Pre-requisites
Students entering the MS in Hospitality Management program are expected to have previously completed the equivalent of the Drexel University undergraduate courses listed below. Course descriptions are provided to allow you to compare these courses with your undergraduate coursework. These courses can also be taken online at Drexel University.
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations
Introduces preparation of the income statement and the balance sheet. Covers analysis and recording of business transactions and a detailed study of accounting for assets, liabilities, and equity.
MATH 181 Introduction to Analysis I
Covers set theory, coordinate systems and graphs, functions, linear programming (geometric approach), matrices and linear systems, and linear programming (algebraic approach). Required for architecture, business administration, and construction management students. Non-credit for engineering and science students.
MATH 182 Introduction to Analysis II
Covers counting techniques, probability, statistics, and probability applications. Non-credit for engineering and science students.
MATH 183 Introduction to Analysis III
Covers limits, rates of change, derivatives, applications of differentiation, exponential and logarithmic functions, integrals, techniques of integration, applications of integration. Non-credit for engineering and science students.
MRTG 301 Introduction to Marketing Management
Provides a conceptual and applications-oriented framework for marketing decision-making in a dynamic environment. Emphasizes satisfying target customers and achieving organizational objectives through skillful blending of strategies in product development, pricing, promotion, and distribution. This is a writing intensive course.
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior
Provides conceptual understanding of various principles of management and organizational processes and the opportunity for skill-building in the areas of individual, interpersonal, and intergroup organizational behaviors. This is a writing intensive course.
Additional prerequisite for Gaming Concentration:
HRM 370 Introduction to Casino Management
Examines theories pertinent to casino games including the organizational management, staffing, regulations, internal control, and reporting requirements of gaming operations.
Successful completion of the prerequisite courses will be evaluated in combination with your work experience and the other admissions criteria when determining your qualification for admission. In some cases, otherwise qualified applicants may be asked to complete one or more prerequisite courses before entering the MS in Hospitality Management program, or be admitted on the condition that one or more prerequisite courses be completed by a date specified by the Graduate Advisor.
