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Hospitality Business Management

College of Business

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	Hospitality Business Management (formerly Hotel and Restaurant Administration)
	Requirements and Core Courses
	Careers in Hospitality Business Management
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	Scholarships and Financial Aid
	Campus Organizations and Activities
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Hospitality Business Management (formerly Hotel and Restaurant Administration)

Hospitality business management focuses on management operations in the hospitality field, lodging, tourism, and food and beverage businesses. Students in this business option are taught theoretical and applied methods, interpersonal skills, leadership aptitude, and teamwork strategies. • Offered at WSU: Bachelor of arts, minor, master of business administration specialization • Available at: Pullman

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Requirements and Core Courses

—Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Business Management REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING PROGRAM • After taking 60 credit hours, completing 10 specified required courses (EconS 101 & 102, Engl 101, Acctg 230 and 231, B Law 210, MgtOp 215, Math 201 and 202/205, MIS 250), earning a "C" or higher grade in each, and obtaining a 2.5 cumulative GPA, students can certify in HBM. • NOTE: Certification is required for enrollment in all 300- and 400-level business and hospitality courses. REQUIRED BUSINESS COURSES FOR HBM MAJORS In addition to University general education requirements, students must take the following courses: Econ 101—Fundamentals of Microeconomics Econ 102—Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Engl 101—Introduction to Writing Acctg 230—Introduction to Financial Accounting Acctg 231—Introduction to Managerial Accounting B Law 210—Law and the Legal Environment of Business MgtOp 215—Statistics Math 201—Intro to Finite Math for Business and Economics Math 202—Intro to Math Analysis for Business and Economics         or 205—Statistical Thinking MIS 250—Managing Information Technology Fin 325—Finance Econ 301—Theory of the Firm and Market Policy      or 350—Labor Economics and Problems      or 450—Collective Bargaining MgtOp 301—Principles of Management and Organization Mktg 360—Marketing Engl 402—Technical and Professional Writing      or 403—Technical and Professional Writing ESL MgtOp 450—Personnel and Human Resources Management Any [C] class from ComSt or H D Any 3-credit Pol S class Any [D, S] class from Soc or Psych REQUIRED HBM COURSES HBM 158—Basic Restaurant Operation and Service HBM 181—Introduction HBM 182—Introduction to Industry Experience HBM 280—Lodging Systems HBM 320—Industry Experience HBM 358—Foodservice Systems and Control HBM 381—Hospitality Management and Organization HBM 480—Marketing Strategy and Development HBM 491—Operational Analysis HBM 495—Case Studies and Research HBM electives—6 credits The school also requires 1,000 hours of hospitality related work experience to graduate. WSU students strengthen their resumes with paid experience on campus, close to home, across the nation, and around the world. NOTE: Students should consult the University's General Catalog for course planning and must meet course requirements as outlined in the catalog to graduate.

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Careers in Hospitality Business Management

A degree in hospitality business management can lead to roles in managing top restaurants, hotel departments, convention centers, sports facilities, entertainment services, and vacation centers. Other potential hospitality careers for graduates include purchasing, publicity, hiring and training employees, organizing catering, and forecasting facility profits. Students could also become entrepreneurs and operate their own franchise eatery or hotel.

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Salaries

Many well-experienced graduates who become top executives or business owners earn six-digit incomes. An average starting salary during the brief training period just out of college might be around $34,000, increasing to $35,000–44,000 after completing training. Starting salaries are highest in the Midwest and on the East Coast and slightly lower in the Rocky Mountain and Northwest states.

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Scholarships and Financial Aid

During 2000-01, WSU’s School of Hospitality Business Management awarded nearly $30,000 to 30 of its students from more than a dozen different scholarship funds created by alumni and industry friends of the program. Several awards from the hospitality industry are also available to HBM students. Additional scholarships are available through the College of Business. You may also qualify for other WSU scholarships, as well as federal or state financial aid. For more on the full range of financial help available to you, visit the Costs and Financial Aid link at left.

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Campus Organizations and Activities

WSU has an active hospitality club: Sigma Iota. Students in this club share mutual interests, connect with alumni and industry guests, gain leadership experience, and get help in finding internship and career placements.

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Contact Information

School of Hospitality Business Management

College of Business Washington State University Todd Hall, Room 470 PO Box 644742 Pullman, WA 99164-4742 Phone: 800-239-4095 or 509-335-5766 Fax: 509-335-3857

shbm@wsu.edu

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Strengths of the Program

• WSU's hospitality school is consistently ranked among the top 10 in the U.S.
• Attend the only four-year hospitality baccalaureate program in the United States that offers a degree program in Europe (in Brig, Switzerland).
• WSU's School of Hospitality Business Management is No. 1 in the nation for providing career services assistance to its students as they seek internships and jobs.
• More than 85 percent of degree holders accept career offers before graduating.
• Taco Bell and the late Ivar B. Haglund (of Ivar's restaurants) have created two distinguished professorships to attract and retain top faculty.
• Gain front- and back-of-the-house management skills.
• Learn cuisine creation in a fully equipped commercial kitchen.
• All of the program's courses are taught in a state-of-the-art building with classrooms featuring Internet connections and the latest audiovisual technology.
• Summer programs in Italy and Thailand.

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