Hospitality Management

Become a Hospitality Professional

Hospitality is a thriving industry across the country, particularly in Vancouver and across the Southwest. Hospitality management professionals contribute to the overall success of an establishment, typically a hotel or restaurant, by overseeing day-to-day operations and providing excellent customer service.

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

Degree Outcomes

As a student in the hospitality management degree program, you focus on key functional areas such as management, accounting, Managerial Finance, marketing, and operations. This provides you with the opportunity to gain a foundation in business while also learning the networking and communication skills needed for hospitality management.

In this bachelor's in hospitality management degree program, you also receive a broad-based curriculum that features courses specific to hospitality management, including hotel and restaurant management, event planning, revenue generation, facilities management and human resources in the hospitality industry.

FBU's Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management degree program provides courses in the following topics:

Principals of marketing.

Economics.

Financial accounting.

Hospitality.

Ethical and legal issues in business.

Business statistics.

Managerial accounting.

Hotel and lodging management.

Organizational behavior and management.

Human resources.

Food and beverage service and operations.

Hospitality services marketing.

Strategic management.

Revenue generation for hospitality.

Career Outcomes

The bachelor's in hospitality management prepares you for a fulfilling career in the hospitality industry. Upon graduation from this program, you will be qualified to seek employment as a hotel and lodging manager, food service manager or resort manager.

The programs offered at FordBridge may vary by content and course length. For information about specific course content, credit length and VA approval in your state, please contact a counselor.

General Education Requirements:

General Education coursework prepares FordBridge graduates to think critically, communicate clearly, live responsibly in a diverse world, and thoughtfully integrate their faith and ethical convictions into all dimensions of life. These competencies, essential to an effective and satisfying life, are outlined in the General Education Learner Outcomes. General Education courses embody the breadth of human understanding and creativity contained in the liberal arts and sciences tradition. Students take an array of foundational knowledge courses that promote expanded knowledge, insight, and the outcomes identified in the University's General Education Competencies. The knowledge and skills students acquire through these courses serve as a foundation for successful careers and lifelong journeys of growing understanding and wisdom.

Competency: University Foundations Total Credits: 4.

Competency: Effective Communication Total Credits: 9-12.

Competency: Business Worldview Total Credits: 4.

Competency: Critical Thinking Total Credits: 11-12.

Competency: Global Awareness, Perspective, and Ethics Total Credits: 6-8.

HOS-200: Introduction to Hospitality Total Credits: 4 credits.

ECN-220: Introduction to Economics Total Credits: 4 credits.

MKT-245: Principles of Marketing Total Credits: 4 credits.

ACC-250: Financial Accounting Total Credits: 4 credits.

BUS-340: Ethical and Legal Issues in Business Total Credits: 4 credits.

ACC-350: Managerial Accounting Total Credits: 4 credits.

BUS-352: Business Statistics Total Credits: 4 credits.

FIN-350: Fundamentals of Business Managerial Finance Total Credits: 4 credits.

MGT-420: Organizational Behavior and Management Total Credits: 4 credits.

MGT-434: Human Resources Total Credits: 4 credits.

ENT-435: Intrapreneurship and Innovation Total Credits: 4 credits.

HOS-440: Hotel and Lodging Management and Operations I Total Credits: 4 credits.

HOS-450: Hotel and Lodging Management and Operations II Total Credits: 4 credits.

HOS-460: Food and Beverage Service Management and Operations Total Credits: 4 credits.

HOS-465: Revenue Generation for Hospitality Total Credits: 4 credits.

HOS-470: Hospitality Services Marketing Total Credits: 4 credits.

BUS-485: Strategic Management Total Credits: 4 credits.