Hospitality Minor

In cooperation with the Fordham Real Estate Institute, the minor in hospitality offers courses introducing a dynamic career in lodging, food service, and travel and tourism service industries.

Through this curriculum, Fordham's students develop the knowledge base and professional skills required for career advancement and achievement in the hospitality industry.

The hospitality minor provides undergraduate students with versatile business skills, industry-specific knowledge (hotels, food service, event planning, tourism), career flexibility, and a competitive edge in the vast, growing NYC and global hospitality sectors, allowing majors from various disciplines to gain practical management, marketing, and customer service expertise applicable to any industry.

Program Highlights

• Versatile Skills: Develops core industry acumen applicable beyond traditional hospitality roles.
• Career Diversification: Opens doors in hotels, restaurants, tourism, events, and even healthcare or journalism
• World Application: Connects theory to practice through site visits, guest speakers, and industry challenges.
• Competitive Edge: Makes graduates more attractive to employers in a massive, expanding global industry.
• Alignment with Real Estate Curriculum: Offers real estate majors a chance to add a minor in a related field for greater career diversification and expansion of learning opportunities.

The hospitality minor requires six (6) courses:
 

Availability

The minor in hospitality is available to students in Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies at Lincoln Center, Rose Hill, and Westchester.