University of Nevada, Las Vegas Singapore: Courses, Admission, Cost

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) had its first international campus established in Singapore in the year 2006 and is currently home to 300 undergraduate, 15 graduate, and 100 continuing education students. The Singapore branch of UNLV is under the administration of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. Approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, Singapore, the university offers a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration and Master of Hospitality Administration degrees.

The UNLV campus is located in the National Library Building in Singapore and emphasizes conducting niche education for passionate international students who are keen to learn as per the American higher education environment in the South East Asian region. The students get to utilize a fully integrated learning facility via the new educational software programs and keep themselves updated with the learning processes and management skills. The university also offers two scholarship programs exclusively for the citizens or the permanent residents of Singapore.

Those students who are bestowed with the Master of Hospitality Administration Singapore Scholarship have the privilege to earn an advanced degree from the UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality completely free of cost while residing in Singapore. The hospitality management track is designed exclusively for students who wish to build a successful career in the hospitality industry in the management capacity. There are four elective courses for the students to choose from along with five mandatory courses of Financial Analysis for the service industries, Hospitality Service Management, Human Resources and Behavior in the hospitality industry, Marketing Systems and Research Methodology. The four elective courses are Hospitality Revenue Management, Hospitality Industry Cost Control, Information Technology in the Hospitality Industry, and Human Dynamics and Organizational Leadership.

The bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management Singapore Scholarship is for those students who have graduated from high school and are willing to pursue a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from the prestigious UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality. There is a complete waiver of the tuition fees for the scholarship recipients. Both the undergraduate and master's program are of three years duration and completely conducted from the Singapore campus. The best part about studying at UNLV Singapore is that the students get an American degree without the need to travel out of Singapore. Along with the bachelors' and master's degrees, the UNLV Singapore also has the Centre of Hospitality Excellence, which provides Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Diplomas