Master of Science in Hotel Administration
Program Overview
This program provides a comprehensive understanding of human resource management, accounting, marketing, and service management in the hospitality industry. Students develop critical analytical skills, conduct independent research, and explore career possibilities in various hospitality sectors, including hotel management, convention management, and food service management.
Program Outline
Careers:
Career Possibilities
Examine the functions of human resource management, with special attention to strategic human resource alliances and developing trends. Apply accounting and financial information to executive decision making in the hospitality industry. Develop marketing & advertising systems for hospitality industries based on the need to create new markets and the need to respond to significant shifts in social and economic patterns. Examine service marketing and management concepts relevant to the hospitality industry and explore how these concepts can be applied to service delivery systems Examine research methods including: scientific method, literature review, sampling, statistics, research design and analytical technique. Examine mechanisms and techniques employed in the management of hotel management, convention and meetings management, casino management, or food service management. Develop critical analytical skills to assess the quality of the research and information that students will encounter in their professional lives. Conduct independent research in their major area of work on the analysis of a problem for a hospitality organization. Plan, organize, design, construct, and carry out research to help solve identified problems.
Entry Requirements:
Domestic Applicants
- A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale, or 3.00 or higher in the last two years of study.
- Note: It is preferred (not required) that applicants have a minimum of one-year of full-time work experience in a management/supervisory capacity in the hospitality industry, or three years of full-time, front-line experience.
International Applicants
- A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale, or 3.00 or higher in the last two years of study.
- International applicants must complete the requirements listed in the UNLV English Proficiency page.
- Note: It is preferred (not required) that applicants have a minimum of one-year of full-time work experience in a management/supervisory capacity in the hospitality industry, or three years of full-time, front-line experience.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
- Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by submitting a TOEFL score of 80 or higher, an IELTS score of 6.5 or higher, or a PTE Academic score of 53 or higher.
