Bachelor of Science - Business - Hospitality Leadership

The heart and soul of any academic program are the curricula and the faculty who deliver them. DePaul has developed a unique curriculum with the strong involvement of local Chicago hospitality industry leaders and the members of the national advisory board. DePaul has also asked senior faculty at four of the nation's top-ranked hospitality programs to review it and advise DePaul on how to strengthen it. By incorporating this input, DePaul created a powerful curriculum that distinguishes us from other hospitality programs. The curriculum blends two primary concepts: hospitality industry knowledge and key business skills. Additionally, woven throughout the courses are five central themes: leadership, ethics, human resources, globalization, and sustainability. By including these themes in many of the courses, DePaul strives to deeply instill within students a sense of personal and corporate social responsibility embedded within an awareness of the larger world around them.

There are three primary curricular goals:

The Hospitality Leadership major is comprised of three components: the Liberal Studies Program (the broad, general education of members of the society), the College of Business core (foundational business skills), and the specific requirements of the School of Hospitality Leadership.