities planning, leisure studies, recreation administration, marketing, recreation equipment and grounds operations and maintenance, business finance, insurance and taxation, event management and guest services, personnel management, travel and logistics management, safety and health services, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific vacation types and locations.
- Meeting and Event Planning
- Prepares you to plan, budget, and implement conferences, meetings, and other special events in the public or private sectors. Covers principles of meeting and event planning; special event management; budgets and finance; site selection; contracts, vendors, and negotiations; marketing and promotions; food and beverage management; audio-visual basics and meeting technology; and hospitality law.
- Casino Management
- Prepares you to manage casinos and gaming establishments. Covers business and financial management; casino operations; casino security and surveillance; hospitality, facilities, and personnel management; and principles of the gaming industry, ethics, and gaming law.
- Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management
- Prepares you to manage operations and facilities that provide food and/or lodging services to the traveling public. Covers hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage, and control; hotel and restaurant facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; facilities management; marketing and sale promotion strategies; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotel, motel, and/or restaurant operations. Note: this program was re-instated after being deleted from CIP 2000; previously, it was coded as 52.0902.
- Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management
- Prepares you to plan, manage, and market breweries and brewpubs. Covers brewing science, food services management, logistics and distribution, business networking, personnel management, business planning and capitalization, brewing industry operations, marketing, alcohol and liquor law and regulations, finance, and ethics.
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
- Hospitality service management not listed above.
Also called Spa Management, Resort and Attraction Management
Also called Conference Management, Conference Planning, Wedding Planning
Also called Casino Management, Gaming and Casino Management, Hospitality and Casino Management
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