Rosen College of Hospitality Management

The hospitality industry represents the second largest employer in the United States and is the major part of the rapidly growing services sector of the economy. Because of its unique location in the premier tourist destination in the world, the Rosen College of Hospitality Management is ideally situated to prepare students for leadership careers in the hospitality industry. Whether the student is interested in entering lodging, food service, travel and tourism, financial management and technology, theme parks, vacation ownership resorts, golf management, or event management, the Orlando and Central Florida area offers extraordinary opportunities. It is the destination for over 49 million tourists each year, has over 400 hotels with 120,000 rooms, 5,000 restaurants, and 75 theme parks and attractions. The industry employs a half million people in the State of Florida and many are in the Central Florida area.

The educational mission of the College is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and ability to identify opportunities and challenges in the hospitality industry, and to apply creative decision techniques in responding to those opportunities.

The curriculum is designed to prepare students for a broad range of managerial roles across the hospitality industry. It provides both academic preparation and practical experiences that students will need to enter and succeed in a hospitality management career. Students also have the opportunity to experience the work world in hospitality through an internship requirement and through extensive contact with leading hospitality managers in the Central Florida area. There are three undergraduate degrees offered.

The College also houses the Linda Chapin Eminent Scholar Chair in Tourism Management and the Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies which was created and funded by the travel and tourism industry in Central Florida. The Institute conducts research and gathers information that helps the entire Orlando area hospitality industry better understand and serve its many guests from around the world.

The Center for Multi-Unit Restaurant Management and the Darden Eminent Scholar Chair in Restaurant Management provide a unique focus in the curriculum on corporate restaurant management. Students have access through the Center to leading restaurant industry executives. This academic unit is an integral part of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

Distinctive Benefits

• A state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of the tourism district in Orlando, Florida with on-campus housing.
• Access to the many hospitality organizations that serve one of the premier tourist destinations in the world.
• Extensive ties with the top leadership of the Orlando area hospitality industry.
• A large number of scholarships made available through the generous support of the industry.
• A faculty committed to continuously improving their knowledge of the hospitality industry as well as their ability to teach that knowledge to their students.
• A required work experience that provides students with practical experiences in the hospitality industry.
• Outstanding opportunities for internships.
• A modern food production laboratory and teaching restaurant completely equipped to provide students with experience in food preparation.
• American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Professorship of Vacation Ownership.
• Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association (CFHLA) Professorship of Convention and Conference Management.
• Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) Professorship of Hospitality Financial Management and Technology.

Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs in the Rosen College of Hospitality Management are located at: http://oeas.ucf.edu/alc/alc_students_rhm.htm