Strayer University offers students a quality education that's affordable, convenient, and supportive. Our flexible academic programs make it possible for you to earn a competitive MBA or your associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree on your schedule, without interrupting your personal or professional life. Established in 1892, Strayer University was designed to meet the educational needs of working adult students. To do this, we offer flexible class formats that allow you to balance a college education with your other responsibilities. Our programs include accounting, business, criminal justice, information systems, management, public administration, health services administration, and education.

Bachelor of Business Administration - Hospitality and Tourism Management

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) prepares graduates for a wide range of managerial positions in government, business, and non-profit organizations. Business administration students acquire fundamental as well as professional and practical skills in all phases of business, including problem-solving and decision-making. The BBA program offers area concentrations that enable students to tailor their degrees to their career and educational goals. Specializations are available in:

Associate of Science in Business Administration - Hospitality Management

The Associate of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Hospitality Management is designed to prepare students for entry-level and first-tier management employment within the hospitality industry. While developing critical skills specifically oriented towards hospitality, the focus of the program is to develop a specific understanding of the industry. Students will learn about operations and management skills that can prepare them for entry-level management positions in hotels, restaurants, clubs, timeshare operations, contract management, extended living properties, catering, beverage management, amusement management, cruise-line management, and gaming operations. Students completing this program can enter into a career within an industry which is one of the leading industries world-wide in regards to economic growth and employment.

Bachelor in Business Administration - Hospitality Management

Growing business travel as well as improved domestic and foreign tourism is increasing the demand for lodging, event and food service managers. You'll be prepared to oversee the everyday operations of full-service and luxury resort hotels, banquet facilities and gaming venues or manage specialty departments that contract food, meeting and recreational services for schools, businesses and healthcare organizations with a specialization in hospitality management. Launch your business career in any number of exciting hospitality and tourism settings. 

BA/Business Administration - Hospitality Management

Gain the technical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and the ability to communicate ideas in a collaborative environment. You'll come to understand the relationships between marketing, accounting, quantitative theory, economic principles, and financial, human, and organizational management while you pursue your Business Administration degree. You will possess a practical understanding of these ideas and other important business concepts and skills upon graduation. You will be prepared to follow a path to graduate school and a master's degree that can help you exceed your personal and professional goals. Transfer up to 99 credits toward your Bachelor's Degree and accelerate your degree completion. You may personalize your Business Administration coursework with 12 semester credits of previously completed transfer coursework in Hospitality Management. Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (BABA) in Hospitality Management degree from Ashford University and increase your critical thinking, project management and leadership skills. 

Associate of Arts in Hospitality

The Associate of Arts in Hospitality provides students a general basis in fundamental restaurant operations.  Students are exposed to several facets of this challenging career including food service sanitation, purchasing and storage, food preparation, sales and marketing, and legal aspects and insurance.

Associate of Arts in Hospitality

The Associate of Arts in Hospitality provides students a general basis in fundamental restaurant operations. Students are exposed to several facets of this challenging career including food service sanitation, purchasing and storage, food preparation, marketing and sales, and legal aspects and insurance.

MS in Hospitality Management - Gaming and Casino Management

Drexel's MS in Hospitality Management provides you with the skills needed to advance in the hospitality industry, in a convenient online format. Students can select a concentration in Gaming and Casino Management. A Master of Science degree in Hospitality Management will qualify graduates to be key decision makers in the hospitality industry. Graduates of the program will be sought after by some of the most well-known names in the hospitality and tourism industries and will be prepared to meet real world challenges. Courses in this concentration include Destination and Resort Management, Gaming Information Systems, Casino Marketing, Casino Security, Casino Financial Analysis, Current Issues in Gaming and Tribal Gaming Management. Drexel University has a technological  and professional emphasis as well as a track record of supporting the relationship between academics and industry. Career paths include strategic development for online distribution of travel services, senior management of hotels and resorts, convention services, business ownership, and real estate development projects. 45 credits are required to complete this program. 

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Hospitality Management

The Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management degree is designed particularly for those who are employed and wish to continue their formal education to open doors for future advancement. All junior and senior hospitality core courses are available over the Internet. Associate degree graduates from other accredited culinary or hospitality training institutions are also eligible for junior level status. This program prepares graduates for advanced positions in the hospitality industry and equips them with greater potential for upward mobility.  An Associate degree is required in a hospitality major for admission at the junior level. These include either Hotel & Restaurant Management, Travel & Tourism, Baking & Pastry Arts, Professional Catering, Culinary Arts or similar degree. You may enroll in Sullivan University eLearning's Associate of Science in Beverage Management to directly transition into the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management if you do not have such a degree.

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Hospitality Management

The mission of the BA degree in Hospitality Management is to allow students to build on a core of knowledge gained through the associate degree in hotel and restaurant management, culinary arts, baking and pastry arts or its equivalent to develop the management skills needed for successful operation of a hospitality-related business. The online program has been structured to provide one-on-one communication with your instructor. In addition, students work with their peers online in a collaborative fashion to complete projects. This type of interaction has been shown to be an effective adult learning method. This program includes core hospitality requirements, elective requirements, and general education requirements. Core requirements include Hospitality Marketing, Beverage Operations Management, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Food and Beverage Controls, Hospitality Law, Financial Analysis of the Hospitality Industry, Human Resource Management, Security and Loss Prevention, Hospitality Senior Project or Hospitality Facilities Design, and Hospitality Facilities Management. The total requirement is 180 quarter credits. You can complete your degree anywhere, anytime using Stratford's state-of-the-art distance education platform. 

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management

The program integrates courses in hospitality and tourism, business, the humanities, and physical and social sciences. You'll get the skills and expertise you need to excel in a marketing, management or operations position in the hospitality industry. Get your Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management online from the University of Massachusetts and open the door to a rewarding career in hotel, restaurant or resort management. 

Bachelor of Business Adminstration in Tourism and Hospitality Management

The purpose of the "Tourism and Hospitality Management" (THM) programis to provide students with the knowledge, values, skills, and strategic perspectives essential to obtaining leadership roles in the hospitality service professions. The THM major is designed to prepare undergraduate students for management careers in the tourism and hospitality industries. Students will study the core courses required of all students pursuing a Bachelors of Business Administration degree. Graduates from this major will be well prepared to assume managerial roles in these industries. 

Bachelor of Science - Hotel and Restaurant Management

The Hotel and Restaurant Management program will develop your understanding of both front room and front office procedures, enhanced by a working knowledge of the kitchen preparation process and other essential behind-the-scenes operations. The strength of the Hotel and Restaurant Management program lies in combining business management with culinary appreciation. The program highlights topics such as the history and study of specific cuisines  preferred serving protocols, elements of food display and plate presentation, as well as buffet organization methods. In the Hotel and Restaurant Management program, you will develop a keen understanding of the skills necessary to run a successful hotel and food service enterprise. You will also gain comprehensive training in the hospitality arena, develop quick and effective decision-making skills and enhance your human relations ability. Hotel and restaurant managers make purchasing and staffing decisions and manage a variety of personnel such as cooks, conciergess and housekeeper.

Hotel/Restaurant Management

The Penn Foster Hotel/Restaurant Manager program can give you a real advantage over others. As a Hotel/Restaurant Managers you can work in bed and breakfasts, restaurants, or even manage franchises for major hotel chains. You might be assigned to organize a newly built or purchased facility, or to reorganize an existing one. The more people travel, the greater the need for Hotel/Restaurant Managers. Employers are putting more emphasis on specialized training as operations become more complex. Managers determine room rates, oversee restaurant operations, and supervise the staff. The Penn Foster Career Diploma Program can help you learn the skills and gain the confidence that comes with doing important work and doing it well. The Hotel/Restaurant Management program includes the lessons, textbooks, and learning aids you need to complete your program along with toll-free instructional support and access to student services by email, phone, and mail.

Hotel and Restaurant Management

There are an abundance of opportunities to build a rewarding career with the hospitality and tourism industries employing millions of people worldwide. Your Allied training will cover the key concepts, procedures and terms you need to know to oversee the operations of a hotel or restaurant. You'll be ready to provide superior service in a number of settings as you effectively lead a team of people from customer service and staffing to finance and accounting.

Introduction to the Spa Industry, Services, and Treatments course

This course is part of the Spa and Hospitality Management certificate program. This course provides an overview of the evolution of the spa industry from ancient civilizations to new frontiers of convergence integrating spas, medicine, healthcare and hospitality. Beginning with influences of spa traditions from ancient India, China, Europe, Japan and the Middle East, the industry is tracked through present day business and marketing models with an overview of services, treatments, products and equipment. Discussion on spa treatments will include topics on massage, cosmetic surgery, dermatology, skin care, chiropractic, nutrition, ayurvedic, hydrotherapies, Chinese medicine, reflexology, aromatherapy, homeopathy and herbology. Other topics include: definition and market segmentation of spa categories including day, medical, resort, destination, hospital, lifestyle management programs and wellness centers. Courses also qualify for transfer credit toward a bachelor’s degree at our partner universities.

Public Relations in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry (HOS 4535) - Self-Paced

Public Relations in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry deals with the many issues impacting the management of large and small conventions, meetings, and events. Topics include program planning and budgeting, meeting site selection, legal issues and insurance problems, housing, transportation, food and beverage arrangements, audiovisual services, and exposition management.