Welcome to the Department of Hospitality Management website. Our program, established in 1987, is now the largest hospitality department of its kind in North Carolina and one of the largest in the southeastern United States. We offer an undergraduate degree with 3 distinct concentrations, (food and beverage management, lodging management, and meeting and convention management), a minor and a MBA with the Hospitality Management option in only five years.
MBA with a Certificate in Hospitality Management
Full MBA curriculum and a four course series in HMGT
Offered on campus and through distance eductaion
• The Department of Hospitality Management was established as a program in 1987 and is now the largest hospitality department of its kind in North Carolina and one of the largest in the Southeastern United States. Enrollment is over 450 students. • Students can complete both the BS in Hospitality Management and the MBA with the Hospitality Management Option in only five years. • The BS degree in Hospitality Management is offered via distance learning. • Students can concentrate in food and beverage management, lodging management and meeting and convention management. • .
Career Opportunities • Hotels, Resorts, Food Service • Convention and Meeting Planners • Tourist Attractions • Clubs, Conference Centers • Theme Parks, Event Management
Faculty The Hospitality Management faculty at ECU are one of the most diverse faculty within any hospitality management program in the country. They not only have terminal degrees from highly respected universities but also experience working in foodservice, lodging, tourism, and club management.
Dr. Robert M. O’Halloran, Chair Dr. Alleah Crawford Dr. Jacqui de Chabert-Rios Dr. Cynthia S. Deale Dr. David Edgell Dr. Dori Finley Dr. George Fenich Dr. Kathryn Hashimoto Dr. David Rivera Dr. Mel Weber
The program is offered full time on campus and through distance education
ECU’s Hospitality Management students have significant work experience. All students are required to complete externships during their sophomore year and to complete a management internship in the industry before their senior year. • In addition to rigorous academics students receive a variety of applied experiences in the program. In addition to site visits across the state and region many students attend the National Restaurant Show, the International Hotel Show, and the National Society for Minorities in Hospitality annual conference and others.
Program Profile Bachelor of Science (BS); major in Hospitality Management • Three 15 credit hour tracks are offered within the BS degree; Food and beverage; Lodging; and, Conventions and events planning. These areas of concentration are in addition to a 45-hour core hospitality curriculum and a 24-hour minor in business