Hospitality and Tourism Management, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 60+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses

• ACCT 203 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (3)
• BLAW 205 Legal Environment of Business (3)
• DSCI 232 Business Statistics (3)
• ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• FINC 303 Business Finance (3)
• HTMT 210 Principles and Practices in Hospitality & Tourism (3)
• HTMT 352 Service Operations Management (3)
• HTMT 444 Hospitality Management Internship (3)
• HTMT 488 Strategic Hospitality and Tourism Management (3)
• INFM 220 Management Information Systems (3)

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• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

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• MATH 107 Elementary Statistics: Race, Equity and Inclusion (3)

• OR

• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

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• MATH 116 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3)

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• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)

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• MGMT 301 Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
• MKTG 302 Marketing Concepts (3)

Complete at least 12 credit hours from the following:

• ARTM 362 Events Management I (3)
• ARTM 364 Events Management II (3)
• HTMT 310 Current Topics in Hospitality and Tourism Management (1-3)
• HTMT 350 Hospitality & Tourism Marketing (3)
• HTMT 351 Hotel Management (3)
• HTMT 354 Hospitality and Tourism Technology (3)
• HTMT 355 Sales & Negotiations (3)
• HTMT 360 Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism (1-3)
• HTMT 361 Meetings and Convention Management (3)
• HTMT 362 Events Management I (3)
• HTMT 364 Events Management II (3)
• HTMT 370 Foodservice Enterprise: Design & Development (3)
• HTMT 372 Foodservice Operations Analysis (3)
• HTMT 380 Managing Global Tourism (3)
• HTMT 399 Tutorial (3)
• HTMT 420 Independent Study (1-3)
• HTMT 444 Hospitality Management Internship (3)
• HTMT 488 Strategic Hospitality and Tourism Management (3)
• HTMT 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• HTMT 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• MGMT 307 Human Resource Management (3) *
• MGMT 308 Managing Diversity (3) *
• REAL 310 Principles of Real Estate (3) *

Notes:

• The School of Business strongly encourages students to complete the following courses by the end of their sophomore year: ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 ; DSCI 232 ; ECON 200 , ECON 201 ; MATH 104  or MATH 250  and MATH 116  (or MATH 118  and MATH 119 ) or MATH 120 . These courses are pre-requisites for many upper level junior and senior business and economics courses.
• The business and accounting programs offered by the School of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
• Students are not permitted to double major in Hospitality and Tourism Management and Business Administration.
• No more than 3 credit hours from HTMT 244  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from HTMT 310  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from HTMT 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: MATH 104 , MATH 107 , MATH 116 , MATH 118 , MATH 119 , MATH 120 , MATH 250