Hospitality Administration

Expert instruction and state-of-the-art facilities will prepare you for a career in the fastest growing industry in the world. The hospitality industry is a profession that requires more than just practical experience. Management expertise is key to advancing your career. You will learn the concepts and techniques of managing people, product, time, and money.

The program emphasis is on a balanced blend of both academic and practical proficiency. Students may specialize in lodging, food and beverage, culinary, nutrition, or tourism. Whatever your choice, your success is our ultimate goal.

The Hospitality Administration program is designed to provide students with the competencies they need to succeed in and contribute to an industry that continues to realize a shortage of management talent resulting from a growing travel and tourism industry. This program will qualify the student for a wide variety of careers in the hospitality industry, including management positions in hotels, motels, restaurants, resorts, private clubs, catering operations, hospital foodservice, school foodservice, rail feeding (AMTRAK), cruise ship dining, as well as, vendors supplying these activities. A number of scholarships are available from the local, state, and national restaurant associations.

The Certificate Program is a program within a program. Each certificate allows you to concentrate your studies on a particular area of expertise within the Hospitality Industry. Successful completion of certificate requirements will qualify you for an entry-level of first-level supervisory job.

The certificates are awarded by the Hospitality Management program in the department of Family and Consumer Sciences, so you must first enroll in Lamar University. Upon successful completion of a certificate program, you may wish to complete the requirements for a four year degree in Hospitality Management.