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Hospitality Management

Exciting and Fast-Paced Careers

About The Program

If you thrive in lively environments and enjoy creating memorable experiences for others, the Hospitality Management major might be the perfect fit for you. Whether it's working with people, planning events, or leading customer service teams, this field offers dynamic and rewarding opportunities.

At LUJ, you can complete your Hospitality Management B.A. entirely in Tokyo, or take advantage of international opportunities through the Batten & Black School of International Studies by studying abroad at LU Wisconsin or Virginia Wesleyan University.

Curriculum

Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in Hospitality Management from Lakeland University should be able to:

  • Explain the major concepts in the functional areas of accounting, economics, marketing, finance, management, leadership, and management information systems.
  • Construct and present effective oral and written forms of professional communication.
  • Identify the key legal and ethical issues related to hospitality operations.
  • Demonstrate responsible and effective workplace behavior skills and traits in a professional business environment.
  • Evaluate a variety of outcomes to problems in the hospitality operation.
  • Apply accounting and costing skills to an operation with an end result of profitability.
  • ACC 210 - Financial Accounting Principles
  • BUS 301 - Management Information Systems
  • BUS 330 - Management Principles
  • BUS 380 - Human Resource Management
  • COM 211 - Interpersonal Communication
  • ORCOM 212 - Team-Based and Group Communication
  • ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)
  • HSP 211 - Introduction to Hospitality Management
  • HSP 214 - Event Planning Seminar (1 semester hour)
  • HSP 312 - Facilities Planning and Management
  • HSP 315 - Food and Beverage Management
  • HSP 316 - Accommodations Management
  • HSP 317 - Hospitality Industry Law
  • HSP 318 - Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Controls
  • HSP 320 - Convention Planning and Service
  • HSP 491 - Hospitality Leadership and Strategy (WI)
  • MKT 350 - Marketing Principles

Three (3) semester hours from the following:

  • BUS 370 - Intercultural Communications
  • JPS 100 - Basic Japanese for Business
  • One semester of foreign language
  • Three (3) semester hours of EFL coursework

Students must choose one of the following experiential learning options below:

Option One: Minimum of 8 up to 14 semester hours

  • HSP 212 - Housekeeping Practicum (2 semester hours)
  • HSP 213 - Food and Beverage Practicum (2 semester hours)
  • HSP 394 - Cooperative Education Experience–Hospitality Management Leadership (4-10 semester hours)

Option Two: Minimum of 22 up to 30 semester hours

  • EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
Students must complete a minimum of twenty-one (21) semester hours of cooperative education for this track in all three areas below:
  • HSP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Housekeeping (6-9 semester hours)
  • HSP 392 - Cooperative Education Experience–Food & Beverage (6-10 semester hours)
  • HSP 394 - Cooperative Education Experience–Hospitality Management Leadership (4-10 semester hours)

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