The following course outline describes when the hospitality graduate elective courses are offered for the Master’s in Hotel Administration and the Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration programs. The graduate programs will do its best to follow this schedule. Please note that course offerings may be limited in some semesters due to faculty availability. The college is committed to ensuring that all students can complete degree on time by offering a range of elective courses throughout the academic year.
Please note that this schedule starts with Fall 2026 term and forward.
Elective Course Offering Schedule
Hospitality graduate electives courses in the fall and spring terms can be offered either online or on-campus. This format will depend on the professor’s workload for that semester. In the Summer Term, courses are offered in an online only format.
|
Prefix |
Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Fall Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term (Online Only) |
Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HOA |
508 |
Labor Magement Relations |
3 |
✅ |
✅ |
|
every year |
|
HOA |
645 |
Hospitality Innovation Lab |
3 |
✅ |
|
|
every year |
|
HOA |
716 |
Principles & Practice in Hotel Management |
3 |
✅ |
|
|
every year |
|
HOA |
717 |
Principles & Practice in Convention & Meeting Management |
3 |
|
✅ |
|
every year |
|
HOA |
718 |
Principles of Casino & Gaming Management |
3 |
✅ |
|
|
every year |
|
HOA |
720 |
Principles & Practice in Food Service Management |
3 |
|
✅ |
|
every odd term |
|
HOA |
725 |
Information Technology in Hospitality Industry |
3 |
|
✅ |
|
every year |
|
HOA |
731 |
Operational Analysis in Hospitality Management |
3 |
|
|
|
offered occasionally |
|
HOA |
732 |
Advanced Statistics in Research for Hospitality and Business |
3 |
|
|
✅ |
every year |
|
HOA |
739 |
Psychology of Hospitality Marketing (PhD Only) |
3 |
|
✅ |
|
every even term |
|
HOA |
741 |
Dynamics of Tourism |
3 |
✅ |
|
|
every year |
|
HOA |
751 |
Hospitality Service Management |
3 |
|
|
|
offered occasionally |
|
HOA |
776 |
Current Issues in Hospitality |
3 |
|
|
|
offered occasionally |
|
HOA |
790 |
Special Topics in Hospitality Management |
1-3 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
every year, pending faculty schedules |
|
HOA |
781 |
Independent Study & Research |
1-3 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
every year |
|
HOA |
782 |
Advanced Independent Study & Research |
1-3 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
every year |
|
HOA |
783 |
Internship |
1-3 |
✅ |
✅ |
✅ |
every year |
