Online Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management
The fully accredited online Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management gives students knowledge, expertise, and skills needed for management, marketing, and operations positions in the expanding industry that provides food, accommodations, and travel services to people away from home.
The program is intended for transfer students and working professionals who are unable to pursue a residential degree program on the Amherst campus. Degree-seeking students are expected to complete the same requirements in the online program as are detailed in the campus-based program. These include courses in business, hospitality and tourism, the humanities, and social and physical sciences. In addition, the degree program allows students the opportunity to select from five concentrations depending on their interests.
The Five Concentrations
Casino Management
The organization and interaction of casino departments; gaming products with their underlying framework of the laws of probability and how the casino protects the games from customers and employees; and an exploration of social, economic, and regulatory concerns about the gaming industry.
Club Management
Enterprises that provide and manage club and private member services and resources, with a focus on methods and issues regarding the management of these firms. Topics covered include: legal issues, board and committee relationships, leadership and management, financing and financial analysis of clubs, marketing, membership services, CCM certification, and promotion/public relations.
Food & Beverage Management
Quantity food service and risk/sanitation management are key topics. Critical issues in the food service industry are explored in depth. Includes restaurants, contract (military, hospitals, corporations, universities, etc.), and other non-commercial food service and beverage enterprises.
Lodging Management
Topics include physical and computerized facility infrastructures, yield management, supervision, scheduling, human resource and marketing support, hotel food service, strategic management, and industry structure. Hotels, resorts, time-shares, etc., provide the foundation of study.
Tourism, Convention, & Event Management
Tourism covers the broad aspects of why people travel (economic, social, commercial, etc.) and includes all aspects of hospitality that serve the traveler's needs. A key element of the source of tourism is conventions and meetings. Topics range from operating large convention centers to organizing smaller conferences or special events.
