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Online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism
Why Earn Your Online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism?
The “experience era” of hospitality is here—and it’s driving consumer behavior an spending in exciting ways. Which means modern hospitality executives must know how to pivot, adapt, and respond in a way that supports the industry’s vibrant future.
WSU’s Hospitality and Tourism concentration can prepare you to do this by offering a global perspective on lodging, restaurant and food service, event management, and entertainment management.
Choose the MBA in Hospitality and Tourism program, and you can graduate prepared to:
- Gather and interpret data to make informed business decisions and propose strategic solutions in domestic and global organizations.
- Apply industry-specific skills in finance, marketing, human resources, leadership, and risk management to effectively implement best practices in hospitality businesses.
- Evaluate the cultural, psychographic, and demographic attributes of today’s global consumers.
- Lead essential business functions—from hiring and motivating staff to navigating and growing the bottom line.
- Assess the social, multicultural, and environmental issues that impact the global hospitality industry.
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We value your privacyWhat Does the Online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Curriculum Cover?
The in-depth courses of WSU’s Online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism expertly blend the unique principles, practices, and trends of the tourism and hospitality industry with the core fundamentals of the business world.
As you move through the concentration’s curriculum, you’ll learn about operations within the hospitality sector through courses in service management and international tourism strategy.
You’ll explore topics such as revenue management, information technology, human resources, and strategic marketing. And you’ll develop the critical thinking, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills to lead the future of the global hospitality industry.
Service businesses are an increasingly dominant force in world economics. Approximately 79% of our labor force, 76% of the GDP, 45% of the average American family’s budget, and 32% of all U.S. exports are accounted for by services. This course explores concepts, principles, and issues within the service management area. We will study service management from an integrated viewpoint with a focus on service quality and customer satisfaction. The material will integrate operations, marketing strategy, information technology, and organizational and human resources issues.
This course concentrates on techniques and concepts of international tourism, destination management and marketing, and its role in developing customer- and service-oriented managerial approach in a tourism organization. This course is designed to provide you a working knowledge of international tourism, destination management and marketing process, and the interrelationships between destination marketing decisions, marketing research, buyer behavior, product strategy, channels of distribution, promotional activities, and pricing decisions.
Yield/revenue management and managerial accounting concepts within the hospitality industry.
Personalize Your Online MBA with a Graduate Business Certificate
WSU’s Online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism concentration is also offered as a nine-credit graduate certificate that can be completed in as few as three courses.
By pursuing this option, you can:
Receive credits that can be applied toward your MBA
Receive credits that can be applied toward your MBA
Earn a standalone certificate in hospitality and tourism
Earn a standalone certificate in hospitality and tourism
Pair the certificate with your MBA — and graduate with both
Pair the certificate with your MBA — and graduate with both
What Careers Can You Pursue with an MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Online Degree?
Join the next generation of hospitality executives.
The global hospitality industry is one of the largest in the world—and one of the fastest growing for employment. The field is broad and far reaching, which means the opportunities for advancement are, too.
You can lead teams in resorts, hotels, restaurants, spas, and private clubs. You can manage operations in convention centers, cruise lines, casinos, theme parks, sports arenas, and entertainment venues.
With an MBA in Hospitality and Tourism from WSU, you’ll have the advanced credential to add value in any role you may pursue.
