Hotel & Restaurant Management

The Hotel and Restaurant Management degree program at Niagara University prepares students for management careers in the global hospitality industry. The curriculum is based on a dynamic business environment core developed with specialized emphasis on the unique technological, managerial, and analytical requirements of managers and executives in the hotel and restaurants industries.Hotel and Restaurant industry recruiters stress the need for our graduates to posses both theoretical and practical skills and experiences. Accordingly, the HRM curriculum specifically addresses the delicate balance between these two critical areas of learning. Many courses offer a practical component. Case studies are utilized throughout the curriculum as are technology-based projects. The hotel/restaurant core program challenges students to master today's hospitality management competencies, including strategic management, finance and accounting, marketing, human resources, technology, and leadership. The program encourages further specialization through achievement of a single or double concentration selected from these concentrations: Hotel and Restaurant Planning and Control; Foodservice Management; and Restaurant Entrepreneurship.

Integrated throughout the curriculum is an emphasis on globalization, leadership and technological advances in hotels and restaurants. HRM majors are also free to choose from a variety of elective courses, or can select a second concentration.

Upon completion of the B.S. degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, the student is prepared with competencies to be successful in a number of hospitality careers: marketing and sales, front desk or housekeeping management, restaurant management, dining room management, casino and resort management, catering management, convention services management, and in-flight catering, just to name a few. Upon graduation, students may also pursue graduate studies.