Associate in Science in General Business: Hospitality Management

Gain an overview of the exciting hospitality industry though this comprehensive program.  You’ll receive an introduction to all aspects of the hotel, resort, and restaurant management sectors, as well as critical thinking and communication skills necessary for dealing with the general public. 

The hospitality industry is a growth industry, and its expansion is expected to continue.  The industry seeks employees with marketing and management backgrounds, and the MassBay program includes courses in both areas.  Students will have internship opportunities at excellent locations in Boston.

Students in the Hospitality Management Associates degree program will be introduced to all aspects of the hotel, resort, and restaurant management sectors, as well as the critical thinking and communication skills necessary for working with the general public. Students will have internship opportunities at locations in Boston.

Students will gain a broad background in general business administration and the liberal arts. Students graduating from the Associate in Science in General Business: Hospitality Management will achieve proficiency in the college wide learning outcomes.  

Learning Outcomes
Successful graduates of the program will be able to: 

• Identify trends in the field of hospitality that will allow for hospitality to expand within 

• the business environment; 

• Identify and provide solutions for ethical issues that are found within hospitality; 

• Display professional and ethical behavior in industry settings; 

• Employ communication skills that are tailored to hotels, resorts, and restaurants with a 

• multicultural client base; 

• Analyze and synthesize hospitality knowledge through critical analysis, decision making, 

• team building and problem-solving skills; 

• Use a variety of mathematical tools and quantitative reasoning to solve problems and 

• analyze complex challenges; 

• Understand and use appropriately a variety of technological tools; 

• Use scientific knowledge and methodology to test, validate, and update their knowledge 

• about the natural world.