Business Management Hospitality and Tourism

You’ll learn the essential business principles — such as business applications, law, human resources, and marketing — but also gain a global perspective, emphasizing the creative decision-making techniques needed to succeed in the hospitality and tourism industry whether you plan to stay nearby or travel the globe. With the foundational knowledge of hospitality and tourism operations and experiences, and you will develop the leadershipy to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization. You will be able to formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management, and you develop the leadership principles necessary to be a beacon in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry.

Offering directed excursions for academic majors, the experiential learning trips include itineraries that are geared toward specific degree programs, like the Business Management Hospitality and Tourism program’s Royal Caribbean cruise. The focus is out-of-the-classroom learning related to a specific degree program. Any enrolled Beacon student may apply with priority to degree-specific students. Costs vary depending on location.

Career Opportunities

Students with a B.S. in Business Management Hospitality and Tourism can immediately begin working in the field or continue to graduate school for advanced study.

Hospitality Minor

A minor in Business Management Hospitality and Tourism provides students with the groundwork for incorporating business skills into various organizations through knowledge of hospitality basics such as events, hotels, and restaurant management. The minor is an excellent complement to a degree in CIS Web and Digital Media, Humanities, or Human Services.