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Hospitality and Event Business Management
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Create, deliver and manage superior hospitality experiences
As a hospitality and event business management major, you’ll learn to deliver superior experiences and services to your clients. Whether you manage a hotel, food and beverage operation or country club; own a restaurant; or plan weddings and conferences, your degree will equip you with the skills you need for a rewarding career in hospitality.
Our program is consistently ranked as one of the best hospitality management majors and is in the top 10 hospitality programs. We are large enough to lead, but small enough to care personally for each student.
The curriculum is based in business management, with specialized hospitality industry courses. You’ll learn by experience in our two on-campus learning labs: Vita Nova fine-dining restaurant and the award-winning Courtyard Newark at the University of Delaware.
AREAS OF STUDY
- Business Management
- Event Management
- Food & beverage
- Marketing
- Finance
- Accounting
CAREER OPTIONS
- Hotel general manager
- Sales & marketing manager
- Event & meeting planner
- Food & beverage manager
- Restaurateur
- Country club manager
- Wedding planner
What’s special about this program?
More than half of our students study abroad through winter, summer or semester-long programs, including an opportunity to study at the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality.
You’ll also complete 300 hours of paid hospitality work experience, putting classroom knowledge into practice.
Faculty bring both industry experience and academic expertise to the classroom. Through alumni events, career fairs, student clubs and industry conferences, you’ll connect with hospitality professionals who can mentor and hire you.
Qualified students can pursue an honors degree, with smaller, more challenging classes and opportunities for research and leadership.
Get Involved
All you Knead is Love
Alpha Kappa Psi
American Hotel and Lodging Association
Blue Hen Investment Club
Club Management Association of America (CMAA)
Delta Sigma Pi
Eta Sigma Delta
Hospitality Club
Lerner College Trading Center
Lerner Student Advisory Board
Marriott Courtyard at UD
Vita Nova
Women in Business
Sample curriculum
BUAD110
| Basics of Business |
| ECON101 | Introduction to Microeconomics
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| ECON103 | Introduction to Macroeconomics
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| ENGL110 | First-Year Writing
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| EVNT215 | Event, Meeting, and Convention Management
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| HOSP180 | Introduction to Hospitality
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HOSP187
| Hospitality Business Computing |
HOSP201
| Food Safety & Sanitation |
HOSP211
| Food Principles Lab
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| Mathematics Course |
Foreign Language Course
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| ACCT207 | Accounting I
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| HBNS200 | Nutrition Concepts
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| HOSP230/COMM212 | Executive Presentations & Professional Development or
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| HOSP321 | Quantity Food Service Management
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| HOSP325 | Restaurant Management & Quantity Foods Practicum
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| MGMT309 | Organizational Behavior
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| MKTG301 | Introduction to Marketing
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| STAT200 | Basic Statistical Practice
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University Breadth Course
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Concentration Course
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| ENGL312 | Written Communications in Business
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| FINC311 | Principles of Finance
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| HOSP380 | Management of Lodging Operations
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| HOSP382 | Managerial Accounting & Finance
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| HOSP481 | Marketing Hospitality Experiences
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| HOSP487 | Hospitality and Sport Revenue Management
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| HOSP488 | Management of Lodging Practicum
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Concentration Courses
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| HOSP445 | Management of Food & Beverage Operations
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| HOSP482 | Hospitality Business Law
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| HOSP489 | Management of Restaurant Operations Practicum
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Concentration Courses
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Elective Courses
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