Hospitality Business Management (MS)

Requirements For The Non-Thesis Option

Candidates for the UD MS in Hospitality Business Management must complete 30 credit hours as specified below. Full time MS in Hospitality Business Management students can complete the degree in 12 months and are admitted for the Fall semester only. Part-time candidates should begin in the fall semester only. The part-time program is not available to international students.

• BUAD 870 - Managing People, Teams, and Organizations (3cr.)
• STAT 608 - Statistical Research Methods (3cr.)
• HOSP 801 - Hospitality Industry Foundations (3cr.)
• HOSP 802 - Customer Experience Management
• HOSP 803 - Strategic Hospitality Management (3cr.)
• HOSP 804 - Hospitality Financial Management (3cr.)
• HOSP 842 - Projects and Valuations in the Hospitality Industry (3cr.)
• HOSP 845 - Advanced Restaurant Management (3-6cr.)
• HOSP 864 - Advanced Lodging Practicum (3cr.)
• HOSP 887 - Revenue Management in Hospitality (3cr.)

Requirements for the Thesis Option

• BUAD 870 - Managing People, Teams, and Organizations (3cr.)
• STAT 608 - Statistical Research Methods (3cr.)
• HOSP 801 - Hospitality Industry Foundations (3cr.)
• HOSP 802 - Customer Experience Management
• HOSP 803 - Strategic Hospitality Management (3cr.)
• HOSP 804 - Hospitality Financial Management (3cr.)
• HOSP 842 - Projects and Valuations in the Hospitality Industry (3cr.)
• HOSP 845 - Advanced Restaurant Management (3-6cr.)
• HOSP 848 - Research Methods in Hospitality (3cr.)
• HOSP 887 - Revenue Management in Hospitality (3cr.)
• HOSP 869 - Master’s Thesis (1 to 6cr.)

• A 3 Credits research methods elective at the graduate level to be taken by the student in consultation with advisor. The course should be from either the Department of Applied Statistics, School of Education or the College of Business and Economics.The course serves the purpose of strengthening the candidate’s research expertise from a technique and or methodological standpoint.

Total Credits 39