Hospitality management studies

Last updated
Mateer Building- Penn State School of Hospitality Management Mateer Building- Penn State School of Hospitality Management.JPG
Mateer Building- Penn State School of Hospitality Management
Lausanne hospitality management school Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne Ecole-hoteliere-de-Lausanne -Lausanne-hospitality-management-school campus-aerial-view web.jpg
Lausanne hospitality management school Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration StatlerHotel.jpg
The Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
The University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management Rosen UCF (7981398564).jpg
The University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management and Tourism is the study of the hospitality industry. A degree in the subject may be awarded either by a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a relevant department. [1] Degrees in hospitality management may also be referred to as hotel management, hotel and tourism management, or hotel administration. Degrees conferred in this academic field include BA, Bachelor of Business Administration, BS, BASc, B.Voc, MS, MBA, Bachelor of Hospitality Management [ citation needed ]> Master of Management, PhD and short term course. Hospitality management covers hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, amusement parks, destination marketing organizations, convention centers, country clubs and many more.

Contents

Curriculum

In the US, hospitality and tourism management curricula follow similar core subject applications to that of a business degree, but with a focus on tourism development and hospitality management. Core subject areas include accounting, administration, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, human resource management, public relations, strategy, quantitative methods, and sectoral studies in the various areas of hospitality business. Some programs in India also include culinary training. [2]

Rankings of degree-granting programs

Many schools have departments that specifically give degrees in the hospitality field.

Rankings of hospitality schools by subject

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact. These results are reviewed and evaluated every year by academics and industry professionals to ensure consistent quality over time. In 2023, the results were as follows: [3]

  1. École hôtelière de Lausanne, - Lausanne, Switzerland
  2. University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Las Vegas, United States
  3. Swiss Hotel Management School - Montreux, Switzerland
  4. Les Roches International School of Hotel Management - Switzerland
  5. Glion Institute of Higher Education - Glion, Switzerland
  6. Cesar Ritz Colleges - Le Bouveret, Switzerland
  7. Hotel Institute Montreux - Montreux, Switzerland
  8. Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland - Le Bouveret, Switzerland
  9. Hotelschool The Hague - The Hague, Netherlands
  10. Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) - Macao, Macau SAR

The Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research completed an analysis of the top ten hospitality and tourism programs in the world. The results appeared as follows: [4]

  1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
  2. Cornell University, United States
  3. Michigan State University, United States
  4. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States
  5. Pennsylvania State University, United States
  6. University of Surrey, United Kingdom
  7. Virginia Tech, United States
  8. Purdue University, United States
  9. Oklahoma State University System, United States
  10. University of Central Florida, United States
  11. Washington State University, United States
  12. Texas A&M University, United States
  13. Griffith University, Australia
  14. Kansas State University, United States
  15. Iowa State University, United States

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">École hôtelière de Lausanne</span> Swiss hospitality industry-focused university

EHL Hospitality Business School, formerly known as École hôtelière de Lausanne is a hospitality management school in Switzerland. The school is often seen as one of the best of its kind in the world, training its students to obtain managerial careers in the hotel and hospitality industries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Les Roches International School of Hotel Management</span>

Les Roches is a private hospitality school owned by Eurazeo and located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swiss Education Group</span>

Swiss Education Group (SEG) AG is a network of hospitality schools that includes four schools—Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland, HIM, Swiss Hotel Management School, and César Ritz Colleges Switzerland. Its schools operate across six campuses all based in Switzerland, with a student base of more than 6,000 enrolled students from around the world. Its schools have more than 25,000 alumni representing 110 nationalities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hotel Institute Montreux</span> Private hotel school in Switzerland

HIM, formerly known as Hotel Institute Montreux, was founded in 1984 and is a private business school located in Montreux, Switzerland. The school offers a bachelor's degree program in Business Administration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute</span>

IHTTI School Of Hotel and Design Management was a hospitality management school in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. IHTTI opened in 1986 as one of Switzerland's first English speaking hotel management schools and was officially registered in the canton of Neuchâtel as a private school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swiss Hotel Management School</span>

Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) is a private hospitality management school in Montreux and Leysin, Switzerland. As a traditional hospitality school, it educates and trains students in hotel management and in the hospitality and tourism industries. The school offers one bachelor's program, two master's programs, a postgraduate diploma, and an online Executive Master of Hospitality Management.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macau University of Science and Technology</span> Comprehensive university located in Taipa, Macau

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is a private university in Taipa, Macau, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glion Institute of Higher Education</span> Private hospitality management school

The Glion Institute of Higher Education is a private hospitality management school with campuses in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is owned by Eurazeo, a private equity firm based in Paris, and it forms part of the education group Sommet Education.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cesar Ritz Colleges</span> Hospitality College in Switzerland

César Ritz Colleges Switzerland is a hospitality school with campuses in Le Bouveret and Brig, Switzerland. The school offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in partnership with Washington State University (USA) and the University of Derby (UK), and shares its campuses with sister school Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland.

The National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism is a public university located in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the only public university specializing in hospitality and tourism in Taiwan.

IMI International Management Institute, Switzerland is a private hospitality school offering programmes from Foundation level to Master of Science.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Macao University of Tourism</span> Public university in Macau

The Macao University of Tourism (UTM), formerly the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), is a public university in Macau, China. The university offers degrees in tourism, heritage and hospitality

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School</span> Private school in Australia

The Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS) is an Australian hotel management training school affiliated with the private, for-profit Torrens University Australia. The school maintains campuses in Leura, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide of Australia, as well as an overseas campus in Suzhou, China.

Les Roches Global Hospitality Education - Marbella, Spain is a satellite campus of the Swiss university Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and is located in the town of Marbella in Spain's Costa del Sol region. The campus, which focuses on luxury hotel management, was established in 1995 and offers a Bachelor of Business Administration, postgraduate degree, master's degree, and an executive master's degree in global/international hospitality management and a Master's in marketing and management for luxury tourism. In 2002, Les Roches became a member of the Laureate Education group and in 2004 became the first school in Spain to receive accreditation from the New England Association of Schools & Colleges. In 2016, Les Roches was acquired by Eurazeo and placed under the Sommet Education umbrella.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland</span> School in Switzerland, devoted to culinary studies

Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland is a culinary school located in Switzerland and a sister school of César Ritz Colleges Switzerland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Business and Hotel Management School</span> School for business and hotel management

Business & Hotel Management School (BHMS) is a private business & hospitality school in Lucerne, Switzerland established in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management</span>

The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM) in Dubai is the first and only home-grown hospitality management university in the Middle East. The university is part of the Jumeirah Group and Dubai Holding which holds hotels such as the Burj Al Arab,Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and the Madinat Jumeirah heritage and leisure complex. EAHM offers undergraduate and postgraduate levels programmes along with short courses and Executive programmes.

Eta Sigma Delta International Hospitality Management Society is an international honor society for hospitality students. The organization has about 90 chapters. The International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education administers the organization.

References

  1. ↑ "What is Hospitality management?". http://www.wisegeek.org . Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2014-08-05.{{cite journal}}: External link in |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Vegetarian Cooking Courses to be Introduced in Hotel Management Institutes | City of Jaipur". cityofjaipur.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  3. ↑ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Hospitality & Leisure Management". www.topuniversities.com. January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  4. ↑ "A World Ranking of the Top 100 Hospitality and Tourism Programs". www.sagepublications.com. 2009-10-12. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.