The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) is a public university that is home to the Isenberg School of Management. The school has a Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. The school provides students with the fundamental management principles and techniques required to run and operate large tourist facilities. It offers classes that lead towards several different bachelors degrees in specialized aspects of tourism, such managing hotels, resorts, conventions or casinos. Isenberg also has masters-degree programs in hospitality and tourism management, and it also offers a degree in the related field of sports management.
??Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management
?90 Campus Center Way
?University of Massachusetts
?Amherst, MA 01003-9247
?413-545-2535
?isenberg.umass.edu
Located in Orlando, one of the world's top tourist destinations, the University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public university with a student enrollment that is the third largest in the country. UCF is home to the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, a school that offers a number of comprehensive tourism bachelors and masters degree programs, with classes that are often taught by professionals who have expertise working at Orlando's theme parks, resorts and related industries. Undergraduates have the opportunity to specialize in three management areas within the tourism industry: hospitality, events, and restaurants and food service. Rosen College also offers a masters-degree in hospitality and tourism management, as well as a Ph.D. program for experienced tourism professionals who want to teach.
University of Central Florida ?
4000 Central Florida Blvd
?Orlando, FL 32816
?407-903-8000 ?
hospitality.ucf.edu
The University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) is a large, public university located in Paradise, a suburb that sits two miles from the Las Vegas Strip. UNLV is home to the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, which was created to address the growing need for tourism professionals, particularly for casinos. Harrah College emphasizes that students should use Las Vegas as a hospitality and tourism laboratory and encourages them to pursue internships and industry mentors. The school offers offers three undergraduate degree programs in gaming management, hotel administration and culinary arts management; undergraduates must sub-specialize in lodging and resort management, meetings and events, or PGA golf management. It also has graduate level programs, including in hotel administration and hospitality services.
??University of Nevada - Las Vegas
?William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
?4505 Maryland Parkway ?
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6013
?702-895-3161
?hotel.unlv.edu