Undergraduate Degrees
SHRM is a world player in the hospitality and tourism field. Our degree program is student-focused, future-driven, and charts a course that can take our students well beyond the hospitality field.
The curriculum required for the hotel and restaurant management major combines management courses, technical training, and liberal arts studies.
Download the SHRM Plan of Study HERE (PDF).
Undergraduate Degrees Offered
Hotel and Restaurant Management Bachelor of Science degree
The Hotel and Resutaurant Management major prepares students for careers in the hospitality industry. Students in this degree must complete two semesters of modern language with the option to do an internship and/or study abroad. Learn more about this degree in the NAU Academic catalog HERE.
International Hospitality Bachelor of Science degree
The International Hospitality Management major emphasizes coursework tailored for those students who wish to work internationally or have a general interest in international travel and tourism.
Students in this degree path must complete four semesters of a modern language and a one-semester internship, as well as spend a semester of study abroad. Learn more about this degree in the NAU Academic catalog HERE.
To find out more about study abroad, contact:
Dr. Paul Wiener
Director, International Programs / Summer Studies in Europe
928-523-9955
928-523-1711 Fax
PO Box 5638
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5638
Paul.Wiener@nau.edu
To find out more about internships, contact:
Suzanne Siler
Program Director, Internships/Career Services
928-523-1610
928-523-1711 Fax
PO Box 5638
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5638
Suzanne.Siler@nau.edu
Where this degree can take you
Hospitality in general is the fastest growing industry in the world and the largest service industry in Arizona.
Its umbrella includes: hotels and resorts, full-service restaurants, casinos, institutional food service, bar and nightclubs, contract food service, airlines, car rental, city and country clubs, outdoor recreation, meeting planners, event management, theme parks, RV parks and campgrounds, travel agencies, and tour companies.
Over thirty hospitality recruiters visit our campus each year. Our stakeholders appreciate the competencies our seniors demonstrate—technical skills, people skills, and an understanding of the service component.
Job placement potential
In the last three years, sixty-five percent of SHRM seniors were employed by graduation.
In the year 2013, the average starting salary for a graduate as an entry level manager in training was $39,000-$44,000.
Within five to ten years of experience, hotel and restaurant managers may earn between $55,000 and $98,000 a year.
Certificates
The School offers certificate programs in restaurant management and international tourism management. Each program requires the completion of five courses. All of the classes are taught entirely via the web for the convenience of working professionals and non-traditional students.
Certificate Programs
Required for Graduation beyond the classroom
Work Experience Milestone
Students are required to complete 1,200 hours of work in some capacity within the hospitality industry. Examples include lodging, food and beverage, hospitality related human resources, sales, marketing, events, and casinos. Contact Kim Knowles for additional information.
Pathways Milestone
Students are required to attend 6 Pathway events prior to graduation. Contact Sharon Lovich for additional information or go to Pathways HERE.
Community College partnerships
The school has partnership programs at Scottsdale and Pima Community Colleges that enable students to complete their degree in either one of these locations or begin work there and transfer to the Flagstaff campus for their junior and senior years.
If you like learning via the Web, the school makes it easy to complete a course, certificate, or degree online from wherever you call home.
Pima Community College
PCC website
For additional information on PCC2NAU programs, please contact:
Deidra Watson
HRM Advising
Extended Campuses
928-523-1497
Deidra.Watson@nau.edu
Scottsdale Community College
SCC website
For additional information on SCC2NAU programs, please contact:
Deidra Watson
HRM Advising
Extended Campuses
928-523-1497
Deidra.Watson@nau.edu
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SHRM academic advisement
Go to SHRM Academic Advising HERE.
Explore our Global Business Program (GBP)
Prepare yourself to engage in the global professional marketplace of the future.
The Global Business Program (GBP) is an ambitious, innovative dual-degree curricular track that internationalizes your studies in any business or hospitality profession by adding intensive language study, immersion in our community of international scholars, and a variety of other global curricula and activities. Studies in language and culture are integrated with students' regular studies in their business or hospitality majors, following a set of carefully crafted degree progress plans.
After preparing on campus for three years, GBP students spend a year abroad, consolidating their language and professional skills with a semester of study at one of our international partner institutions, followed by a professional internship with one of our internship partners in Europe, Latin America, China, or Japan. With their language studies completed, GBP students then spend their final year back on campus, finishing the capstone year of their business or hospitality degrees.
Learn more about the GBP HERE.
