About the Minor in Hospitality Management
The hospitality management minor teaches students about a variety of functions in
the hospitality industry, including food and beverage, consumer relations and tourism
and lodging. This program includes 15-credit-hours, made up of three required courses
and your choice of electives.
Students must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at UW to pursue a minor
in hospitality management.
Dr. Sara Ghezzi leads UW’s hospitality program. Dr. Ghezzi is a certified hospitality educator and has been a valued faculty member at the University
of Wyoming since 2020.
With a decade of industry experience spanning various sectors within hospitality,
her expertise brings invaluable insights to the classroom. Dr. Ghezzi's research is
dedicated to addressing critical food safety concerns across the industry, with a
particular focus on catering and food trucks.
What can you do with a hospitality management minor?
A hospitality management minor can help you stand out in the competitive world of tourism, event planning and guest services. You'll gain valuable skills in customer experience, operations and leadership that pair well with majors like business, marketing or communications. Whether you want to manage a hotel, plan large-scale events or work behind the scenes at a resort or restaurant, this minor gives you the tools to succeed in any service-driven career.
Hospitality offers a wide range of career paths across service-focused industries. Some common options include:
- Hotel or resort management
- Event planning and coordination
- Restaurant or food service management
- Travel and tourism services
- Cruise line operations
- Guest relations or concierge services
- Conference and convention planning
- Hospitality marketing or sales
- Casino or entertainment venue management
- Hospitality consulting
These roles can be found in settings like hotels, restaurants, theme parks, cruise ships, travel agencies and corporate hospitality departments.
Our students have a 100% job placement rate after graduation. That means all of our minor students find a job — and many of them work in their ideal role in hospitality!
Our hospitality alumni have pursued a variety of fulfilling careers across the hospitality industry. Here are some of the job titles our grads have held:
- Hotel General Manager
- Hospitality Consultant
- Destination Sales Executive
- Marketing Manager
- Event Sales Manager
- Lodge Manager
- Global Partnerships Coordinator
- Destination Development Coordinator
- Event Manager
- Wyoming Office of Tourism
- Sheridan Travel & Tourism
- Hyatt Vacation Ownership
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts
- Holiday Inn
- Camp Balcones Springs
- Campbell County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Atrium Hospitality
- The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch
Study hospitality in Wyoming
Did you know that hospitality is the largest employment sector in Wyoming? Our great state is home to beautiful scenery, public lands and national parks. It's no surprise that tourism is a the second largest industry here! The Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative connects UW to the state's tourism industry by offering workforce education, research and outreach.
"The hospitality minor has opened my eyes not only to customer service, but the immense amount of opportunity within this field. Sara Ghezzi has created assignments, group projects, and has taken her classes on tours through different facilities/ hotels in town to reflect exactly what hospitality is."
- Julia Genovese
