Study hospitality in an industry hub

Our Hospitality Leadership program will prepare you for a management career in a variety of hospitality industry segments, including hotels, restaurants, private clubs, meetings and events. Hospitality majors here benefit from a program that balances hospitality leadership courses with core business curriculum.

As a hospitality major, you’ll have access to the school’s J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Center for Student Development and Engagement. This center connects you with industry leaders, school alumni and students, and offers you highly-specialized career preparation and leadership development. The center is also available as a resource to help you successfully complete two internships, which are a requirement of the Hospitality Leadership program.

Located on DePaul’s Loop Campus in downtown Chicago, the School of Hospitality Leadership was recently named the most recognized hospitality program in Illinois in a recent Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education study.

Classes

Coursework

• Club Management
• Event Sales and Service
• Food Service Management
• Global Distribution System
• Hospitality Service and Experience Management
• Hospitality Strategy
• Lodging Property Management

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

• Minor offered
• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Food and Beverage Management
• Hotel Operations
• Meeting, Convention, and Event Planning and Delivery
• Private Club Operations and Administration

More career info

95%

of Hospitality Leadership graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduation.

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

In addition to HSP 303 and HSP 304  in the Liberal Studies Program, a student majoring in Hospitality Leadership is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 46.0 hours:

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
HSP 100	INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY	4
HSP 200	HOSPITALITY SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT	4
HSP 203	HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP & SELF DEVELOPMENT	2
HSP 204	HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP & TEAMS	2
HSP 208	MANAGING PEOPLE & THE CHICAGO UNION ENVIRONMENT	2
HSP 209	HOSPITALITY ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS	4
HSP 250	MANAGING YOUR HOSPITALITY CAREER	2
HSP 301	LEADERSHIP SPEAKER SERIES I (Taken Pass/Fail)	1
HSP 302	LEADERSHIP SPEAKER SERIES II (Taken Pass/Fail)	1
HSP 330	RESTAURANT OPERATIONS	4
HSP 340	LODGING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT	4
HSP 350	EVENT PLANNING	4
MGT 314	BUSINESS ANALYTICS FOUNDATION TOOLS	4
Select two elective courses from the following:		8
HSP 207	HOSPITALITY LAW, ETHICS & RISK
HSP 320	PRIVATE CLUB MANAGEMENT
HSP 321	FOOD PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
HSP 322	QUANTITY FOODSERVICE MANAGEMENT
HSP 323	ADVANCED PRIVATE CLUB MANAGEMENT
HSP 331	FOODSERVICE PURCHASING
HSP 332	BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT
HSP 333	INTERNATIONAL WINE EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT
HSP 341	RESORT & SPA MANAGEMENT
HSP 342	TIME SHARE MANAGEMENT
HSP 343	CASINO MANAGEMENT
HSP 351	EVENT TOURISM
HSP 352	EVENT PRODUCTION
HSP 353	EVENT SALES, SERVICE & PROMOTION
HSP 355	ADVANCED EVENT MANAGEMENT
HSP 362	REVENUE, PRICING & DISTRIBUTION
HSP 372	BRANDING & CUSTOMER LOYALTY
HSP 386	HOSPITALITY ACCOUNTING I: REVENUES & EXPENSES
HSP 398	SPECIAL TOPICS IN HOSPITALITY (multiple topics may be used)
HSP 399	INDEPENDENT STUDY
ICS 350	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR (Hospitality-led programs only)
ICS 396	HOSPITALITY STRATEGY

Open Electives

Open elective credit (14.0 hours) is needed to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

Experiential Learning

Hospitality Leadership majors must complete HSP 303 and HSP 304. The completed sequence satisfies the requirement for Experiential Learning in the Liberal Studies Program (or University Honors Program) Requirements.

Career Management Course

Students are required to complete the Career Course (250) associated with the major. Students who double major may choose the Career Course (250) associated with either major provided that hours for graduation are satisfied?. Students should take the Career Course as soon as possible.

Global Business Perspective

If an ICS or HSP course is shared between Global Business Perspective and the Hospitality major, additional hours of Open Elective credit are required?.?? Any ICS or HSP course must be passed with C- or higher.

Combined Bachelor’s + Master’s Program Participants

Students admitted to the Hospitality Leadership and Operational Performance Combined Bachelor’s + Master’s program may apply approved graduate course(s) towards undergraduate Hospitality Leadership major electives.

Graduation Requirements

All Hospitality Leadership (HSP) courses and any other courses used toward the major must be completed with a minimum grade of C- (or PA where specified) and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.

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