Program Overview
Prepare for a career in hotels, restaurants, resorts, tourism, events, and hospitality leadership with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Events Management from UNA. This undergraduate program helps students build the business, operations, service, technology, planning, and management skills needed to succeed in the hospitality and events industries. The BS in Hospitality and Events Management is housed in UNA’s School of the Arts through the Department of Visual Arts and Design.
Why Choose This Program?
- Prepare for a people-centered industry. Students study the hospitality industry across areas such as hotels, restaurants, clubs, cruise lines, meetings, franchises, and management contracts.
- Build practical event and hospitality management skills. Coursework includes lodging systems, tourism planning, conventions and trade shows, food and beverage operations, resort operations, security and risk management, and event planning.
- Learn in a creative, interdisciplinary college. The program is part of the School of the Arts, which includes programs across visual arts, design, culinary arts, fashion, hospitality, music, entertainment, theatre, and related fields.
Curriculum & Coursework
The BS in Hospitality and Events Management requires 120 total credit hours. Students complete general education requirements, Area V requirements, major core courses, a hospitality internship, and general electives as needed. A minor is not required for this major.
Sample Courses:
- HEM 102 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
- HEM 125 Managing Technology in Hospitality
- HEM 200 Tourism Planning and Development
- HEM 202 Lodging Systems
- HEM 203 Sustainability in Hotel, Restaurant, and Event Operations
Career Paths & Outcomes
Hospitality and Events Management graduates are prepared for careers in hotels, resorts, restaurants, tourism organizations, event venues, convention centers, meeting planning, food and beverage operations, guest services, and related hospitality businesses. Students also gain transferable skills in customer service, operations, communication, planning, technology, and management.
Common Career Paths:
- Event Planner
- Meeting or Convention Coordinator
- Hotel or Lodging Manager
- Resort operations professional
- Food and Beverage Manager
- Guest Services Manager
- Tourism coordinator
- Hospitality Operations Manager
Admissions Requirements
Admission into Hospitality and Events Management requires:
- Completion of 120 total credit hours.Student Experience
- Admission to the University of North Alabama.
- Completion of applicable undergraduate student requirements.
- Completion of general education requirements, Area V requirements, major core requirements, internship requirements, and general electives as needed.
Student Experience
Hospitality and Events Management students gain practical preparation through coursework in hospitality operations, tourism, lodging, technology, human resources, food and beverage, events, sustainability, risk management, revenue management, and internship experience. The program’s interdisciplinary setting within the Department of Visual Arts and Design also connects students to a creative academic environment that includes hospitality, culinary, fashion, art, and design-related fields.
Opportunities Include:
- Hospitality internship
- Event planning and management coursework
- Lodging and resort operations coursework
- Food and beverage operations coursework
- Tourism planning coursework
- Hospitality technology coursework
- Sustainability and risk management coursework
Meet the Faculty
Mr. Anthony Crisafulli
Department Chair; Associate Professor of Digital Media and 3-D Design
acrisafulli@una.edu
Mr. Einar Gudmundsson
Assistant Professor, Fine Dining Specialist
egudmundsson@una.edu
Ms. Laura McKee
Instructor of Fashion Merchandising
lmckee@una.edu
Ms. Kendra McLain
Assistant Professor of Interior Design
ksmclain@una.edu
Chef Prema Monteiro
Associate Professor of Hospitality Management & Culinary Arts
pmonteiro@una.edu
Dr. Johnson Ogun
Associate Professor of Culinary Arts; Director of Culinary Arts
jaogun@una.edu
Mr. Dhrumil Patel
Associate Professor of Interior Design; Interior Design Program Coordinator; HSHD Design Lab Supervisor
dpatel1@una.edu
Dr. Robert D. Young
Professor of Early Childhood Education
rdyoung@una.edu
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