Kansas State University

• Prospective students as a top hospitality program
• Industry leaders for preparing the next generation of hospitality industry leaders
• Peer-institutions for delivering a top quality graduate education

• Efficient management of human, material, technological and financial resources
• Ability to recognize emerging trends and implement strategies to accommodate change
• Analytical decision-making 
• Commitment to ethical business practices
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Application of research methods and findings
• Skills in research proposal development
• Publication and application of research findings
• Leadership in the design and implementation of theoretical or applied research
• Application of skills in leadership and administration in dietetics and/or foodservice and hospitality operations
• Assumption of the responsibilities for self-direction, self-evaluation and professional development
• Effective skills in instruction in higher education settings
• Appreciation of the importance of the internal and external environments and their impact on educational and operational effectiveness
• Leadership in the administration of dietetic or hospitality and tourism management educational programs

• Hospitality Administration (23 Credit Hours)
  • HM 805 Advanced Foodservice Management 
  • HM 835 Survey of Research in Hospitality Management 
  • HM 880 Hospitality Strategic Management 
  • HM 885 Seminar in Hospitality Management 
  • HM 890 Administration of Hospitality Organizations 
  • HM 895 Financial Management and Cost Controls for the Hospitality Industry 
  • HM 980 Higher Education System in Hospitality Administration 
  • HM 990 Dissertation Proposal Seminar 
  • HM 995 Grantsmanship and Publication

• Research Methods (9 Credit Hours)
  • HM 975 Research and Applied Theories in Consumer Behavior in Hospitality Management
  • FSHS 902 Qualitative Research Methods
  • Three additional credit hours from below:
    • MANGT 665 Business Analytics and Data Mining
    • MANGT 670 Social Media Analytics & Web Mining
    • MKTG 880 Advanced Business Intelligence for Strategic Decision Making
    • FSHS 888 Research Methods in FSHS I
    • FSHS 890 Research Methods in FSHS II

• Statistics (9 Credit Hours from below)
  • STAT 703 Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences 
  • STAT 705 Regression and Analysis of Variance or STAT 713 Applied Linear Statistical Models 
  • STAT 720 Design of Experiments or EDCEP 917 Experimental Design Educational Research 
  • FSHS 806 Statistical Methods in FSHS and FSHS 906 Statistical Methods in FSHS II 
  • EDCEP 817 Statistical Methods in Education
  • PSYCH 802 Psychological Research Design and Analysis I and PSYCH 805 Psychological Research Design and Analysis II
  • PSYCH 956 Seminar in Psychological Measurement 
  • PSYCH 958 Seminar and Mathematical Models of Behavior

• Teaching (6-15 Credit Hours)
  • EDCI 943 Principles of College Teaching
  • HM 993 Hospitality Management Teaching Practicum

• Dissertation (15-30 Credit Hours)
  • HM 999 Research in Hospitality Management

• Other Elective Graduate Courses (22-28 Credit Hours, 12 hours should be from HM)
  • HM 621 Hospitality Law
  • HM 662 Foodservice Systems Management 
  • HM 663 Convention, Meeting, and Event Management Systems
  • HM 664 Lodging Management Theory
  • HM 785 Practicum in Foodservice Systems Management
  • HM 820 Problems in Hospitality Management
  • HM 985 Advances in Foodservice and Hospitality Management
  • HM 999 Research in Hospitality Management

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