Florida International University
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
Miami, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Feb 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 205 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* $205.57 per credit for domestic students, $618.86 per credit for international students
Key Summary
Think from a global perspective and learn how to apply strategic knowledge to the many areas within hospitality management.
Hospitality Management students learn from a comprehensive set of core requirements and practical experiences in the undergraduate curriculum. Students may choose from six majors to obtain a solid foundation in leadership, business, management, finance, marketing, logistics, accounting, operations, and more.
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Majors within the Hospitality Management degree:
- Hospitality Management
- Beverage Management
- Restaurant & Culinary Management
- Event & Entertainment Management
- Hotel & Lodging Management
- Cruise Line Management
- Travel & Tourism Management
- Hospitlaity Leadership
Why choose hospitality?
Hospitality is the world's largest industry and getting a degree in hospitality and tourism management offers many opportunities in exciting and high-paying careers in all sectors of society, including: careers in hotel management, restaurant operations, beverage management, real estate management, event and entertainment management and tourism.
Students can work and run cruise lines, airlines, resorts, hotels, restaurants, entertainment and sports venues, night clubs and all kinds of businesses with a hospitality bachelor's or master's degree.
While studying at FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, students can get a head start on their careers through a number of one-of-a-kind opportunities, such as helping to run the largest gourmet gathering in the world, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival®.
Why choose The Chaplin School?
The Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU) is ranked a Top 4 program among U.S. public universities and 31st in the world's best school for tourism and hospitality.
Our students are the only ones in the country to help run the world’s premier wine and food festival, The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) , and have access to major global corporations, such as:
- Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
- Bacardi USA
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Marriott International
- Burger King
Our beautiful Biscayne Bay campus is located right on the water. Students who choose FIU hospitality have access to expert faculty, a rich curriculum, and fast-track career opportunities, resulting in more than 90% of our students employed upon graduation.
Pre-core:
- HFT 1070 Hospitality pathway to success I (Must enroll during your first semester as a Hospitality Student)- 1 credit
- HFT 1000 Introduction to hospitality & tourism management- 3 credits
- HFT 2220 Human resources management- 3 credits
- HFT 2401 Accounting for the hospitality industry- 3 credits
- HFT 2441 Hospitality information technology- 3 credits
- HFT 3072 Hospitality pathway to success II (Prereq: HFT 1070 and minimum 60 credits earned)- 1 credit
Core:
- Choose 1 of the following:
HFT 3453 Lodging operations control- 3 credits
OR
HFT 3754 Intro to Events- 3 credits - HFT 3503 Hospitality marketing strategies – GL 3 credits
- HFT 3603 Law and ethics – GL - 3 credits
- FSS 4234C Advanced Food & Beverage Operations- 3 credits
- HFT 4413 Hospitality analytics - 3 credits
- HFT 4464 Financial Analysis in The Hospitality Industry (Prereq: HFT 2401)
- HFT 4474 Management Accounting for The Hospitality Industry (Prereq: HFT 2401)
- Choose 1 of the following:
HFT 4295 Leadership In Hospitality- 3 credits
HFT 3006 Emotional Intelligence- 3 credits
HFT 3073 Social Responsibility – GL- 3 credits
HFT 4545 Managing High-functioning Teams- 3 credits - HFT 4296 Project Management in Hospitality and Tourism (Must be taken last semester)
- Advanced Internship – 300 Hours to be completed While enrolled (Prereq: HFT 3072)
Electives or Concentrations
Electives can be chosen from any 3000/4000 level HFT or FSS course. If desired, students may choose any of the following major areas to meet 18 of the 30 required elective credits.
Students have the option of remaining in the General Hospitality Pathway or selecting a focus in one of the following areas:
- Event & Entertainment Management
- Beverage Management
- Hospitality Leadership
- Travel & Tourism
- Restaurant & Culinary
- Hotel & Lodging
- Cruise Line Management
Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management has been distinguished as the #4 U.S. public hospitality management program and the #31 global hospitality management program offering the best hospitality degree. More than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation and around the world choose FIU for its outstanding reputation, advantageous campus locations in Miami, a premier global destination, its expert faculty, rich curriculum, and fast-track career opportunities in the international hotel, food service, and tourism industries.
FIU students have options when it comes to funding their education. In addition, students admitted into the Chaplin School can apply to be considered for internal and external Hospitality Management scholarships. You may find our scholarship database on our school website.
FIU's Merit Scholarships
- You may find out more about FIU's Merit Scholarships on the link below
Hot Careers in Hospitality & Tourism Management
Make the connection between academic experience and the desired career path with guidance from the Chaplin School’s dedicated career advisors. The career development program offers dedicated appointments with an advisor, access to industry partners and career opportunities, as well as networking opportunities and resume & interview workshops. Roughly 90% of our students are employed upon graduation!
Hiring partners
Hiring partners have made an annual commitment to hiring students as interns or as full-time employees.
- Bacardi
- Carnival
- Royal Caribbean International
- Marriott
- Marriott Vacations Worldwide
- Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
- Groot Hospitality
- The Walt Disney Company
- Hilton
- SOBEWFF®
- Loews Hotel
- Hyatt
- Compass Group
- Walmart
- Mandarin Oriental (The Hotel Group)
- Baptist Health South Florida
- Accor Hotels
- Four Seasons
- FontaineBleau Miami Beach
- Enterprise Holdings
- InterContinental Hotels Group
- Pristine events
- Levy
- Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
- SBE
Off Campus Work Experience
- International students can take advantage of 2200 hours off-campus employment after their 1st year at FIU under Curricular Practical Training.
- Additional 1-year of OPT upon graduation
Employment by industry sectors
| 18% | Hotel/resort |
| 16% | Restaurant management and operations |
| 13% | Food and beverage |
| 11% | Event planning & management |
| 14% | Non-hospitality company |
|
28% | Other hospitality areas such as cruise operations, travel and tourism, hotel resort, casinos, and theme parks |
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