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Hospitality Management

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Pursue a hospitality career with UW’s hospitality management minor

Dream of managing an iconic resort? Or do you want to plan events in unique destinations? UW’s hospitality management minor gives students the skills they need to pursue exciting careers in the hospitality industry.

The hospitality management minor teaches students about a variety of functions in the hospitality industry, including food and beverage, consumer relations,  tourism and lodging. This program includes 15-credit-hours, made up of three required courses and your choice of approved electives.

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College of Business
Department of Management & Marketing

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. 

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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.

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What can you do with a hospitality management minor?

The hospitality management minor prides itself on preparing students for the workforce. In fact, 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!

 

Hospitality Management Careers

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

 

 

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Notable Alumni Employers

  • 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
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Hospitality Management Program Highlights

Hospitality is an exciting and unique field that UW is proud to educate students about. If you choose to add a minor in hospitality management to your degree, here are a few program highlights you can expect.

Service-Learning & Research Opportunities

Hospitality management minor students have the opportunity to engage with prominent hospitality companies through immersive case studies and market research projects, offering valuable hands-on experience. 

 

Networking Events

There are many opportunities for hospitality management minors to network during their time at UW. The College of Business and the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality Initiative (WORTH) partner to host the hospitality and tourism career fair every spring. Students additionally have the chance to participate in Wyoming’s hospitality and tourism convention, where they can network with hospitality and tourism leaders from across the state.

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

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