Certificate Event and Meeting Management

The Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree is broad-based in design and includes studies in hotel administration, restaurant management, and culinary management. This four-year program prepares students for positions in hotels, restaurants, convention bureaus, resorts and other hospitality and recreational facilities. Our students select a concentration in hotel & event management or/and culinary management as part of their degree. All two concentrations provide ample opportunity for the hospitality professionals of tomorrow to build upon their leadership and management abilities, critical thinking skills, problem solving techniques, strong financial analysis skills and customer awareness.

The Hotel & Event Management concentration focuses on contemporary issues related to strategic management in the hotel and event industry. Students are prepared for employment in management trainee and supervisory positions at hotels, public institutions and private clubs, entertainment venue manager, wedding sales manager, convention and meeting manager, event manager, etc., with the opportunity for advancement to upper-level management positions.

The Culinary Management concentration prepares graduates for positions as supervising chefs in hotels, restaurants, clubs and resorts, cafes and eateries, hospitals, catering companies, and more. This concentration will allow students with a passion for culinary arts to obtain a baccalaureate degree and advance professionally in the future

Majors in Hospitality Management must have a grade point average of 2.50 in all major course work taken at SMSU and an overall GPA in major course work including courses transferred from other institutions. Any exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the faculty of the Hospitality Management program.