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Bachelor’s Degree Hotel Administration Coursework
Perfect preparation for the challenges and opportunities of hospitality
The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration’s hospitality coursework forms the basis of your undergraduate learning experience. Our comprehensive core classes and elective offerings ready you for your promising career in the vibrant hotel administration industry.
Hotel Administration Course List by Specialty
Comprehensive, diverse courses to fuel your career in hospitality
From accounting to food and beverage management to strategy, the Nolan School offers hospitality courses to provide you with foundational knowledge and skills to prepare you for your hospitality career. Browse individual course descriptions or courses by specialty below.
EXPLORE ACCOUNTING COURSES
Accounting
Financial accounting, managerial accounting, and analysis of financial statements are some of the accounting basics essential to your business foundation.
EXPLORE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND LAW COURSES
Employment Relations, Human Resources, and Law
Labor relations, business and hospitality law, e-commerce law, and real estate law are some of the subjects covered by these courses.
EXPLORE ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES
Entrepreneurship
Learn more about entrepreneurship, whether you aspire to launch your own business, bring your fresh vision to an organization, or learn more about innovation.
EXPLORE FINANCE COURSES
Finance
Broaden your hotel and hospitality course selections: Learn about corporate finance and investments, from beginning to intermediate levels.
EXPLORE FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT COURSES
Food & Beverage Management
Supply-chain management, catering, sustainability, and more: Learn all about the science and art of managing food and beverage services.
EXPLORE INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSES
Information Systems
From database management to Visual Basic to business computing, learn crucial information technology (IT) skills for the hospitality industry
EXPLORE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR COURSES
Management and Organizational Behavior
Leadership and ethics, professional relationships, negotiations, and the Hotel Leadership Development Program are only a few of these offerings.
EXPLORE PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT COURSES
Properties Development and Management
Facilities design, visioning and concept design, sustainability, and hospitality facilities management are a few of the offerings within this specialty.
EXPLORE REAL ESTATE COURSES
Real Estate
The cornerstone of the Nolan School undergraduate degree, our real estate courses include investment, finance, modeling, and many other aspects of the specialty.
EXPLORE SERVICES MARKETING COURSES
Services Marketing
The Nolan School’s marketing course offerings include marketing principles, brand essentials, marketing communications, and much more.
EXPLORE SERVICES OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT COURSES
Services Operations Management
Study systems and processes, quantitative analysis, revenue management, data-driven analytics, and other vital hospitality business functions.
EXPLORE STRATEGY COURSES
Strategy
Discover coursework in competitive strategies, strategic management, and advanced topics in strategic management.
EXPLORE OTHER NOLAN SCHOOL COURSES
Other
This category covers miscellaneous course offerings, including experiential learning, management internship courses, Distinction in Research, and a seminar in Leadership, Diversity, and Inclusion.
EXPLORE ALL COURSES
All Courses
Hospitality management and hotel administration are multidisciplinary. Browse all Nolan School courses and course descriptions, in one comprehensive list.
Our Faculty: Academic Knowledge and Practical Experience
With expertise and experience in every imaginable field of hospitality, our faculty are unparalleled instructors and practitioners who provide unmatched instruction in more than 160 courses in 15 different areas of specialty.
Nolan School Core Courses: Foundational Learning
Providing essential knowledge in everything from real estate and food and beverage management to information systems and finance, these 18 courses, totaling 58 credits, form the foundation of your Nolan School undergraduate learning experience.
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
The basis of the Nolan School’s degree requirements and curriculum, your coursework is the backbone of your student experience. You’ll study all aspects of the business of hospitality in your coursework — a minimum of 120 classroom credits, plus at least 800 field hours and other clubs and activities — to develop the requisite knowledge and skills to lead in the world’s largest and most exciting industry.
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