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The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management offers the following undergraduate programs:
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
The four-year undergraduate program has general education requirements, core hospitality and tourism management requirements, as well as courses in an emphasis area. Selection of an emphasis allows a student to take a four- to five-course concentration in that specific area. The HTM curriculum for the bachelor of science degree is designed to give the student a flavor of the following:
- General Education: speech, writing, psychology, mathematics, science, computers, etc.
- Broad Hospitality Management: accounting, marketing, introductions to lodging/foodservice/tourism, human resource management, law, etc.
- Specialized Emphasis: lodging, foodservice, or tourism
In their senior year, students take a capstone course which pulls all the hospitality management knowledge together as the class works in groups to make plans to build a hospitality business — from selecting a location site to a final operating establishment.
Students need 130 semester credit hours in specific required courses, required electives from which there is a list to choose, and free electives that the student chooses for his/her own personal interests. Recognized minors are available from other departments throughout the University. Seven interdisciplinary concentration areas have been developed by the department to complement the hospitality specialization: information systems, finance, human resources, international relations, marketing/sales, senior living, and transportation. Although a completed concentration would not be displayed on the student's transcript, it could be included on his/her resume to show added strength in a specific functional area.
FOODSERVICE AND LODGING SUPERVISION
This two-year program prepares students to assume the responsibilities of a mid-level manager or supervisor in a variety of foodservice and lodging operations.
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