Hospitality Administration (MS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

Whether you want to manage a resort in the mountains, open a restaurant in your hometown or organize events in the city, the ONLINE hospitality administration master’s program can help prepare you for success. Coursework is designed for a variety of careers in hospitality industry management, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects will grow at a higher rate than the national average for all occupation and management occupation jobs.

Admission Requirements

The Hospitality Administration M.S. is offered through the Hospitality Management graduate program. Admission to the program requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Regular admission requires a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

A background in hospitality and business, either experience or coursework, is suggested for successful completion of the program. Students without an educational background in these areas might consider remedial coursework to ensure success.

Industry experience in some aspect of hospitality management is preferred. If the student has no industry-related work experience, 1000 hours of such experience must be completed during the degree program.

Application materials required include:

Official transcript of all completed academic work
A resume or curriculum vitae

Course Requirements

Students may choose one of the following plans:

Coursework only option: 30 hours of graduate course work.
Thesis option: 24 hours of graduate coursework and 6 hours of research for a thesis.

The coursework only option for this program does not require a culminating experience.

Required Courses

18 credit hours

HM 805 - Advanced Foodservice Management Credits: 3
OR
HM 815 - Advanced Lodging Management Credits: 3
OR
HM 825 - Advanced Meetings and Business Event Management Credits: 3
HM 835 - Survey of Research in Hospitality Management Credits: 3
MANGT 880 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
OR
HM 730 - Advanced Service Management Credits: 3
MANGT 720 - Managing Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
HM 895 - Financial Management and Cost Controls for the Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3
OR
HDFS 806 - Statistical Methods in Human Development and Family Science I Credits: 3

Thesis Option Courses

12 credit hours

HM 899 - Research in Hospitality Administration Credits: 1-18 (6 credits)
Graduate Elective Courses (6 Credits)

Credits / Units: 6

Coursework Only Option Courses

12 credit hours in Graduate Elective Courses.

Graduate elective courses must be approved by the student’s major professor or supervisory committee if required.

Kansas State University

Course Catalog