Financial Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry provides knowledge and information that facilitates the effective financial management of hospitality and tourism entities.

The certificate covers the strategies for creating value for stakeholders within and for an organization and critically reviews performance metrics with a focus on the economic, business, and financial risk factors that may impact entity performance. Students learn to synthesize theory and application at the graduate level in order to produce the knowledge base necessary to fully utilize available techniques and strategies for the effective financial management of hospitality and tourism organizations. Students successfully completing this certificate may already be in financial analyst or accounting/finance roles or seeking such roles in this particular field.

Program Prerequisites

Applicants should hold a bachelors degree in a business or related discipline and may have some practical work experience in hospitality financial management (financial/cost analysis, management evaluation/performance, etc.)

• HFT 2401 Financial Accounting & HFT 3431 Managerial Accounting are the prerequisites for the graduate course HMG 6477 Financial Analysis.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

• Take the following:
  • HMG6477 - Financial Analysis of Hospitality Enterprises (3)
  • HMG6476 - Feasibility Studies for the Hospitality/Tourism Enterprises (3)
  • HMG6466 - Applied Revenue Management Techniques in Hospitality (3)

Grand Total Credits: 9

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