Program Overview

Hospitality Management Certificate

Program Type

• Graduate Academic Certificate

Format

• On Campus
• Online

Estimated Time to Complete

• 1 year

Credit Hours

• 12

The Graduate Academic Certificate in Hospitality Management provides professionals with a bachelor's degree a path to increase their knowledge in hospitality management to meet professional or academic credentials. It allows those with a graduate degree the ability to add specific academic knowledge for credentials related to teaching in higher education.

Purpose

The purpose of the 12-hour graduate academic certificate is to offer professionals in hospitality, tourism or other allied industries the opportunity to build skills and knowledge in critical analysis and subject content.

Courses

Courses are taught by knowledgeable and supportive faculty members who are actively involved in research involving hospitality operations, legal and regulatory aspects, marketing of hospitality services, sustainability, curriculum development, information technology and global consumer issues impacting the hospitality industry.

Requirements

After being advised by a graduate coordinator, you will complete 12 hours of content-based courses in your area of specialization. All 12 hours must be completed through UNT and with CMHT (CMHT and HMGT) courses. All certificates may be completed with 100% online courses. Some certificate programs have resident campus course options.

Highlights

• As a graduate student, you can take advantage of networking and job opportunities with an active industry board of governors, an extensive annual Hospitality Career Expo and other professional events.
• You have a total of four years to complete the graduate academic certificate.
• Certificate students who choose to continue in a graduate degree program are required to meet all the admission requirements, including GPA, and prerequisites of students seeking a degree in CMHT. Satisfactory work (minimum of a B grade) on graduate courses may be applied to a 36-hour degree upon advisement of the graduate coordinator.

Courses You Could Take

• Hotel and Restaurant Operations Theory and Analysis (3 hrs)
• Promotional Strategies (3 hrs)
• Service Excellence (3 hrs)
• Restaurant Development (3 hrs)

Research Areas

• Changing demographics of the workforce and consumers
• Emphasis on technology and quality management
• Entrepreneurship and restaurant development from concept to operation
• Impact of tourism on the global economy
• Legal requirements in lodging and restaurant management
• Maximizing human resources and industry profits

Department

• Department of Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management
• College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism

Location

• Chilton Hall, Room 331
• 1155 Union Circle, Denton, Texas