Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (BHM)

The on-campus and online Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management Degree prepares you for advanced positions in the hospitality industry and equips you with greater potential for upward mobility.

A career within the hospitality industry offers an array of different employment opportunities, having more managerial roles available than any other industry in the U.S. From small, privately owned restaurants to large, federally controlled establishments; from stand-alone motels to international hotel chains; from healthcare to prisons; hundreds of thousands of career opportunities await qualified candidates!

Program Highlights and Locations

• Sullivan University's College of Hospitality Studies is ranked among the top 1% of culinary schools in the U.S., landing in the top 10.
• Faculty are recognized leaders and authors within the hospitality industry.
• Small classes allow more focused attention from instructors.
• The degree programs are reasonably short with only essential class subjects being taught.
• The opportunity to attain externally certified and recognized industry certificates, diplomas, and certifications that are embedded in our degree programs.

Locations

• Louisville Campus
• Lexington Campus
• Online
• Learning Center - Louisa

What qualities should a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management student have?

Students interested in making it in any type of food and beverage operation in the hospitality profession should have a keen interest in logistics, customer service, and most importantly, all aspects of the production and service of quality and satisfying food and beverage.

You should have the capability to lead with good organizational skills, form teams efficiently, and realize your most precious resource and the most difficult to manage is your human resource. There is a need to be fair, respectful, and acknowledge differences between individuals.

Courses

• Human Resources Development in the Hospitality Industry
• Principles of Hospitality Management
• General Education Elective
• Quality Service Management in the Hospitality Industry
• International Travel and Tourism
• Senior Seminar in Hospitality Administration
• Marketing Hospitality Services
• Hospitality Industry Entrepreneurship
• Principles of Accounting I
• Principles of Accounting II
• Principles of Accounting III
• Cost Accounting
• Introduction to Business Law and Ethics
• Principles of Conflict Management
• Managing Diversity
• The Manager as Negotiator
• Restorative Justice Philosophy and Process
• Computer Applications I
• Financial Management
• Information Systems for Managers
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• College Mathematics
• Advanced Writing
• Essential Strategies for Applied Communications (ESAC)
• College Algebra
• Introduction to Statistics
• Composition II
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
• Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective
• Free Electives
• Composition I

Total Credit Hours: 180

Length: 48 months, 36 months accelerated

Time length for program completion will vary depending upon the number of courses taken per term, developmental courses when required, transfer credit accepted, lack of continuous enrollment, etc.

Important note: If the associate degree or other transfer credit does not include the prerequisite courses for the required courses listed, those classes must also be completed for the bachelor's degree.

Objectives

You will gain a thorough understanding of industry requirements and the varied aspects required of a manager in any hospitality situation or position.