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HM 490WStrategic Hospitality Management

3 credits · Hospitality Management · Penn State

This capstone writing-intensive class integrates content from throughout the previous curriculum, focusing on strategic application to current industry issues. HM 490W Strategic Hospitality Management (3) This capstone course integrates previous courses in the curriculum and introduces students to new strategic management concepts. This course adopts a macro perspective by focusing on the total hospitality enterprise and the external competitive environment in which hospitality firms operate. The goal of the course is to develop students' analytical skills to formulate, implement, and evaluate business strategies. Using a case-based approach, the course emphasizes critical thinking and evidence-based decision making.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “A grade of C or better in HM 336 and HM 365 and HM 442”

What it opens up

Courses that list HM 490W as a prerequisite (1)

  • HM 492 Advanced Professional Seminar in Hospitality Management