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Hospitality is in your blood. You enjoy the challenge of meeting
different people’s needs and love the thrill of knocking their
socks off with great service. The hospitality industry needs people
with your qualities. If you’d like to be a part of this exciting
industry, take a look at Purdue’s hospitality and tourism management
program in the department
of hospitality and tourism management. The program ranks
in the nation’s top five and is accredited through the Accreditation
Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration.
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Testimonial
"Purdue knows what employers will be looking
for when you graduate, so it gives you the experience you
need to impress them."
Michael Stokes, 1995 Consumer and Family
Sciences graduate
Concessions Manager
Aronoff Center for the Arts
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Career Options
A degree in HTM opens doors to managerial and administrative positions
in the hospitality and tourism industry. The number of available
positions continues to exceed the number of HTM graduates. Many
Purdue graduates now hold high-level positions such as:
- corporate meeting planner
- country club manager
- director, convention and visitors bureau
- food and beverage director
- guest services manager
- industry consultant
- restaurant owner
Coursework
HTM offers a four-year bachelor of science program to prepare for
higher-level positions and a two-year associate degree program to
prepare for middle-level supervisory positions. The program offers
students the opportunity to specialize in one of three specialties:
lodging services, foodservice, and tourism. Courses include:
- accounting
- business development
- foodservice
- hospitality law
- human resources
- lodging
- management
- marketing
- sales
- tourism
Learn from Experience
- Before graduating, complete a hospitality internship to prepare
you for jobs in the industry. Internship sites include resorts,
hotels, cruise ships, travel agencies, and restaurants all over
the United States.
- In one course, as part of a student team, you’ll develop,
market, and operate an international-theme restaurant that is
open to the public.
- Represent Purdue at national conventions, where you will meet
industry executives, assist in hosting industry and alumni receptions,
and see the latest in everything from food trends to state-of-the-art
technologies.
Where You Might Work
- airlines
- catering businesses
- convention and visitors bureaus
- corporate dining facilities
- country clubs
- hotels and resorts
- restaurants
- state and local tourism promotion agencies
- theme parks
- travel agencies
- vacation ownership properties
Applying for Admission to Purdue
For information about applying to Purdue University, to apply online
or request an application, campus visits, housing information, estimated
expenses, orientation, and other admission information, visit the
Office of Admissions’
Web site.
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