Hospitality and Tourism Management

Phone: 843.953.7992
Wayne W. Smith, Chair

About the Department

The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management is committed to providing students a high-quality hospitality management education in a liberal arts environment supported by a progressive series of practical, applied, and experiential learning opportunities at one of the world’s premier destinations. The program inspires every hospitality management student to become a lifelong learner who is guest-focused, ethical, innovative, globally aware, computer-fluent, and an effective communicator. In addition, each student should be able to function collaboratively and comfortably in an environment characterized by diversity, uncertainty, and rapid change.

The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management allows students to focus their courses of study in hotel and resort management, food service management, and events management. In addition, students may emphasize sales and marketing, human resource management and general management in their coursework and internships.

NOTE: Students desiring to double major in HTMT and BADM are required to take DSCI 304  and MGMT 408  in addition to completing all requirements of the HTMT major.

Majors

• Hospitality and Tourism Management, B.S. ​ 

Minors

• Hospitality and Tourism Management Minor