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Hospitality Management Major B.A.S.

The hospitality industry is one of the fastest growing in Minnesota and in the nation, and includes not only leisure-time and vacation activities, but also the work-related travel requirements of business and government employees. The travel and tourism industry includes hotels, restaurants, planned tours and cruises, casinos, theme parks, national and state parks, convention and visitor's bureaus, and many types of specialty retail shops. The goal of this program is to educate and equip students to move from entry-level to managerial and executive positions, and to build their abilities to contribute to the profitability of an organization.  

Admission Requirements

• Must have completed an approved A.A.S. degree as stipulated in the articulation agreement
• GPA of 2.5 or higher in A.A.S.
• Completion of an approved B.A.S. Degree Plan

Requirements

The degree requirements have four components:

1. General education and liberal studies courses
2. Foundation courses
3. Business core courses
4. Required courses

Students in degree programs at Metropolitan State University must complete while at the university, or transfer to the university, a number of courses to meet general education and liberal studies requirements. View General Education and Liberal Studies (GELS) for Metropolitan State University.

• MIS 100 Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations
• MATH 115 College Algebra (or higher)
• STAT 201 Statistics I
• ECON 201 Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 202 Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ACCT 210 Financial Accounting

• MKTG 300 Marketing Principles
• MGMT 310 Management Principles and Practices
• MIS 310 Principles of Management Information Systems
• FIN 390 Principles of Finance
• DSCI 434 Introduction to Operations Management

Choose one of the following:

• MGMT 490 Challenges and Choices in Small Businesss /Entrepreneurship OR
• MGMT 499 Case Studies in Strategic Management 

• MKTG 350I Internship
• MGMT 370 Hotel and Restaurant Chain Management
• MKTG 371 Travel and Tourism Marketing

Contact Information

Nancy Nentl, Associate Professor

Mail:
College of Management
Metropolitan State University
1501 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403-1897

Office:
Management Education Center
13th Street and Harmon Place
Minneapolis

Work: 612-659-7292 Fax: 612-659-7268
Email: nancy.nentl@metrostate.edu

For more information, contact the support person at 612-659-7252 or the College of Management's Advising Center at 612 659-7269.

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