Graduate School
Oikos University Graduate School of Business
An online graduate school of business opened for working professionals who pursue a degree alongside their careers.
President's Message
Welcome to the Graduate School of Business at Oikos University.
Today's business environment is changing rapidly, and the hospitality, foodservice, wine, and tourism industries continue to evolve in response to global trends and changing consumer expectations. In this environment, professionals need more than academic knowledge. They need practical insight, the ability to understand real-world challenges, and a global perspective that enables them to lead through change.
The Graduate School of Business at Oikos University is committed to providing structured learning opportunities for professionals who wish to continue their education while advancing their careers. Our MBA and DBA programs are designed to combine the foundations of business and management with practical knowledge that can be applied in professional settings.
Through our online programs, we seek to reduce the limitations of time and location and provide learners from diverse professional backgrounds with opportunities to deepen their expertise. Our educational goal is to develop professionals who combine academic understanding with practical judgment and who are prepared to create meaningful value in an evolving global business environment.
Education is the beginning of new possibilities. We hope that your experience at Oikos University will help you strengthen your professional capabilities, broaden your perspective, and take the next step in your academic and professional journey.
We welcome your aspirations and look forward to supporting your continued growth.
Sincerely,
About the Graduate School
There are two kinds of doctoral degree: the professional practice doctorate and the research-oriented PhD. In Korea, most doctoral programs are research-oriented and designed for full-time students.
This graduate school opened professional master's and doctoral programs in business for practitioners who work during the day and study in the evening.
It is an interdisciplinary degree program that connects business studies with the professional knowledge and experience of the hotel, foodservice and wine management fields. Anyone interested in hospitality and tourism service management is also welcome.
Educational Philosophy
Hotel, Foodservice and Wine Management is an interdisciplinary major that provides advanced practical training in tourism industry management, grounded in business theory.
As convergence across hotels, wine and foodservice accelerates, demand for hotel and tourism content is growing rapidly, yet integrated education at the master's and doctoral level has been limited.
The program therefore centers on learning, practising and researching hotel, foodservice and wine management as the core of a service culture that is of the customer, by the customer and for the customer.
Educational Goals
Developing professional leaders
Grounded in a technical understanding of the hotel, foodservice and wine fields, the program aims to produce professional leaders for industry.
Interdisciplinary expertise
Students build expertise across hotel management, wine and foodservice, and the tourism industry.
Applied to real industry
Coursework covers professional capability, brand differentiation, and hotel and tourism marketing that can be applied in practice.
Integrated education
Integrated education covering tourism content as a whole, for people working across the industry.
About Oikos University
Oikos University was founded in 2004 as a branch campus of Shepherd University in Los Angeles by Pastor Jong-In Kim, a Korean-American, and became an independent university in 2007.
It is a private educational institution located in Oakland, California.
- Founded
- 2004
- Independent university
- 2007
- Location
- Oakland, California, USA