Master of Business Administration - Hospitality Leadership

Program Description

• Develop advanced hospitality leadership practices within the various industry segments (lodging, food and beverage, events, private clubs, etc.).
• Understand current trends in the industry and acquire the necessary skill set involving customer relationship management and service delivery.
• Learn management, marketing and hospitality strategies to enhance the business.
• Engage with fellow hospitality students who will become important career contacts.
• Have access to a world-class metropolitan environment in Chicago, allowing students to supplement knowledge from the classroom with real-world skills gained from learning and working within a vibrant hospitality scene.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Use analytical and problem-solving skills in decision-making.
• Apply knowledge about the differences among global economies, institutions, and cultures to understand the implications these have on global management.
• Recognize and analyze ethical and legal problems within applied business situations, choose a resolution, and justify that ethical choice.
• Effectively contribute to the performance of a group as the group addresses practical business situations, and assume a leadership role as appropriate.
• Produce a coherent written statement and oral presentation of the analysis of a complex business issue.
• Acquire broad-based knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill their professional goals.