Cornell’s Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration has long represented the gold standard in hospitality education, where professionals from across the globe come together to strategize, solve problems, and forge the future.
The hospitality industry is now experiencing transformation like no other point in history. This will require new leaders who can rise to today’s most urgent business challenges.
Cornell now offers the opportunity to earn an Executive Master of Management in Hospitality (EMMH) primarily online so you can master the essential aspects of the hospitality business without putting your career on pause.
This flexible program consists of engaging online courses which include weekly live sessions with Cornell Nolan School faculty. Two optional on-campus residential sessions are offered as electives for those who wish to travel to Cornell. Whether you’re in a leadership role or aspire to one, this degree will help you advance your skills in hospitality leadership, operations, finance, HR, marketing, and real estate, all while developing your ability to think strategically, lead with an analytical mindset, and drive change.
The courses in the program are firmly grounded in practice and highly applied to today’s evolving hospitality landscape. Ongoing live virtual events provide rich opportunities to interact with your professors and to build a network of lasting professional relationships with classmates from around the world.
Program OverviewONLINE COURSES
- Corporate Finance
- Operations Management
- Services Marketing
- Managerial Accounting
- Leading and Transforming Hospitality Organizations
- Human Resources Management
- Strategic Management and Innovation (Capstone)
ELECTIVE COURSES
Hospitality Real Estate, Asset Management, and Development
- Principles of Hotel Real Estate
- Hospitality Real Estate Development
- Hospitality Asset Management Strategic and Tactical Processes
- Hospitality Asset Management Financial Management and Capital Investment Strategies
- Real Estate Financial Modeling
- Real Estate Law
Digital Marketing, Revenue Management, and Data Analytics
- Automation, AI and ML in Hospitality
- Integrated Marketing Communications
- Hospitality Analytics
- Revenue Management
- Brand Management
- Restaurant Distribution Strategies
Leadership and Communication
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Hospitality Labor and DEI
- Management Communication
- Negotiation Strategy and Skill Practicum
- Impactful Unscripted Communication
- Residency One: Leadership and Team Building (5 days – late August)*
- Residency Two: Innovation and Creativity (5 days – late August)*
* Final dates to be announced
- Chris Anderson, Professor, EMMH Program Director, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Steve Carvell, Professor and Academic Director of the Center for Real Estate and Finance, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Linda Canina, Professor, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Elena Belavina, Associate Professor, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Robert Kwortnik, Jr., Associate Professor, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Chekitan Dev, Singapore Tourism Distinguished Professor, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Mary MacAusland, Senior Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Kate Walsh, Dean and E.M. Statler Professor, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Cathy Enz, Lewis G. Schaeneman Jr. Professor of Innovation and Dynamic Management Emeritus, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Brad Wellstead, Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Jeanne Varney, Senior Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Bruce Tracey, Kenneth F. Blanchard Professor of Human Resource Management, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Daniel Lebret, Senior Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Adam Klausner, Senior Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Maria Wolfe, Senior Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Andrew Quagliata, Senior Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Peter Liu, Associate Professor, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Neil Tarallo, Senior Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Lilly Jan, Lecturer, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Tony Simons, Lewis G. Schaeneman Jr. Professor of Innovation and Dynamic Management, Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration
- Hospitality managers, directors, and general managers who are in or aspiring to leadership roles
- Business professionals newer to the hospitality industry looking to translate their outside expertise and experience
- Owners, operators, and managers looking to accelerate growth and profitability
- Service providers, vendors, and partners looking to deeply understand the hospitality industry and grow their business
Looking for a masters requiring fewer years of industry experience? Check out the Master’s of Management in Hospitality program.