Hospitality Industry Management Major

San Francisco's geographic setting is ideal for studying hospitality industry management. As an extended classroom the City provides students with world-class hotels and restaurants in which to fulfill their 800-hour industry-related work experience requirement, perform informational interviews, and enjoy class field-trips.  Accessibility to industry leaders is just an introduction away!

Please visit our University of San Francisco Department of Hospitality Management web site: www.usfca.edu/hospitality

Curriculum

Business core plus 16-units of hospitality management core AND a choice of one of the tracks (12-units including capstone): 1) hotel and restaurant management, or  2) meeting and event management.  Note all courses are 4-units unless otherwise noted. Additionally, a minimum of 800 hours of professional work experience related to the hospitality field must be completed prior to the student's senior year and is a requirement for graduation.

Hospitality Management Courses

Core Courses

• BUS 188 – Introduction to the Hospitality Industry and Professional Development
• BUS 380 - Food-service Culinary Arts and Entrepreneurship
• BUS 388 – ServiceManagement 
• BUS 480 – Optimizing Revenue in the Hospitality Industry

Meeting and Events Track

• BUS 386 – Meeting and Event Planning
• BUS 486 – Convention, Exhibition and Venue Management
• BUS 481 - Corporate Events Project Management  (Capstone Course)

Hotel and Restaurant Track

• BUS 387 - Beverage Management (2 units; 7 weeks)
• BUS 389 – Fundamentals of Culinary Skills (2 units; 7 weeks)
• BUS 484 – Hotel Management
• BUS 487 - Catering and Fine Dining Management  (Capstone Course)