With on campus and online options, Hospitality and Tourism Management prepares students for a variety of management positions in the hotel, restaurant, meeting, travel, tourism, attractions, craft beverage, esports, and experience management fields. Students will complete required courses to gain a broad foundation in hospitality and tourism management as well as select elective courses to specialize in a segment of the industry. Elective courses include hotel and lodging operations management, destination management, sustainable food and beverage, revenue management, event planning, wine appreciation, and attraction management.
You will have the opportunity to study a wide variety of topics that help prepare you for employment in multiple areas of the hospitality and tourism industry, including hotel and lodging management, restaurant management, destination management, food and beverage management, revenue management, event planning, and wine and craft beverage administration.
There are many networking opportunities with employers through guest speakers and student organizations (e.g., the Hospitality and Tourism Student Group). The Hospitality and Tourism Management program has partnerships with many local and global organizations including Proximity Hotel, O. Henry Hotel, Marriott Hotels, GIA restaurant, Guilford County Hotel Association, and the Piedmont Triad Destination Marketing Organization. Multiple alumni own local businesses or have key management roles in many local businesses.