2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management
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Telephone: (302) 831-6077
https://lerner.udel.edu/departments/hospitality-and-sport-business-management/
Faculty Listing: https://lerner.udel.edu/faculty-staff-directory/groups/hospitality-and-sport-business-management/
Hospitality and Event Experience Management
The degree in Hospitality and Event Experience Management is aimed to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge required to design and execute a wide range of hospitality and event experiences. At the end of the program, graduates will emerge with a business-oriented mindset while also employing creative thinking, design, and related capabilities to grow as leaders in the hospitality and event sectors of the industry. The major has two concentrations, and the student must select one: (1) Hospitality Business Management, and (2) Event Management.
Hospitality Industry Management
The degree prepares students for careers in hospitality consulting, real estate development, and corporate services. This customizable degree emphasizes developing analytical skills for decision making in a variety of hospitality business environments. Students identify a customized focus area that provides a set of core competencies in their area of interest. Examples of focus areas include revenue management, real estate development, e-commerce, service marketing, and sustainability management.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credits (five courses) in a well-defined focus area. A specific course plan for the fulfillment of the focus area requirement must be established during the freshman or sophomore year and must be approved by the HSIM advisor. Additionally, the program requires 400 hours of paid industry experience outside of the classroom.
Students in the Hospitality and Event Experience Management and Hospitality Industry Management majors have the opportunity to participate in a 4+1 MBA program. With careful planning, academically eligible students can complete both their undergraduate degree and the MBA degree in five years of academic study.
Sport Management
The Bachelor of Science degree prepares students for career opportunities in the sports industry. The majority of those opportunities are in the areas of sales and marketing, leadership and management, finance, and operations within the sports industry. An integral part of the curriculum is the Sport Management Capstone Internship. Students will complete 450 hours at a pre-approved sport related internship site.
Minors
The minor in Beverage Management explores the sophisticated and diverse beverage industry. Students will be prepared to work in beverage distribution, hotel or resort beverage management, bar or nightclub management and in specialty areas such as wine and craft brewing/distilling.
The minor in Event Management provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan conferences, meetings, weddings, trade shows, and sports tournaments, hosted all over the world.
The minor in Restaurant Management provides students with a foundation for understanding the global food and beverage industry.
The minor in Spa and Wellness Management provides tools that prepare students for careers in the healthcare and wellness industry, with opportunities in management, sales and marketing, consultation and entrepreneurship.
The minor in Sport Management, open to majors outside of the Lerner College, exposes students to concepts and career possibilities in the sports industry.
ProgramsMajorMinorHonors Degree4+1
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