Program Overview

Endicott’s hospitality management program explores industry fundamentals through courses in hospitality marketing and restaurant, hotel and events management, along with a series of hospitality business courses. With a liberal arts foundation and a wealth of internship experiences, your Endicott education will position you for success in this broad and exciting field.

In addition, you will have the unique opportunity to expand your focus by applying hands-on learning at Endicott’s La Chanterelle restaurant, the non-traditional classroom at the Misselwood oceanfront estate on our campus. Through applied learning, you develop interpersonal, professional, and entrepreneurial skills that prepare you for a leadership role.

Though it is not required, students may choose a concentrated field of study, with concentration options in either food & beverage entrepreneurship or hotel & resort management.

Concentrations

Hotel & Resort Management Concentration
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship Concentration

Laptop Requirements

In addition to the general laptop requirements, incoming business students have specific requirements for their program.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125

First Year - Credits: 32

  • ACC 145 - Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 123 - Solving Business Problems with Technology (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 130 - Foundations of Business (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 200 - Marketing (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
  • ECN 210 - The Economics of Business (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies Global Issues General Elective
  • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 110 - Service Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 140 - Culinary Arts Operations (Cr: 3)
  • INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)

Second Year - Credits: 32

  • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • Individual & Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 325 - Operations Management (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 333 - Design Thinking (Cr: 3)
  • INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
  • HTM 108 - Rooms Division Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 202 - Foundations of Hospitality Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 255 - Fundamentals of Events (Cr: 3)
  • MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement 

Third Year - Credits: 31

  • Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr. 3-4)
  • Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr:3)
  • General Education Elective (Cr:3)
  • Hospitality Elective (Cr: 6)
  • BUS 305 - Human Resource Management (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  • BUS 415 - Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

  • Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)
  • General Education Elective, 200+ level (Cr. 6)
  • BUS 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
    Or
  • BUS 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 415 - Hospitality Strategic Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
  • HTM 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)

Hospitality Management Electives (Must Choose 2)

  • HTM 203 - Event Design Theory (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 210 - Hotel Operations Practicum (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 211 - Lodging Operations (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 213 - Hospitality Sales and Marketing (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 214 - Sustainable Tourism (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 215 - Hospitality Purchasing and Cost Control (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 216 - Alchemy of Baking (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 250 - Food and Beverage Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 305 - Contemporary Restaurant Concepts and Operations (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 315 - The History and Appreciation of Wine (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 318 - Events Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 320 - The Cultural History of Food (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 321 - Rituals & Traditions in Events (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 330 - Hospitality Facilities Design (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 335 - Hotel Revenue Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 340 - Hotel Asset Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 350 - Resort Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 355 - Casino Operations (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 365 - International Hospitality Management (Cr: 3)
  • HTM 400 - Contemporary Issues in Hospitality (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the hospitality management program, students will:

  • Develop strong interpersonal and communication skills associated with customer negotiation and active listening within the discipline of Hospitality Management.
  • Communicate effectively in written form within the discipline of Hospitality Management.
  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage within the discipline of Hospitality Management.
  • Interpret and apply a range of essential financial and strategic planning practices within the discipline of Hospitality Management.

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Accreditation

Endicott’s Hospitality Management program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).

La Chanterelle

La Chanterelle, the non-traditional classroom, is a student-operated fine dining restaurant in the renowned Misselwood ocean front estate on our campus. As a student in the School of Hospitality Management, you will acquire skills here fundamental to the industry while gaining valuable work experience for your resume.

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  • Internship Sites

    Puma
    Wells Fargo
    IBM
    The Kraft Group
    Disney College Program
    Aramark at Fenway Park

  • Employers

    PwC
    Amazon
    Four Seasons
    John Hancock
    Merrill Lynch

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