Program Overview

Hospitality Management (AAS)

The NYU SPS Tisch Center of Hospitality and the NYU SPS Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies jointly offer an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Hospitality Management program. The goal of this program is to prepare students with high school degrees for thriving careers in a range of hospitality and tourism professions: examples include event management and hospitality sales and marketing. This program provides a transformative, real-world-based education that offers access to institutions of higher learning and enables students who have graduated from high school to pursue careers in hospitality management and advance to supervisor and middle manager job positions.

Program Description

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in hospitality management, including courses in hospitality operations, sales and marketing, management, leadership, communications, and planning.

Admission Requirements

Admission to undergraduate programs in the NYU School of Professional Studies Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies (DAUS) requires completion of a high school diploma or GED. Admissions decisions are made through a holistic review process.

Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 60 credits, including:

• Liberal Arts Core:
  • Writing as Inquiry: 4 credits
  • Data and Discovery: 4 credits
  • Ideas in the World: 4 credits
  • Scientific Inquiry: 4 credits
  • Critical Thinking and Communications: 4 credits
• Professional Core:
  • Introduction to Hospitality: 3 credits
  • Hospitality & Tourism Sales & Marketing: 3 credits
  • Customer Experience Management: 3 credits
  • Human Resource Management: 3 credits
  • Hotel & Tourism Accounting: 3 credits
  • Marketing of Conferences & Special Events: 3 credits
  • Marketing and Event Technologies: 3 credits
• Major Electives: 9 credits
• General Electives: 10 credits

Sample Plan of Study

The sample plan of study is as follows: 1st Semester/Term:

• Writing Workshop I: 4 credits
• Tourism Impacts and Issues: 4 credits
• Introduction to Hospitality: 3 credits
• Mathematical Reasoning: 4 credits Total Credits: 15 2nd Semester/Term:
• Critical Thinking: 4 credits
• Hospitality & Tourism Sales & Marketing: 3 credits
• Hotel & Tourism Accounting: 3 credits
• Conferences and Business Events: 3 credits
• Human Resource Management: 3 credits Total Credits: 16 3rd Semester/Term:
• Where the City Meets the Sea: 4 credits
• Marketing and Event Technologies: 3 credits
• Event Design & Production: 3 credits
• Managing Food and Beverage Operations: 3 credits
• Internship I: 1 credit Total Credits: 14 4th Semester/Term:
• Budgeting for Events: 3 credits
• Leadership in the Hospitality Industry: 3 credits
• Marketing of Conferences & Special Events: 3 credits
• Vendor Relations & Conflict Resolution: 3 credits
• Customer Experience Management: 3 credits Total Credits: 15 Total Credits: 60

Learning Outcomes

The program has the following learning outcomes:

1. Explain the size and scope of the hospitality industry, including its key sectors, impacts, terminology, and career opportunities.
2. Develop transferable business skills and attributes required of hospitality professionals, to include the areas of hospitality operations, sales and marketing, management, leadership, communications, and planning.
3. Develop strong business communication skills, including engaging and effective writing and presentation skills.
4. Develop knowledge of specialty areas in hospitality such as sales, marketing, and event technologies.

Policies

The program is governed by the policies of the School of Professional Studies and New York University. Additional academic policies can be found on the School of Professional Studies academic policy page. University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.