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Academics

Boston University School of Hospitality Administration is a full-time, four year bachelor degree program. To the right are the different groups of Hospitality classes from which you can choose.

4 Year Sample Plan

The following is a suggested sequence of courses over an eight semester period. All courses carry four credits unless otherwise indicated.

Freshman Year
Semester I
HF100 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
WR100 Writing Seminar
EC101 Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Management Sciences
MA120 Applied Mathematics for Social and Management Sciences
Semester II
EC102 Intro Macroeconomic Analysis
HF120 Fundamentals of Food Service (2 credits)
Natural Science Requirement
Social Science Requirement
Sophomore Year
Semester I
CS101 Introduction to Computers (SHA section)
HF140 Field Experience I (0 credit)
WR150 Writing and Research Seminar
HF260 Marketing Principles for the Hospitality Industry
HF270 Lodging Operations and Technology
Semester II
HF210 Financial Accounting in Hospitality
HF220 Food and Beverage Management
HF250 Hospitality Law
Hospitality Elective (4 credits)
Junior Year
Semester I
HF240 Field Experience II (0 cr.)
HF310 Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
HF Elective (4 credits)
Foreign Language Requirement
General Elective (4 credits)
Semester II
MA113 Elementary Statistics I or MA115 Statistics I
HF331 Human Resource Management for the Hospitality Industry
HF370 Revenue Management and Technology
Foreign Language Requirement
General Elective (4 credits)
Senior Year
Semester I
HF410 Finance for the Hospitality Industry
HF432 Hospitality Leadership
HF440 International Experience (0 credit)
General Elective (4 credits)
Humanities Requirement
Semester II
HF460 Advanced Hospitality Marketing
Hospitality Elective (4 credits)
General Elective (4 credits)
General Elective (4 credits)

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