BS in Hospitality Management

Earn Your A Career in Hospitality

Our Hospitality Management program provides you with a solid, business-focused knowledge base upon which you can launch a leadership role in the hospitality industry. To be eligible to join this program, you must complete an associates degree in a hospitality-related program at either Gateway Technical College, Milwaukee Area Technical College or Waukesha County Technical College. Upon completion, you will be prepared for an entry-level management position in three hospitality-related areas:

• Culinary Management
• Hotel and Resort Operations
• Meeting and Event Management

Learn from Leaders in Business

The College of Business and Management at Stritch has long been a pioneer in innovative business education. Graduates of the program will also gain skills required in today’s business world. In each course, our faculty brings real-world experience to the classroom, which will help you learn how to apply business theory, in a practical way, to solve contemporary and relevant problems in the field of hospitality.

Career Paths

With an increased demand for food and lodging services, careers in this industry are expected to continue to grow. Average salaries are also rather attractive, especially for job candidates who have a bachelor’s degree. Possible careers for graduates include:

• Food Service Manager
• Banquet Manager
• Hospitality Manager
• Director of Dining
• Lodging Manager
• Meeting Convention and Event Planner
• Hotel Sales Manager
• General Manager
• Program Coursework

When Can You Enroll?

• Fall
• Spring

Curriculum

The program will include our CORE educational courses, as well as provide a business program with a robust foundation consisting of ten courses:

• Business Finance
• Business Law
• Human Resources Management
• Financial and Managerial Accounting
• Introduction to Business and Leadership
• Management of Information Systems
• Micro/Macroeconomics
• Organizational Behavior
• Principles of Marketing
• Capstone

Students must also choose one of the following tracks and complete each of the four courses in that track:

HOTEL AND RESORT OPERATIONS

• Hospitality Sales
• Hospitality Revenue Management
• Hotel and Resort Operations
• Hospitality Entrepreneurship

CULINARY MANAGEMENT

• Food Service Layout & Design
• Advanced Food Service Management
• Hospitality and Food Service Management Research
• Quality & Service Management in the Hospitality Industry

MEETING AND EVENT MANAGEMENT

• Sustainable Event Management
• Strategic Hospitality Design
• Event Sales & Marketing
• Hotel Contracts & Negotiations

Cardinal Stritch University was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in 1937 and was chartered by the State of Wisconsin as a fully-accredited, degree granting institution. Today, Stritch is one of the largest Franciscan institutions of higher education in North America. We offer more than 60 exceptional undergraduate and graduate degree programs that help students develop new skills, gain career-related experience and build professional networks. These academic programs prepare students of all ages, faiths, races and socio-economic backgrounds to succeed in the communities where they live, work, serve and lead.

Stritch is known as an excellent choice for studying business, education, liberal arts, leadership, nursing and the sciences. Students with diverse faith and cultural backgrounds embrace and live our core Franciscan values of creating a caring community, showing compassion, reverencing creation and making peace.