International Programs

SHM has established a direct enrollment program with Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia (www.bond.edu.au). Bond University is one of the leading business and hospitality management schools in Australia. Their academic calendar is similar to Penn State. All instruction is in English and students take four 4-credit courses that will transfer into the hospitality curriculum at Penn State. Students may apply for this program through Education Abroad (EA).

SHM has established a direct enrollment program with the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Dubrovnik, Croatia campus.  RIT-Croatia offers hospitality management courses that can substitute for SHM core courses, HM electives and Penn State general education requirements.  Their academic calendar is similar to Penn State. All instruction is in English and students generally take five 3-credit courses.

SHM has established an exchange program with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China.  HKPU offers hospitality management courses that can substitute for SHM core courses, HM electives and Penn State general education requirements.  Their academic calendar is similar to Penn State. All instruction is in English and students generally take five 3-credit courses. 

SHM has established a direct enrollment program with Florence University of the Arts (FUA) which includes the Apicius International School of Hospitality (www.fua.it). FUA offers a wide selection of courses. Students must take courses from the hospitality management curriculum at Apicius and are allowed to take one course (general education) at FUA. Their academic calendar is similar to Penn State. All instruction is in English and students take five 3-credit courses that will transfer into the hospitality curriculum at Penn State. Students may apply for this program through Education Abroad (EA).

The Penn State School of Hospitality has established a program with the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB). Mallorca is a large island in the Mediterranean. It has a thriving hospitality industry and hosts thirteen million tourists per year.The UIB tourism and hospitality program ranks first in Spain. The instruction is in English, but you can opt to take classes in Spanish. Course work will transfer into the hospitality curriculum at Penn State. Home stays are available in this program. Students may apply for this program through Education Abroad (EA).

This is a four-week summer program in Europe, usually offered from mid-May to mid-June. Students will take two courses (International Cuisine and International Hospitality Management) earning six HM elective credits. Courses are taught in English by faculty from Penn State. In the current program, course time is spent in Florence (Italy) and Maastricht (The Netherlands). There are several weekend breaks that will allow students to take short trips to other areas of interest. Students apply for this program at the Global Programs website. The HM lead faculty contact for this program is Daniel Mount.

This is a 9-11 day program, usually offered in mid-May. It is a culinary focused program, delivered at the Paul Bocuse Culinary Institute. Instruction is received from leading French chefs and is either in English or translated from French. Students earn three HM elective (French Cuisine and Culture) credits. Students apply to this program at the Global Programs website. The HM lead faculty contact for this program is Jean-Pierre Ranjeva.

A three-credit course is offered that explores the fast-growing hospitality industry in both Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. Students will gain an insight into the area’s culture as well as the compelling opportunities available in the Asian hospitality industry. Special focus will be directed towards the casino industry in Macau and Singapore and the hotel and food and beverage operators in Hong Kong. The course experience will be divided into several sections. First, one week of resident instruction at University Park. During this week, the class will develop an understanding of the companies and the diverse cultures that they will be soon observing. During the second section, students will travel as a group to Hong Kong for four days, to Macau for four days and to Singapore for three days. Finally, students will deliver a final project back in the home classroom that will be designed to summarize their cultural and academic growth over the month. The HM faculty lead for this trip is Mikael Ahlgren.

This course is “embedded” in HM 498A (International Hospitality Management) offered during the spring semester at Penn State. A component of this course includes travel to either Italy or Greece during Spring Break. Students must sign up for this course in 201 Mateer during Fall semester. The deadline date for signing up for the course is November 1. A deposit is required. Students are registered into the class once the deposit is received.

A full pre-payment of the course “program fee” is usually collected the first week of spring semester. This program fee may range from $1,500-$1,800 depending on the number of students on each trip. For questions on course sign-up, selection and deposits, contact Daniel Mount.

Students who have taken this course before may take just the embedded travel component to a different country for one credit, but priority for course placement is for those taking the course for three credits.

SHM has established a direct enrollment program with the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Dubrovnik, Croatia campus.  RIT-Croatia offers hospitality management courses that can substitute for SHM core courses, HM electives and Penn State general education requirements.  Their academic calendar is similar to Penn State. All instruction is in English and students generally take five 3-credit courses

SHM has established an exchange program with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China.  HKPU offers hospitality management courses that can substitute for SHM core courses, HM electives and Penn State general education requirements.  Their academic calendar is similar to Penn State. All instruction is in English and students generally take five 3-credit courses.