Begin an Exciting Career in the Diverse Service Industry with a Hospitality Management Degree
These days, people are traveling all over the globe for business, leisure, conferences, and events. Hotels and resorts need individuals with the drive to make their customers feel like they are number one. If you have the commitment to create and oversee high-quality guest experiences, then Liberty’s Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management can help you get there.
You’ll learn a wide range of skills and foundational knowledge that can assist you in a variety of hospitality areas. Hotels, resorts, and even cruise ships need professionals like you who can oversee food service operations, lodging management, and the marketing of goods and services available at the various locations where you might find yourself. Furthermore, your leadership skills will come into play when you motivate your staff to provide the best service possible for your guests.
Our experienced faculty are focused on providing you with an action-oriented curriculum. Our student-centered classes will provide you with the latest in market-driven instruction – integrated with a Christian worldview.
Award-Winning Campus
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education that equips students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence helped us rank among Niche.com’s Top 3 college campuses in America. Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Why Choose Liberty’s Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management Degree?
At Liberty, we are committed to developing individuals with the values, knowledge, and skills to make a positive impact on tomorrow’s world. Our BS in Hospitality Management can help you act as a Champion for Christ in the service industry. This hospitality degree has been designed by our Department of Sport, Event, and Tourism Management (SETM) to give you a wide range of knowledge so you can work in almost any area in the hospitality service industry.
We have partnered with local businesses to offer you the kind of experiential learning you need to be successful in the service industry. You can get practical learning in your classes as well as on-site learning with SODEXO and the Fairfield Inn. Partner with Liberty and get the interdisciplinary training you need to be successful in this exciting industry.
What is hospitality management?
Have you ever been to a luxury hotel? You enter the lobby and the smiling receptionist quickly and efficiently checks you in. You then walk through a clean, well-lit hallway to your cozy and relaxing room. Should you order room service or wander around and try the restaurant located on the hotel’s ground floor?
These are all examples of the many diverse areas that fall under hospitality management. Making sure that the hotel or resort is warm and welcoming is the first task that comes to mind when you think of this field. You can also need to make sure that the different areas of the hotel or resort are all integrated. This means keeping up with the technology that lets you efficiently manage a large operation with many moving parts such as food service, maintenance, housekeeping, sales, marketing, and more.
What Will You Learn in Our Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management Degree?
Liberty’s hospitality management degree can give you the training you need to be successful in a wide variety of areas. We can supply you with the knowledge you need to recommend strategies, processes, and solutions for hospitality organizations that are informed by research outcomes and industry best practices.
Through the courses in this program, you can learn the basic accounting and finance skills you need to run a business successfully. You can also learn the human resources skills you might need, like recruitment, motivation, development, and labor relations. Additionally, there have been many advancements in technology that are prevalent in all service industry locations. You can learn how these can help you record food costs, keep track of sales, and even manage certain properties that you may have to oversee in your career.
Being able to create a memorable guest experience is vital for success, so you can learn about a range of related topics. Guest behavior, perceptions, and satisfaction are very important. You can also learn about service compliance standards and how to bring these together to establish a service culture that can meet the needs of both the guests and your organization.
Review the Degree Completion Plan, and check out our featured courses below to learn more about what you’ll be studying!
Featured Courses
BUSI 313 – Foundations of Project Management
HGMT 200 – Introduction to Hospitality Management
HGMT 305 – Legal and Ethical Issues in Hospitality
HGMT 410 – Sales and Promotion in Hospitality Management
Conference and Event Management
Our B.S. in Hospitality Management – Conference and Event Management can help develop your project management and event planning skills for events, conferences, executive meetings, product launches, and more. Additionally, your hospitality management degree can help hone your skills so you can create memorable experiences in various service industry areas.
Career Opportunities
- Administrative services manager
- Conference coordinator
- Conference planner
- Convention service manager
- Corporate planner
- Event planner
- Hotel convention manager
- Meeting/event planner
View the Degree Completion Plan.
Highlights of Our B.S. in Hospitality Management Program
- Gain hands-on training with local service industry organizations, like SODEXO and the Fairfield Inn.
- Our professors are hospitality management professionals who have years of experience that you can learn from.
- The growing hospitality industry provides excellent career opportunities for graduates.
- Your hospitality management training will cover a wide variety of areas, offering you the most flexibility for your career path upon graduation.
- The experience you will gain in your practicum and internship can help you become successful in the field.
- Our degrees stress ethics and integrity. As a nonprofit, Christian university, we aim to help raise the next generation of hospitality industry professionals who are academically and spiritually prepared to be leaders in the service industry.
Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management Degree Information
- Residential
- 120 total credit hours
- Transfer in up to 75% of your total degree
- This program falls under the School of Business
- View the Degree Completion Plan
- Check out our course catalog
Potential Career Opportunities for Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Graduates
- Conference coordinator
- Director of marketing
- Director of sales
- Event planner
- Guest relations manager
- Hospitality manager
- Restaurant manager
Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees
Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:
- Admission application
- Official high school transcripts
- Official college transcripts (if applicable)
- Results from the CLT, SAT, or ACT are not required for admission, but may be used in consideration for merit-based aid.
- Admission essay
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
