Hospitality Management / Bachelor of Arts
Offered to students enrolled at the St. Augustine College location only.
Hospitality is one of the world's largest and most people-centered industries, where successful organizations are built on strong business knowledge and a commitment to service excellence. The Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management at Lewis University prepares students for leadership and management careers across the hospitality industry through a program that combines rigorous business education with specialized hospitality study.
Grounded in the College of Business, the curriculum integrates hospitality operations, guest experience design, revenue management, sustainability, and ethical decision-making with core business disciplines in finance, marketing, management, and communication. Students develop leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills needed to succeed across diverse hospitality environments.
Learning is experiential and application-focused. Courses incorporate real-world projects and industry case studies that connect classroom learning to professional practice. The program culminates in a senior capstone experience in which students analyze a real hospitality organization and develop evidence-based strategic recommendations.
Graduates are prepared for careers in hotel and resort operations, food and beverage management, event and venue management, tourism and destination management, guest experience design, hospitality sales and marketing, and related service industries.
As a graduate of the BA in Hospitality Management, you will be prepared to:
- Analyze how hospitality businesses operate and are managed across diverse environments to identify challenges and opportunities for improvement.
- Evaluate organizational performance using financial data, industry benchmarks, and key hospitality metrics to support management decision-making.
- Make hospitality management decisions that integrate sustainability and ethical responsibility into business practice.
- Design guest experiences that reflect service excellence and hospitality industry standards.
- Communicate hospitality analyses, recommendations, and strategic ideas professionally in both written and oral formats.
Academic Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ACCT 10000 | Applied Accounting for Business Professionals | 3 |
| BSAD 20000 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKTG 20000 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BSAD 25000 | Business Law 1 | 3 |
| BSAN 20000 | Accounting and Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BSAD 30000 | Strategic Business Communication | 3 |
| FINA 20000 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| ORGL 36100 | Leadership Strategies for Innovation, Influence, and Impact | 3 |
| BSAD 21000 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
| MKTG 30500 | Introduction to Digital Marketing | 3 |
| FINA 35000 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| MATH 17000 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| ECON 20000 | Basic Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PHIL 21500 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| BSAD 49800 | Applied Integrative Business Administration Capstone | 3 |
| Recommended Course | ||
| Business Fundamentals for Professionals | ||
| Major Required Courses | ||
| HOST 11000 | Introduction to Hospitality Management | 3 |
| HOST 21000 | Food and Beverage Operations Management | 3 |
| HOST 22000 | Lodging Operations and Hotel Management | 3 |
| HOST 31000 | Event Management and Operations | 3 |
| HOST 32000 | Tourism Systems and Destination Management | 3 |
| HOST 37000 | Guest Experience Design & Innovation | 3 |
| HOST 42500 | Revenue Management in the Hospitality Industry | 3 |
| HOST 43000 | Hospitality Strategy Capstone | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose One Course | 3 | |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Introduction to Business Analytics | ||
| Sustainable and Regenerative Hospitality | ||
| Hospitality Real Estate & Development | ||
| Hospitality Internship | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Design Thinking | ||
| Leadership for Service | ||
| Facility and Event Management | ||
| Total Hours | 72 | |