As a hospitality industry management (HSIM) student, you will develop the analytical skills to prepare you for careers in hospitality consulting and in the corporate office.

The HSIM program is a business degree with a hospitality emphasis. You can customize this major to fit your interests. Along with your advisor, you’ll choose a focus area such as revenue management, resort real estate development, hospitality e-commerce or tourism sustainability, so that you can specialize in a particular area of hospitality, one of the world’s largest industries.

Program Highlights

Practical Experience

Nothing complements classroom-based learning like practical, on-the-job learning. Two integral parts of the HSIM curriculum are the 700 hours of hospitality-related work experience in your chosen focus area and 100 hours of community service. Hospitality student organizations take students to national industry conferences and provide networking opportunities with leaders and managers in the hospitality field.

Industry Experience

All classes are taught by faculty with real industry experience and academic credentials. And through the Blue Hen Alumni Network and events like the Hospitality Career Fair and the Paul Wise Executive in Residence Speaker Series, industry alumni, leaders and managers frequently visit campus to meet, mentor and hire our students. The student clubs take our students to national industry conferences, providing networking opportunities with leaders and managers in the hospitality field.

Honors in Hospitality Business Management

The honors program at UD offers a scholarly and enriching community that extends well beyond graduation. You’ll enjoy smaller, more challenging classes and the opportunity to engage in research and assume leadership roles.

The honors degree requires:

1. All requirements for the B.S. in hospitality industry management
2. All of the UD requirements for the honors baccalaureate degree

Program Requirements

Suggested Course Sequence

Career Opportunities

After graduating in 2018, 100% of Lerner’s hospitality industry management graduates were employed (earning a median starting salary of  $47,663) or pursuing further education. For more information on career resources please visit the Lerner Career Services Center.

Top Employers

Some of the top employers of Lerner’s hospitality industry management graduates include:

• Yelp
• Absolutely Perfect Catering

Top Jobs

Job titles of recent graduates with a hospitality industry management degree include:

• Account executive
• Event sales coordinator

Visit the Career Outcomes of Lerner hospitality industry management students to see top employers, job titles, salaries and locations.

News

• Lerner College Program Ranked by Poets&Quants - UD’s Lerner College Undergraduate Program has risen 10 spots to be ranked #51 in the nation this year.
• Eta Sigma Delta - Steven Abrams, Class of 2020 hotel, restaurant and institutional management major with a minor in beverage management, is the president of Eta Sigma Delta at the Lerner College. Abrams shared why he joined Eta Sigma Delta, what makes this group unique and more!
• All You Knead is Love - Jake Minoff, Class of 2020 hospitality business management major, is the president of All You Knead is Love at the Lerner College. Minoff shared why he joined All You Knead is Love, what makes this group unique and more!
• Lerner Grads Earn More - Class of 2018 graduates of the University of Delaware’s Lerner College are earning above-average starting salaries, beating national starting salary averages by up to 20%.
• My Summer Internship: Samantha Matthews - Samantha Matthews, Class of 2020, majoring in hospitality industry management, has spent her summer in the Washington DC area as a food and beverage intern.

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Learn More

Dr. Bob Nelson; bnelson@udel.edu; 302-831-6455
Donna Laws; hospitality-dept@udel.edu; 302-831-6077

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Admissions Information

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