Earn your hospitality management degree at UL Lafayette with 800 hours of industry experience.
Tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Hospitality Management prepares you to work in event marketing and management, food service, guest services, hotel and lodging, or resort operations. With smaller class sizes, you'll build strong connections with your classmates and professors, and you'll gain real industry experience while you're still taking classes.
You Should Major in Hospitality Management If...
- You love entertaining friends and family and get a thrill from hosting special events.
- You dream of running your own restaurant, planning and managing events, or working at places like Disney or luxury resorts.
- You love to travel and to help people, and you want a career that lets you do both.
See Hospitality Management at a Glance
Learn by Doing
Our curriculum focuses on travel and tourism, with an emphasis on managing and promoting every part of the hospitality industry: entertainment, conventions, attractions, lodging, food service, and transportation. You'll build a strong technical foundation alongside hands-on experience in two on-campus labs:
- Applied Food Service Management Lab: Run Lunch Club, our on-campus casual dining restaurant and commercial kitchen. You'll develop menus, manage budgets and staff, cook, and serve guests.
- Food Preparation Lab: Learn food safety and preparation techniques in dedicated kitchen units.
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Every hospitality management student graduates with 800 hours of documented industry work experience, plus 150 more hours through an internship completed with the Moody Business Internship Program.
Tourism Right Here in Lafayette
Lafayette's location in the heart of Cajun Country attracts thousands of visitors who spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Our culture is known for its delicious food, unique landscapes, and welcoming people. You'll learn how to share that culture with people who are just visiting or who call Lafayette home, and you'll travel around Lafayette, New Orleans, and the state to see how venues, restaurants, and hotels are managed.
Earn National Certifications
Graduate with credentials that help you stand out when you start your career. Through your hospitality management classes, you can earn nationally recognized certifications — and our students have a 95% pass rate on the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics, which measures your ability to analyze hotel industry data and use it to make business decisions.
- ServSafe Food Manager Food Safety Certificate — National Restaurant Association Education Institute (valid for five years)
- ServSafe Alcohol Certificate — National Restaurant Association Education Institute (valid for four years)
- Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics — American Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute (valid for five years)
What Can I Do With a Hospitality Management Degree?
Hospitality management graduates manage food service operations, travel and tourism, lodging, guest services, entertainment, events, and more — anywhere in the world. Travel or stay local: you'll find opportunities in hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, catering companies, resorts, parks, casinos, and airlines.
Our graduates work as special events coordinators, restaurant managers, hotel general managers, travel agents, cruise directors, business advisors, and catering company owners.
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Get Involved
Build your professional network before you graduate through the Ragin' Hospitality Association, including trips to state and national industry conventions.
Take It Further With an Online MBA
Ready to move into leadership? After your bachelor's degree, you can earn an MBA with a concentration in hospitality management 100% online through the Moody College of Business — a 15-month program built to fit around your work.
Explore the Online MBA in Hospitality Management
See Hospitality Management in Person
Want to meet our faculty, sit in on a class, or see our food service labs? We'd love to show you around.
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Ready to Apply?
There's no separate application for hospitality management. Apply to UL Lafayette, then declare hospitality management as your major.