Program Overview

Hospitality and Event Management - B.S.

Overview

Earn your bachelor's in Hospitality and Event Management and gain the business and hospitality expertise to manage hotels, resorts, restaurants, events and more. With real-world experience, industry partnerships and a supportive community, you'll learn the skills needed to succeed in this dynamic industry.

Contact Information

• Aviad Israeli, Ph.D. | |
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  • Ashtabula Campus
  • Kent Campus
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Program Delivery

• Delivery: In person
• Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

• First-line supervisors of gambling services workers
  • 16.4% much faster than the average
  • 58,000 number of jobs
  • $50,440 potential earnings
• Food service managers
  • 0.6% little or no change
  • 352,600 number of jobs
  • $56,590 potential earnings
• Gambling managers
  • 8.8% much faster than the average
  • 5,100 number of jobs
  • $75,470 potential earnings
• Lodging managers
  • -11.7% decline
  • 57,200 number of jobs
  • $56,670 potential earnings
• Meeting, convention, and event planners
  • 7.8% faster than the average
  • 138,600 number of jobs
  • $51,560 potential earnings
• Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other
  • -1.8% decline
  • 1,189,200 number of jobs
  • $116,350 potential earnings

Accreditation

Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

• First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
• First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
• International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
• Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
• Current Kent State and Transfer Students: Active Kent State students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

• ACCT 23020: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (3)
• CIS 24053: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (3)
• HEM 13022: SANITATION AND SAFETY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (3)
• HEM 13023: FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD PRODUCTION (3)
• HEM 13024: INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 20040: THE BUSINESS OF EVENT MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 23030: HOTEL OPERATIONS (3)
• HEM 23335: HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 33020: LEGAL ISSUES IN THE HOSPITALITY AND EVENT INDUSTRY (3)
• HEM 33050: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (2)
• HEM 43027: HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT: HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES (WIC) (3)
• HEM 43092: PRACTICUM IN HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (ELR) (1)
• HEM 43099: CAPSTONE: STRATEGIC HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (ELR) (2)
• HEM 43329: HOSPITALITY FINANCIAL POLICY (3)
• HEM 43388: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (3)
• HRM 34180: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3)
• MGMT 24163: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (3)
• MKTG 25010: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3)
• Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
  • ECON 22060: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) (3)
  • UC 10001: FLASHES 101 (1)
  • Mathematics Elective, choose from the following: (3)
    • MATH 10040: INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS PLUS (KMCR)
    • MATH 10041: INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR)
    • MATH 10050: QUANTITATIVE REASONING PLUS (KMCR)
    • MATH 10051: QUANTITATIVE REASONING (KMCR)
    • MATH 10675: ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS BOOST (KMCR)
    • MATH 10775: ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS PLUS (KMCR)
    • MATH 11010: ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR)
    • MATH 10772: MODELING ALGEBRA PLUS (KMCR)
    • MATH 11009: MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR)
    • MATH 10771: BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS I PLUS (KMCR)
    • MATH 14001: BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS I (KMCR)
    • MATH 11008: EXPLORATIONS IN MODERN MATHEMATICS (KMCR)
    • MATH 11012: INTUITIVE CALCULUS (KMCR)
    • MATH 11022: TRIGONOMETRY (KMCR)
    • MATH 12002: ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR)
    • MATH 12011: CALCULUS WITH PRECALCULUS I (KMCR)
    • MATH 12012: CALCULUS WITH PRECALCULUS II (KMCR)
    • MATH 14002: BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS II (KMCR)
• Kent Core Composition (6)
• Kent Core Humanities (9)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) (3)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) (6-7)
• Kent Core Additional (6)
• General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) (15)

Concentrations

• Choose from the following: (18)
  • Event Management/Food and Beverage Management
  • Event Management/Hotel and Resort Management
  • Food and Beverage Management/Hotel and Resort Management

Event Management/Food and Beverage Management Concentration Requirements

• HEM 20201: FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 33129: CATERING AND BANQUET MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 43031: LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS (3)
• HEM 43226: FOOD AND BEVERAGE COST MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 43325: HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MARKETING (3)
• SPAD 45022: EVENT PLANNING AND PRODUCTION (3)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours: (18)

Event Management/Hotel and Resort Management Concentration Requirements

• HEM 23336: CLUB MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 33129: CATERING AND BANQUET MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 33140: CONVENTION SALES AND MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 43325: HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MARKETING (3)
• HEM 43377: REVENUE MANAGEMENT (3)
• SPAD 45022: EVENT PLANNING AND PRODUCTION (3)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours: (18)

Food and Beverage Management/Hotel and Resort Management Concentration Requirements

• HEM 20201: FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 23336: CLUB MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 33140: CONVENTION SALES AND MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 43031: LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF HOSPITALITY OPERATIONS (3)
• HEM 43226: FOOD AND BEVERAGE COST MANAGEMENT (3)
• HEM 43377: REVENUE MANAGEMENT (3)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours: (18)

Progression Requirements

Students must complete 400 hours of industry experience prior to taking HEM 33050 and HEM 43092.

Graduation Requirements

• Graduation Requirements Summary
  • Minimum Major GPA: 2.250
  • Minimum Overall GPA: 2.000

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

• Semester One
  • HEM 13022: SANITATION AND SAFETY PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (3)
  • HEM 13024: INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (3)
  • UC 10001: FLASHES 101 (1)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Credit Hours: (16)
• Semester Two
  • CIS 24053: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (3)
  • HEM 13023: FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD PRODUCTION (3)
  • Mathematics Elective (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Credit Hours: (15)
• Semester Three
  • ACCT 23020: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (3)
  • ECON 22060: PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) (3)
  • HEM 23030: HOTEL OPERATIONS (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Credit Hours: (15)
• Semester Four
  • HEM 20040: THE BUSINESS OF EVENT MANAGEMENT (3)
  • MGMT 24163: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (3)
  • MKTG 25010: PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Credit Hours: (15)
• Semester Five
  • HEM 23335: HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT (3)
  • HEM 33050: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (2)
  • HRM 34180: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3)
  • Concentration Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Credit Hours: (14)
• Semester Six
  • HEM 33020: LEGAL ISSUES IN THE HOSPITALITY AND EVENT INDUSTRY (3)
  • HEM 43027: HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT: HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES (WIC) (3)
  • HEM 43388: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (3)
  • Concentration Requirement (3)
  • General Elective (3)
  • Credit Hours: (15)
• Third Summer Term
  • HEM 43092: PRACTICUM IN HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (ELR) (1)
  • Credit Hours: (1)
• Semester Seven
  • HEM 43329: HOSPITALITY FINANCIAL POLICY (3)
  • Concentration Requirements (6)
  • General Electives (6)
  • Credit Hours: (15)
• Semester Eight
  • HEM 43099: CAPSTONE: STRATEGIC HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (ELR) (2)
  • Concentration Requirements (6)
  • General Electives (6)
  • Credit Hours: (14)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours: (120)

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

• Flashes 101 (UC 10001) (1 credit hour)
• Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
• Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) (2 courses)
  • Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
• Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) (varies)
  • Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
• Kent Core (see table below) (36-37 credit hours)
• Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) (1 course)
  • Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
• Upper-Division Requirement (39 credit hours)
  • Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
• Total Credit Hour Requirement (120 credit hours)

Kent Core Requirements

• Kent Core Composition (KCMP) (6)
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) (3)
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) (9)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) (6)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) (6-7)
• Kent Core Additional (KADL) (6)
• Total Credit Hours: (36-37)

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Identify and apply the knowledge and skills necessary for hospitality and tourism operations.
2. Develop and integrate a core set of business skills necessary to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization.
3. Demonstrate competence in the communication skills necessary for hospitality and tourism management.
4. Formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management.
5. Evaluate leadership principles necessary in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry.

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