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Master of Science in Hospitality Business Management Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Introduction
The master’s in hospitality business management is exclusively online. It prepares you to manage current and emerging industry issues. It offers an applied curriculum that develops your skills in cutting-edge analytics and technology skills, positioning you to pursue leadership positions. It also enables you to develop a secondary focus in various areas, including finance, digital marketing, entrepreneurship, human resources, supply chain management, or data management.
- Study in a master's degree recognized by Forbes, Travel Weekly, Nation’s Restaurant News, and Corporate Travel magazines.
- Universal Best Masters Ranking recognizes our hospitality and tourism degree as the #20 Best Masters in Hospitality Management.
- Enjoy flexible study options: The master's in hospitality and tourism management may be completed on a full- or part-time basis.
These are the in-demand skills you need to succeed in today's rapidly changing hospitality and tourism industry. With a master’s in hospitality and tourism management, you’ll be prepared for multiple mid-level service management and training director positions as you create and present new hospitality and tourism services through effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication. Graduates are ready to step into multiple service management and training director positions.
RIT's Hospitality Management Degree
The master’s in hospitality business management is focused on hospitality business planning, branding, asset management, customer experience, and data analytics within a hospitality business. You will become an exceptional leader in the service industry, a corporate setting, or in post-secondary academic environments.
The curriculum is flexible and enables you to pursue additional areas of business in which you may have an interest, including finance, accounting, marketing, human resources, supply chain, MIS, or others. The program may be taken on a full- or part-time basis. The time required to earn a degree varies according to your undergraduate preparation and the number of graduate courses taken per semester.
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Scholarships and Funding
RIT awards more than $37 million in merit scholarships and assistantships to graduate students yearly. Scholarship awards range from 5% of tuition up to full tuition. Awards are based on an applicant's academic excellence. Many things are considered when awarding scholarships - undergraduate grades, graduate placement test scores, and your research and work experience all factor in.
Graduate assistantships are offered to full-time matriculated graduate students to serve as teaching, research, or administrative assistants. Graduate Assistants receive wages (determined by the department making the appointment) in exchange for work performed. Many graduate assistants also receive tuition remission (i.e., tuition support) and wages for assistantship duties.
Graduate students can be awarded both scholarships and assistantships. These funding opportunities are the same for both US and international applicants.
Optional Co-Op: cooperative education is paid work assignments with corporations and organizations around the U.S. and abroad. Co-op allows students to spend one or more semesters employed in a full-time, paid position related to their academic program before they graduate. Many students use co-op earnings to help finance their education.
Work-Study: graduate students studying full-time may apply to work part-time on campus. RIT has more than 9,000 jobs available yearly, and students typically work 10 – 20 hours per week. International students studying on an F-1 or J-1 visa may work up to 20 hours per week on campus and 40 hours during break periods.
Curriculum
Curriculum
Hospitality Business Management (capstone project option), MS degree, typical course sequence
First Year
- GRCS-701 ---- Research Methods ---- 3
- HSPT-730 ---- Strategic Hospitality & Tourism Branding ---- 3
- HSPT-740 ---- Economic Performance Analysis for Hospitality & Tourism ---- 3
- HSPT-750 ---- Strategic Processes and Assessment of Hospitality and Tourism Industries ---- 3
- SERQ-710 ---- Service Design Fundamentals ---- 3
- Electives ---- 6
- Graduate Level Business Course* ---- 3
Second Year
- HSPT-797 ---- Capstone Project in Hospitality and Tourism ---- 3
- Elective ---- 3
Total Semester Credit Hours ---- 30
Hospitality Business Management (comprehensive exam option), MS degree, typical course sequence
First Year
- GRCS-701 ---- Research Methods ---- 3
- HSPT-730 ---- Strategic Hospitality & Tourism Branding ---- 3
- HSPT-740 ---- Economic Performance Analysis for Hospitality & Tourism ---- 3
- HSPT-750 ---- Strategic Processes and Assessment of Hospitality and Tourism Industries ---- 3
- HSPT-795 ---- Comprehensive Examination ---- 0
- SERQ-710 ---- Service Design Fundamentals ---- 3
- Professional Electives ---- 15
Total Semester Credit Hours ---- 30
Hospitality Business Management (thesis option), MS degree, typical course sequence
First Year
- GRCS-701 ---- Research Methods ---- 3
- SERQ-710 ---- Service Design Fundamentals ---- 3
- HSPT-730 ---- Strategic Hospitality & Tourism Branding ---- 3
- HSPT-740 ---- Economic Performance Analysis for Hospitality & Tourism ---- 3
- HSPT-750 ---- Strategic Processes and Assessment of Hospitality and Tourism Industries ---- 3
- Electives ---- 6
- Graduate Level Business Course* ---- 3
Second Year
- HSPT-790 ---- Research Thesis ---- 6
Total Semester Credit Hours ---- 30
Career Opportunities
Typical Job Titles
- Business Development
- Customer Experience Director
- Sales and Event Manager
- Vacation Planner
- Hotel Asset Manager
- Hospitality Specialist/Consultant
- Wine/Spirits Business Manager
- Hotel/Travel/Food Columnist/Journalist/Blogger
- Destination Management Marketer
- Lecturer
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