Characteristics of four-year baccalaureate hotel, restaurant and institutional management programs

The research questions of this study were to determine the specific hotel, restaurant and institutional management courses offered as required and elective courses, to determine which hospitality management courses were taught by faculty members in the hospitality management program versus being taught by faculty in other programs, to determine the teaching methods used to present hospitality curriculum, and to determine the distance learning methods currently used.;The research instrument was mailed to 144 representatives of four-year hospitality management programs in the United States. The usable response rate was 28% (N = 41). Results of this study can assist educators in developing or modifying hospitality management curriculum to best prepare students to meet the present and future needs of the hospitality industry.