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Saunders College of Business teaches the essential skills needed for effective communication, management, and leadership in a global economy. Whether students major in hospitality and tourism management or global business management, they are able to go out into the world as solution-based problem solvers, ready to lead diverse teams in a wide array of careers. 

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Saunders creates dynamic professionals who are prepared to lead regional and global teams to success while becoming change-agents and expert problem solvers in their fields.

Students also have the opportunity to develop other areas of expertise alongside their major with minors such as global food and beverage management, human resource management,  international business, and sports and entertainment management.

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Learn more about our degrees in hospitality and tourism management and global business management where students:

  • Experience our new building expansion, opening fall of 2023, with state-of-the-art facilities inspired by the latest technology and building features found in the industry.
  • Secure top positions with top brands in top locations, like our global network of alumni.
  • Learn to become T-shaped professionals with deep disciplinary knowledge and a broad understanding of professional and personal skills that transcend disciplines.
  • Attend events and programs with guest lectures, career fairs, corporate site visits, and professional conferences, showing students how their education benefits them long after graduation.
  • Actively engage in classrooms and laboratories where students use business simulations, plan events, analyze business cases, work in teams, and gain hands-on learning experiences. 
  • Study and work abroad on nearly every continent through our extensive university partnerships around the world.
  • Gain global insights through RIT’s Global Campuses and an internationally diverse student population from over 100 countries.
  • Get paid, real-world experience before graduation with one of the most extensive cooperative education programs in the world. Over 3,400 hiring partners give students real-world applications for what they learn in the classroom.
  • Join a global network of more than 25,000 Saunders alumni and 136,000 RIT alumni.
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"I decided to attend Saunders because it provided the flexibility to explore my interests and customize my learning. The variety of classes and research opportunities is truly unique and inspiring. I was drawn to the co-op program because I knew that would set me apart from my peers through college and after."

Nika Pikulik ’23 (hospitality and tourism management)

JLL, Washington, D.C.