Another Graduate-Education Model

Abstract

Master's-level hospitality education must provide students with general business knowledge and skills in addition to hospitality-specific knowledge. Then, as managers advance, they'll already have the knowledge and skills to function successfully (versus just the hands-on skills). The master's program proposed in this article is patterned after M.B.A. programs, and includes core requirements (as necessary), industry competencies, and general-management competencies. This model specifically requires course work in business ethics, properties management, research methods, organizational behavior, and accounting.