The hospitality and tourism management major focuses on meeting the middle- and upper-level management needs of the food, lodging, and event planning industry. It is a program that assists students in getting the breadth of knowledge, responsibility, and creativity to meet the changing environment of complex management problems in industry. A business minor is built into the degree requirements.
The major requires extensive field experience. The curriculum provides a strong base in management and practical application of these skills. The general education electives help students to sharpen their analytical, conceptual, and communications abilities. Graduates may start as management trainees in restaurants, foodservice, hotels, support industries, or in tourism operations with subsequent upward mobility into management positions.
Students should apply for progression into the major after completing at least three of the following HTM 102 *, HTM 210 , HTM 211 , HTM 212 . Applications for progression are available in the departmental office.
For progression into the major, students must meet the following criteria.
- Cumulative grade point average 2.3 or greater for at least 30 semester hours completed.
- Grade of C or better in all hospitality and tourism management prefix courses.
- Successful completion of ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 *, and MATH 125 *.
- Complete 300 post-secondary school hours of industry related work for the chosen major. A complete list of appropriate work experiences is available in the departmental office.
For graduation, students must earn a grade of C or better in all hospitality, and tourism management courses.