Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership online

Apply by: 5/27/24

Start classes: 6/24/24

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Program Overview

Delve into our online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership

Total Tuition: $16,434

Program Duration: As few as 16 months^*

Credit Hours: 36

Equip yourself for career advancement and prepare for leadership roles in the hospitality industry with the 100% online MBA with an emphasis in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership from UWF. Expand your knowledge of customer service and consumer behavior, gain effective management experience and develop your understanding of financial analysis and revenue optimization for the lodging industry. You will graduate prepared for the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute with foundational business acumen to supplement services marketing management concepts and theories.

What you’ll gain from this program:

Ability to apply advanced theoretical concepts to create solutions in the hospitality/tourism industry
Integration of advanced theories across business disciplines
Experience with synthesizing complex information to make business decisions
Development of professionally written presentations on advanced business topics
Production of professional oral presentations on advanced business topics
Integration of systemic advanced ethical reasoning with business decisions

Ability to apply advanced theoretical concepts to create solutions in the hospitality/tourism industry
Integration of advanced theories across business disciplines
Experience with synthesizing complex information to make business decisions
Development of professionally written presentations on advanced business topics
Production of professional oral presentations on advanced business topics
Integration of systemic advanced ethical reasoning with business decisions

ACCREDITATION:

The College of Business at the University of West Florida is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).

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Total Tuition: $16,434

Program Duration: As few as 16 months^*

Credit Hours: 36

Accreditation:

The College of Business at the University of West Florida is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).

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Tuition

The online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership is affordable

Tuition for UWF’s online degrees makes them some of the most affordable programs in the state of Florida. The following is the tuition breakdown for students pursuing a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership online.

A discount price is also available to active duty military, veterans, spouses and dependents of military. Please call our enrollment specialists at 877-588-2502 for more information.

TUITION BREAKDOWN:

Per Credit Hour: $456.50

Total Tuition: $16,434

Program	Per Credit Hour	Per Course*	Per Program	Per Program with Military Discount
MBA – Hospitality and Tourism Leadership	$456.50	$1,369.50	$16,434	$15,300

*Per course amount based on three-credit course.

*The UWF online MBA has a tuition rate of $456.50 per credit hour, with a total estimated cost of $16,434. The UWF on-campus MBA has a tuition rate of $377.60 per credit hour. Refer to the UWF Cost of Attendance Estimates and Financial Literacy for more information on UWF costs and financial aid.

Additional Tuition Information

FEES

A $30 application fee is required; applications will not be processed without it.

Applicants are admitted to the University only for the semester for which they apply. Students who do not enroll in the semester for which they have been admitted and want to be considered for a different semester must reapply and pay the application processing fee again. Applicants will be considered for admission under the policies in effect at that time. Admission is not automatic. If a student has attended another collegiate institution prior to updating the application, the student must provide an official transcript of all work attempted.

REFUND POLICY

Students receiving financial aid should contact the Financial Aid Office regarding the effect on financial aid eligibility prior to dropping or withdrawing. To understand the refund/repayment policy, you must understand the difference between a drop and a withdrawal.

Dropped courses are courses removed from your schedule before the fee payment deadline
Withdrawals occur after the fee payment deadline

Refunds are calculated by determining the point in the semester that the student either drops or withdraws. The calculation is also based on whether the student drops or withdraws from all courses or individual courses.

Refunds During the Drop/Add Period

100% of tuition is refunded for each credit hour dropped during the drop/add period. The refund is applied to any financial aid that was disbursed to the student if the drop results in a change to enrollment status. If the amount of the refund does not cover the amount owed to financial aid, the student will be billed for the difference.

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Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $456.50

Total Tuition: $16,434

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Calendar

Take note of these deadlines and start dates

The MBA - Hospitality and Tourism Leadership program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

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Next apply date: 5/27/24

Next class start date: 6/24/24

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*Application and all documents must be submitted by this date.

**Registrations after the deadline will be charged a $100 fee.

***Tuition/fees not paid by the deadline will be charged a $100 fee. Students with an outstanding balance after the Add/Drop period will be purged from their course and will be assessed a $200 fee if reinstated.

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Why you should choose UWF:

“A best regional college – South” by the Princeton review (2003 – 2024)

No. 4 in the “Top 25 MBA Programs in Florida” by TopManagementDegrees.com (2021)

Ranked #10 among the “Top Public Schools” in the South by U.S. News & World Report (2024)

Admissions

Application to this MBA program is simple

For the Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership online, the curriculum consists of 36 semester credit hours. Students are able to choose electives applicable to specific career goals.

ONLINE MBA IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Any individual with a baccalaureate degree is eligible to apply for admission to the Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership online program. Admission to the program is selective and based on a combination of factors including academic and professional achievement.

Admissions Requirements:

Bachelor's degree
Official transcripts
No GMAT

Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for admission:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution whose accrediting agency is included on the list of UWF-approved accrediting agencies
UWF will only accept credits from institutions whose accrediting agency is included on the list of UWF-approved accrediting agencies, outlined below:
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Middles States Commission of Higher Education (MSCHE)
- New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Official transcripts (sent from a college or university directly to the Graduate School, bearing an official seal and signature) from all previously attended universities. Students who received their undergraduate degree from UWF do not need to provide UWF transcripts.

Transcripts should be sent to:

The University of West Florida Graduate School
Attention: Graduate Admissions
11000 University Parkway, Building 11
Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
International students may have additional requirements.
GPA of 3.0 or higher*
Professional resume demonstrating appropriate employment at increasing levels of responsibility
Graduate-level motivation and writing abilities as noted in essay responses within application
Business course academic preparation

*If you have lower than a 3.0 GPA, you may still apply for consideration. Admission is based on a holistic review of credentials to assess the potential success of each applicant. Professional experience is determined on a case-by-case basis using a résumé and any requested supporting documents. Our admissions committee evaluates an individual’s accomplishments, roles, and responsibilities to determine the total number of years of professional experience. Normally, professional experience begins at the point of graduation; however, the University of West Florida may consider prior work experience based on type of experience.

Foundation coursework and prerequisites

An undergraduate business degree is not required for admission to the online MBA program. Approximately one-third of students enter the program with no prior business coursework. However, foundation-level proficiency in the major functional areas of business is required to be successful in the program. These include accounting, economics, statistics, management and marketing.

UWF offers accelerated MBA foundation courses for applicants to meet the foundational proficiencies necessary to begin MBA core courses. This series of 1.5 credit hour intensive modules covers essential foundational knowledge in each of the prerequisite business subjects. For more information about this option, please call 877-588-2502.

Another option is GEB 5535 MBA Foundations—a 3 credit hour, 7-week all-inclusive prerequisite course that is graded on a satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis.

Courses

A look at the curriculum for your MBA – Hospitality and Tourism Leadership degree

For the online MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership, the curriculum consists of 36 semester credit hours. Students are able to choose electives applicable to specific career goals.

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Core Courses (27 credit hours)

GEB 5878: Business Process Integration

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 1.5

An introductory MBA core course in which students must combine the practical skills and discipline of specific concepts in order to solve a complex, integrated real-life business problem. Serves as an initial integrating experience from which to launch students into the core MBA study.

GEB 5930: Information Resources and Industry Analysis

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 1.5

Provides the background for beginning the MBA Portfolio. Gives introduction to information resources available to perform business problem analysis. Students learn to prepare a thorough analysis of their Portfolio industry.

ACG 6309: Accounting for Decision Making

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Upon completion of the course, students will gain knowledge about budgeting, profit planning, and controlling aspects of business decision making. This course covers three broad areas: fundamental financial and managerial concepts; revenue and cost accumulation techniques; and revenue and cost analysis.

MAN 6156: Management and Organizational Behavior

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Appreciation and understanding of the field of organizational behavior and its application in managing human and other resources. Emphasizes understanding individual behavior (motivation, self-awareness, leadership, etc.) and group dynamics (decision-making, group development and work), plus conflict, climate, learning styles, power, stress, process/content, human rights and quality. Utilizes experiential learning methodologies and other appropriate designs. May not be taken for credit by students having credit for INP 6397.

QMB 6305: Quantitative Methods for Business

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Provides students with quantitative skills that are required to make business decisions. These skills involve using statistical, forecasting and estimation techniques. Students are expected to use the subject matter for problem sets and exams.

ECP 6705: Advanced Managerial Economics

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Concepts of competition as they relate to business management policies and practices; profit goals and measurement problems; multiple product policy; demand analysis; cost concepts; pricing problems; case studies. Contains a portfolio project.

FIN 6406: Financial Management

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Advanced treatment of investment and financing decisions of firms, emphasis on current theory and practice. Course contains a portfolio project.

ISM 6137: Business Analytics

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on development of quantitative and analytical skills required to model, analyze, interpret and solve managerial decision making problems.

MAN 6721: Strategic Management and Policy Formulation

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Utilizes case analysis, a strategic simulation and other related experiential exercises. Integrates and applies the various business management functions from the strategic viewpoint of the organizational chief executive officer.

MAR 6815: Marketing Management

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Creation of enduring and mutually satisfactory customer relationships through the provision of customer value as an enterprise management philosophy. With consideration given to operating environments, the course is designed to teach the formulation, implementation, and control of comprehensive marketing strategy with emphasis on the integrative aspects of the marketing function in a market-based enterprise. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses are used in applications oriented context. Contains a portfolio project.

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

HMG 5466: Hospitality Financial Analysis & Revenue Optimization

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Specialized accounting techniques applicable to the hospitality industry; interpret hospitality financial statements, capital investment decision-making, financial instruments, and concepts; survey of revenue management and analytics-related tactics, issues, and trends in the hospitality industry. Perishable inventory with variable demand necessitates effective revenue management to realize the tourism and hospitality mechanism of revenue optimization. Participation in this course will afford students the opportunity to identify and exploit the core elements of revenue management, namely forecasting, controls (pricing and allocation/optimization decisions), and monitoring. This course aims for students to establish a reasonable level of relevant analytical/technical proficiency in each one of these core revenue management elements. Within the broader area of pricing theory, additional emphasis is placed on overbooking, consumer behavior, distribution channel management, and market segmentation. Utilizing STR hospitality metrics, students will develop hotel analytical skills and the opportunity to receive the Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA).

HMG 5506: Service Experience Marketing for Hospitality Management

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

Examine significant issues facing hospitality and tourism service providers and the successful implementation of a customer focus in service-based businesses. The course includes an overview of services marketing; understanding the customer; standardizing and aligning the delivery of services; the people who deliver and perform services; managing demand and capacity; and promotion and pricing strategies in hospitality and tourism marketing.

HMG 5296: Advanced Global Hospitality and Tourism Shared Economies

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks

Credit Hours: 3

This course offers the study of unconventional economic and social activities involving peer-to-peer based sharing of access to goods and services through transactions occurring mainly online, known as 'Shared or Access Economies'. It will focus on how these are directly affecting the global hospitality and tourism industry. Students experiment the different aspects involved, its infrastructures, the drivers and the mechanisms that make it possible, and how it impacts the present and future of our industry, by going through real case studies, research and course materials, that expand on the topic, specifically focusing on Access Economies and their influence in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry.

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