Concentrations and Minors
Students may choose from the options below:
Minor
Concentrations
What is a concentration? Cornell Nolan School undergraduate students can academically specialize in a particular area of hospitality through one of the school’s three concentrations – Finance, Accounting & Real Estate (FARE); Hospitality Leadership (HOLD); and Services Marketing and Operations Management (SMOM). Within each of these concentrations, students have flexibility to formulate a personalized course plan to gain knowledge in a focused area with their faculty advisor. Where minors are open to all students across the Cornell University colleges/schools, Cornell Nolan School concentrations are only available to Hotelies. A concentration is not a requirement to graduate, but many students pursue a concentration in efforts to learn more about a specific area of interest relative to their personal and/or career aspirations.
How to Declare a Concentration:
- Step One: Research concentration options and think about not only the concentration subject (FARE/HOLD/SMOM), but the subcategory. Students must choose an area of focus from the list below and work with the Recommended Faculty member from that area of focus.
- Students are encouraged to meet with a Career Management Career Coach to learn more about what a concentration may add to your academic/professional goals. Career Coaching appointments can be made via the Student LaunchPad: Hotelie Launchpad (cornell.edu)
- Step Two: Discuss your concentration plan with the Recommended Faculty member from your area of focus (listed below). Concentration coursework is not pre-prescribed, and courses are determined based on the area of study and student interest. The student and the recommended faculty member will determine what exact 12 credits of upper-level (3000-level and above) electives will make up their concentration.
- Find faculty contact information here: Faculty & Research | Cornell Nolan School
- NOTE: it is important to view the University Courses of Study and consider course offerings to ensure that the electives identified will be available during a given semester and that any prerequisites are able to be completed prior to planned enrollment.
- Step Three: Complete the Election of Undergraduate Concentration Form: Election of Undergraduate Concentration Form (cornell.edu), and include concentration faculty signature.
- Step Four: Submit the Election of Undergraduate Concentration Form to ha-registrar@cornell.edu for processing
Important Notes:
- All courses toward the concentration must be taken for a letter grade (unless offered SX/UX only).
- Students must achieve a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA within the 12 credits of concentration courses.
- Concentrations must be declared prior to the start of the student’s final semester.
- Students cannot complete or declare more than 1 concentration.
- The concentration will not appear on your Cornell diploma, but it will appear on the official Cornell transcript.
Questions? Please e-mail ha-advising@cornell.edu!
Finance, Accounting, and Real Estate (FARE)
| Areas of focus include: | Recommended Faculty AY 2023-2025: |
| Corporate Finance | L. Canina, S. Carvell, Y. Mao |
| General Financial Management | L. Canina, S. Carvell |
| Hospitality Controllership | M. MacAusland |
| Security Analyst/Investment Banking | L. Canina, S. Carvell, F. Liu |
| Design | L. Chervinsky, B. Wellstead |
| Development | L. Chervinsky, B. Wellstead |
Hospitality Leadership Concentration (HOLD)
| Areas of focus include: | Recommended Faculty AY 2023-2025: |
| Human Resources | B. Tracey, T. Lakhani |
| Law | A. Klausner, D. Sherwyn |
| Managerial Leadership | T. Simons, K. Workman |
| Entrepreneurship & Innovation | N. Tarallo |
Services Marketing and Operations Management (SMOM)
| Areas of focus include: | Recommended Faculty AY 2023-2025: |
| Beverage Management | D. Miller, C. Stanley |
| Business Analytics | A. Anderson, E. Belavina, J. Chestnut |
| Corporate Food & Beverage Operations | A. Adalja, C. Gaulke, L. Jan, M. Ozanne, A. Susskind |
| Information Systems Management | A. Whitmore |
| Revenue Management | C. Anderson |
| Services Marketing Management | H. Chun, R. Kwortnik, K. LaTour, M. Lynn |
| Specialty Operations | L. Jan, R. Kingra, H. Kolakowski |