Students will complete required courses to gain a broad foundation in hospitality and tourism management as well as select elective courses to specialize in a segment of the industry.
With on campus and online options, Hospitality and Tourism Management prepares students for a variety of management positions in the hotel, restaurant, meeting, travel, tourism, attractions, craft beverage, esports, and experience management fields.
Students will complete required courses to gain a broad foundation in hospitality and tourism management as well as select elective courses to specialize in a segment of the industry.
Elective courses include hotel and lodging operations management, destination management, sustainable food and beverage, revenue management, event planning, wine appreciation, and attraction management.
Program Distinctions
Accreditations and affiliations include:
Travel and Tourism Research Association
Guilford County Hotel Association
Piedmont Triad Destination Marketing Organization
Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Club
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Chapter – ETA SIGMA DELTA International Hospitality Management Society (Honor Society)
North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association – Member
American Hotel & Lodging Association – Member
North Carolina Travel Industry Association – Member
AACSB
The Student Experience
You will have the opportunity to study a wide variety of topics that help prepare you for employment in multiple areas of the hospitality and tourism industry, including hotel and lodging management, restaurant management, destination management, food and beverage management, revenue management, event planning, and wine and craft beverage administration.
There are many networking opportunities with employers through guest speakers and student organizations (e.g., the Hospitality and Tourism Student Group). The Hospitality and Tourism Management program has partnerships with many local and global organizations including Proximity Hotel, O. Henry Hotel, Marriott Hotels, GIA restaurant, Guilford County Hotel Association, and the Piedmont Triad Destination Marketing Organization. Multiple alumni own local businesses or have key management roles in many local businesses.
While studying in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program, you may earn certifications in the areas of food service safety, hotel industry analytics, and responsible alcohol service:
AHLEI Management of Food and Beverage Operations
AHLEI Hospitality Facilities Management and Design
AHLEI Revenue Management
After Graduation
Nearly 100 percent of our graduates are employed within six months, with 89 percent of them obtaining employment within three months of graduation.
Graduates have obtained employment at companies such as Marriott International, the Walt Disney Co., Darden Restaurants, Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants & Hotels, VisitNC, and the Greensboro Convention & Visitors Bureau. Potential career paths include hotel management, hotel sales, luxury resort management, casino operations, cruise ship and theme park management, tour guide, tourism destination management, concert promoter, festival coordinator, wedding planner, food and beverage manager, private club manager, restaurant or bakery owner, sommelier, winery tasting room manager, and wine and craft beverage manager.
You see it every day. In the hard work, inventive ideas, and powerful collaborations that define our communities. You see it in our students – those who have excelled their entire lives and those who are full of potential.
You see it in faculty who – in the classroom, the lab, and the community – discover and share the knowledge that makes our region and our world healthier, more vibrant, and more prosperous.
You see it in the engagement of our faculty, staff, and students with our hometown – in the center of our state – where we are an engine of prosperity, innovation, creativity, and service.
It is as true today as it has been for more than 130 years: UNC Greensboro is relentlessly focused on helping each student unleash their potential and make a meaningful impact on their life, in our community, and around the world, every day.
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