Courses
Hospitality Administration
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School of Hospitality Administration
Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
SHA HF 100
This course is a prerequisite for all 200-level SHA courses. An introductory course that presents an overview of the hospitality industry. Topics include chains and franchising ownership and management as well as the inner workings of lodging, food service, and entertainment organizations. The course uses actual industry examples and case studies. 4 cr.
Hospitality Field Experience I
SHA HF 140
400 hours of supervised internship experience. No credit.
Financial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
SHA HF 210
Prereq: SHA HF 100 and CAS MA 120. An introductory course in accounting designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the language of business. Examines the basic accounting processes of recording, classifying, and summarizing business transactions. Also provides an opportunity to study elements of financial statements such as assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, and expenses. 4 cr.
Food and Beverage Management
SHA HF 220
Prereq: SHA HF 100 and SHA HF 120. Focus is on principal operating problems facing managers in the restaurant industry. Topics addressed include concept development and entrepreneurship, menu analysis, cost control, operational analysis, and customer service processes. Permission required for non-SHA students. Contact the SHA advising office at 617-353-0930 for more information. 4 cr.
Hospitality Field Experience II
SHA HF 240
Prerequisite: SHA HF 140. 400 hours of supervised internship experience. No credit.
Lodging Operations and Technology
SHA HF 270
Prereq: SHA HF 100 or HF 200. Provides an introduction to the operations and technology of the rooms division within hotel properties. Explores theoretical principles and operational tactics for management of front office, reservations, housekeeping, and engineering functions. 4 cr.
Hospitality Technology and Computer Applications
SHA HF 280
Prereq: SHA HF 100. Explores the use of technology as a tool to maximize profits and increase customer satisfaction. Uses various methodologies including lecture, discussion, lab work, and interaction with local hospitality companies. Permission required for non-SHA students. Contact the SHA advising office at 617-353-0930 for more information. 4 cr.
Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry
SHA HF 310
Prereq: SHA HF 100 (or HF 200) and HF 210 (or SMG AC 221). After a review of financial-accounting principles, this course examines how financial information is assembled and presented according to the Uniform Systems Accounts for hospitality enterprises. The primary emphasis of the course is on analytical and decision-making uses of financial information, including such topics as cost behavior, leverage, cost-volume-profit analysis, contribution-margin pricing, and budgeting. The course concludes with a review of hotel operating forms, including franchising and management contracts, assessing their impact on financial performance and risk. 4 cr.
Human Resources Management for the Hospitality Industry
SHA HF 331
Prereq: SHA HF 100. Explores contemporary human resources management relative to the hospitality industry, with emphasis on planning, job analysis, recruitment, selection, hiring, placement and ethnic diversity in the workplace. Specifically, the course concentrates on employee motivation, leadership, training, team building, employee performance, and retention. Management philosophies of work compensation, discipline, and labor relations are discussed as they affect current hospitality industry strategies to attract and retain a quality workforce. Permission required for non-SHA students. Contact the SHA advising office at 617-353-0930 for more information. 4 cr.
Finance for the Hospitality Industry
SHA HF 410
Prereq: SHA HF 210, HF 310, and CAS MA 113 or MA 115. Studies the techniques financial managers and external analysts employ to value the firm and its assets. Topics include financial statement analysis, taxation, discounted cash flow, stock and bond valuation, cost of capital, and capital budgeting. The techniques of discounted cash flow and the command of taxation principles developed in the course are applied to commercial real estate analysis, including hospitality properties. Permission required for non-SHA students. Contact the SHA advising office at 617-353-0930 for more information. 4 cr.
Hospitality Leadership
SHA HF 432
Prereq: SHA HF 100. Examines leadership and management for the hospitality industry. Using a leadership continuum as a framework, the course explores several different levels of leadership, from a "traditional" leadership role as the head of a major corporation, to the more personal aspect of self-leadership. Several different leadership models are analyzed and applied to the hospitality industry. Leadership tools are explored—hands-on, realistic tools that you will be able to use in your personal life, while in school and in the business world. 4 cr.
International Experience
SHA HF 440
Supervised internship experience. No credit.
Advanced Hospitality Marketing
SHA HF 460
Prereq: SHA HF 100 and (SHA HF 260 or SMG MK 323). Students work with local hotel sales and marketing groups to develop their strategies, plans, and programs for targeted market segments. Case studies and exercises are used to help develop necessary skills. Industry speakers bring the current market reality to the classroom. Permission required for non-SHA students. Contact the SHA advising office at 617-353-0930 for more information. 4 cr.
