Welcome to Hospitality Management

The hospitality industry is one of the fastest growing, most exciting, and most varied career fields. This multi-trillion dollar global industry encompasses hotel management, entertainment event planning, travel and tourism, casino management/gaming, resorts management, conference planning, health and sports club management, country club management, entertainment clubs, and pastry and bake shops. In the United States, the restaurant and food service sector alone employs more than 9 million skilled and professional workers and has annual revenues of over $4 billion and over 12 million are employed in other leisure and hospitality focused jobs generating annual revenue of over $100 billion.

Hospitality Management offers a Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S.) degree in Hospitality Management. The program is professionally oriented, blending theoretical foundations, industry best practices, and hands-on experience in class and externships that prepare individuals for career success. In addition, professionalism, teamwork, customer focus, and high standards—critical elements in successful hospitality careers—are stressed and developed. Faculty and chef instructors are experts in their fields with personal success in the industry. The program locations in New York City and Long Island provide prime opportunities for externships and networking, and often lead to employment.

Hospitality Management Program

The program in Hospitality Management is designed to enable graduates to accelerate their careers, whether they are preparing to enter or to significantly advance in the industry. It leads to a Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S) in Hospitality Management. Graduates of the program secure positions in hotels, restaurants, casinos, health clubs, cruise ships, convention centers, event planning companies, country clubs, sports clubs, tour companies, travel agencies, parks and recreation departments, and adult living communities. The program is offered in several formats to meet student needs: part-time, full-time with classes scheduled day, evening, weekend, and online. There is also a fully online option for students who want the flexibility of 24/7 learning opportunities.

In addition to a well-rounded liberal arts foundation, the program encompasses the key areas of business planning, sales and marketing, financial management, property management, and human resource administration. The program emphasizes the use of technology in the field, a critical element in all phases of planning, designing, marketing, management, accounting, and communications. In addition, the "soft skills" or professional dispositions and habits of customer service, teamwork, multicultural understanding, and positive interpersonal skills are highlighted and developed throughout the program.

Externships (paid or unpaid) provide opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills gained in the program and many lead to employment. The externship is taken before HOSP 401 Seminar in Hotel/Restaurant Administration, the program’s capstone course. Externships require a minimum of 800 hours of approved, documented work experience in the industry and may be completed in an area of the students’ career interest. Externships may be completed on a part-time basis during the school year or in summers only. Students should plan to begin their externships early, so they are completed by the end of junior year in order to register for HOSP 401 in senior year.

The program’s locations at Columbus Circle in New York City and on Long Island are unparalleled for opportunities in the hospitality industry. Program faculty are experts in their field and have had personal success in the industry and provide practical interpretations for theory and an understanding of industry standards and practices.

Degrees:	Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S.) in Hospitality Management
Campuses:	Old Westbury, Manhattan