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Hospitality Business Management
Telephone: (302) 831-6077
http://www.lerner.udel.edu/departments/hrim/grad/overview
Faculty Listing: http://www.lerner.udel.edu/faculty-staff/hrim
Program Overview
The goal of the Master of Science in Hospitality Business Management is to build on students' past experiences and potential interests by providing pathways towards business oriented analytical careers in the hospitality industry.
The department is ranked among the top ten programs in the U.S. The MS-HBM faculty possesses relevant and highly accomplished academic backgrounds in the sub-areas of hospitality business management such as information technology, strategic management, financial management, e-marketing, human resource management and project planning. This innovative program focuses on problem solving and decision making skills in response to the rapid growth of information management needs in the hospitality and tourism sectors of industry. The 30-credits program is ideal for industry professionals and hospitality graduates seeking to augment their operational skills with analytical capabilities. The program includes a 1-week "Industry Immersion Program" of workshops conducted by leading industry professionals on contemporary topics such as revenue management, social media metrics and/or hotel valuations. Successful completion will provide students with a certificate of participation.
Successful candidates who choose to continue their studies and qualify for the MBA at the Lerner College of Business and Economics can complete a dual degree (MS/MBA), with the completion of an additional 27 credits. Students who plan their studies effectively can complete the dual degree in a minimum of two years.
Requirements For Admission
Admission to the program is selective and competitive. Please refer to Graduate Admissions for more information. Those who meet stated minimum academic requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet those requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. Prospective full time candidates are admitted for the fall semester only. Part-time candidates may begin in the fall or spring semester.
Candidates for admission need not have majored in hospitality previously, but they will be expected to possess strong written and oral communication skills, quantitative and qualitative analytical abilities, an understanding of business principles as it relates to products/services, and prior work with word processing and spreadsheets. Appropriate credit and non-credit courses are available at UD to students with deficiency in any of these areas.
Requirements For The Degree
Candidates for the UD MS in Hospitality Business Management must complete 30 credit hours as specified below. Full time MS in Hospitality Business Management students can complete the degree in 12 months and are admitted for the Fall semester only. Part-time candidates should begin in the fall semester only. The part-time program is not available to international students.
|
Course |
Credits |
|
HRIM 601 |
Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Product Management |
3 |
|
HRIM 602 |
Interactive Hospitality Services Marketing |
3 |
|
HRIM 603 |
Strategic Hospitality Management |
3 |
|
HRIM 604 |
Issues in Hospitality Financial Management |
3 |
|
HRIM 642 |
Project Management Applications in Hospitality |
3 |
|
HRIM 648 |
Data Analysis in the Hospitality Industry |
3 |
|
HRIM 687 |
Management Systems in the Hospitality Industry |
3 |
|
HRIM 866 |
Special Problem (Individual Research Project) |
3 |
|
MISY 830 |
Decision Support and Analysis |
3 |
|
ELECTIVE |
Lerner College Elective |
3 |
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