Our first-ranked undergraduate program will prepare you for a management career in the fast-paced hospitality industry. Coursework is challenging, relevant to the needs of today's employers, and you'll learn from faculty who bring years of industry experience into the classroom. A key component of the hospitality and tourism management program is hands-on learning and will prepare you to work in any facet of the industry including foodservice, lodging, and tourism.

Plan of Study

•  Plan of Study for Hospitality and Tourism Management

HTM Program Overview

Career Options

• director, convention and visitors bureau
• convention/event planner
• corporate travel manager
• hotel general manager
• hotel operations director
• restaurant owner/manager
• travel agency manager
• catering director
• country club manager
• food and beverage director

Where You Might Work

• airlines
• convention and visitor bureaus
• convention centers
• corporate travel management
• cruise lines
• destination management
• event planning
• gaming entertainment
• sports arenas and recreation facilities
• state and national parks
• state tourism
• theme parks
• tour operations
• travel agencies

Coursework

• accounting
• beverage management
• convention sales and service
• feasibility studies
• foodservice management
• hospitality and tourism law
• human resources management
• introduction to tourism
• lodging management/operations
• marketing
• purchasing
• quantity food production and service
• resort, cruise, and entertainment operations
• sanitation
• service operations management
• complete course list

Learn from Experience

• During the senior year, students take a capstone course that 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.
• All undergraduates must complete a paid industry internship of 400 or more hours.
• Students train in the school's two restaurants, the John Purdue Room (fine dining) and the Boiler Bistro.
• Represent Purdue at industry trade shows where you will meet industry executives and help host industry and alumni receptions.
• Develop team-building skills by helping organize the annual Black Tie Dinner, a prestigious fundraising event organized by students in the HTM Society.

You'll Have Help Finding a Job

• The HTM Career Center provides career-planning services and coordinates more than 700 interviews each year with corporations recruiting on campus.
• The HTM Career Day brings representatives from the hospitality industry to campus each fall. Activities include a career fair, keynote address, and a reception for employers, faculty, and seniors.

For more information, contact:

Maggy Leitch, Academic Advisor
Hospitality & Tourism Management
Purdue University
Marriott Hall, Room 128A
900 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 494-8724
mleitch@purdue.edu