Hospitality management

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Hospitality management is the name given to the collegiate academic major in which students are taught the travel and tourism-related business (Bank, Consulting.

Since 1893, the École hôtelière de Lausanne is the most famous hospitality school in the world. Based in Switzerland, this legendary school currently offers various types of degrees. The primary programme, where students are educated in international hospitality management, leads to a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. Additionally, a prestigious MBA, the Master in Hospitality Administration (MHA) is offered. EHL has educated more than 25,000 hospitality industry executives who now make up a prestigious network for every member of the EHL community. In addition to this international recognition, EHL continuously broadens the scope of its academic programmes by integrating market trends and new technologies through projects done in collaboration with industry partners, applied research and consulting.

Within North America, the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University is hailed as the US leader in hospitality research and undergraduate education. The school is the only hospitality program within the Ivy League. The Hotel School (as the school is commonly known in the United States), offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree and a graduate Masters of Hospitality Management (MMH) degree. The Cornell Hotel School's curriculum highly values leadership and hands-on experience. Courses range from standard business classes such as accounting, economics, finance, and marketing, to lectures in wine tasting, beer, sustainable hotel development, etc.

For the United States, the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, published by the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, annually ranks the top hospitality management programs. These routinely include^{[citation needed]}:

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Cornell University
• University of Houston
• Florida International University
• Florida State University
• Michigan State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Central Florida
• Cal Poly Pomona
• Purdue University
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Washington State University

Johnson and Wales University, with multiple campuses around the country, focuses exclusively on hospitality management, with an emphasis on cooking and restaurant management. Lexington College in Chicago is noted for being the only hospitality management college designed exclusively for women.

[edit] Program focus

The program usually focuses on:

• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing and Information Systems
• Operations Management
• Real Estate Finance
• Revenue Management

[edit] Accrediting programs and accredited institutions

There are two major accreditation bodies for hospitality schools, the Accrediting Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA), and the Commission on Accreditation of Hospitality Management Programs (CAHM).

The UK equivalent Hospitality body including hospitality education the Hotel and Catering International Management Association (HCIMA), which is considering a new name change. Another is the British Hospitality Association (BHA).

ACPHA accredited institutions include:

• Ashland University
• Bethune-Cookman College
• University at Buffalo - The State University of New York
• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
• Delaware State University
• Georgia State University
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Iowa State University
• Kansas State University
• Kent State University
• Mercyhurst College
• Missouri State University
• New York City College of Technology
• Niagara University
• North Dakota State University
• Northern Arizona University
• Oklahoma State University
• Purdue University
• Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
• Southern New Hampshire University
• Texas Tech University
• University of Massachusetts at Amherst
• University of Central Florida
• University of Hawaii at Manoa
• University of Missouri - Columbia
• University of New Hampshire
• University of New Orleans
• University of North Texas
• University of South Carolina
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Virginia State University
• Widener University

CAHM accredited institutions include:

• Columbus State Community College
• Community College of Southern Nevada
• Cuyahoga Community College
• Faulkner State College
• Florida Community College at Jacksonville
• Horry Georgetown
• Ivy Tech State College-Central Indiana
• Kapi'olani Community College
• Parkland Community College
• Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Sinclair Community College
• Trident Technical College

A number of highly ranked hospitality programs are not accredited by either program. These include:

• Cornell University
• Culinary Institute of America
• University of Denver
• Drexel University
• Florida International University
• Florida State University
• University of Houston
• Michigan State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Washington State University
• University of Wisconsin-Stout

As well as American and Swiss hotel schools (such as EHL) offering Hospitality Management, a number of UK universities offer the course including:

• University of Portsmouth, Hampshire
• Sheffield Hallam University, South Yorkshire
• University of Brighton (Eastbourne campus), West Sussex
• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC)
• Oxford Brookes University, Oxfordshire
• Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• Napier University, Edinburgh
• University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
• Thames Valley University Ealing, London
• London South Bank University, London
• London Metropolitan University
• University of Surrey, Guildford
• University Of Plymouth Devon
• Bournemouth University, Dorset
• Manchester Metropolitan University, Lancashire
• University of Worcester, Worcestershire
• University of Gloucestershire (Cheltenham campus)

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