The Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management (BSHTM) provides a degree program for students who desire to work in the growing hospitality arena. Today’s hospitality and tourism industry needs professionally educated individuals. Graduates will be qualified to work in amusement parks, hotels and motels, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, travel agencies, convention centers and as event and meeting planners. 

Students who complete the BSHTM degree program will acquire proficiency in the following areas:

• basic principles that underlie the industry
• food and beverage operations
• financial and accounting reports for the industry, including costs, revenues, and profits
• the interrelationships of hospitality functional areas in guest satisfaction
• legal, ethical, social and international topics affecting the industry
• national, international and intercultural factors on the industry
• communication differences among cultures and socio-economic classes and how these impact the industry
• ethics and its impact on industry leadership and decision-making
• human resource management
• organizational effectiveness
• industry marketing
• strategic application of communication message formats

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The program consists of a minimum of 120 credit hours in three main areas:  general education, core courses in the major area, and general electives.

General Education Core:  Graduates of the BSHTM program must fulfill all of the general education requirements as passed by the Faculty Senate.  These general education requirements are effective for Fall 2016 admitted students and are found elsewhere in this bulletin.  All general education courses in the BSHTM must be completed with C- or better; all HTM courses must be completed with a C- or better with an overall 2.0 GPA.  Students are encouraged to work closely with an undergraduate academic advisor.

REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES (minimum of 24 credit hours)

• BUS-A 200 Foundations of Accounting (for non-business majors) or BUS-A 201 Intro to Financial Accounting
• ECON-E 200 Fundamentals of Economics:  An Overview (for non-business majors) or ECON-E 201 Intro to Microeconomics
• BUS-M 300 Intro to Marketing (for non-business majors) or BUS-M 301 Intro to Marketing Management
• BUS-Z 300 Organizational Behavior and Leadership (for non-business majors) or BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations 
• BUS-L 200 Elements of Business Law (for non-business majors) or BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business 
• BUS-F 300 Intro to Financial Management (for non-business majors) or BUS-F 301 Intro to Financial Management 
• SPCH-S 427 Cross-Cultural Communications 
• SPCH-C 380 Organizational Communication 

REQUIRED HTM CORE COURSES (21 credit hours)

• HTM-T 100 Introduction to Tourism Studies
• HTM-T 171 Introduction to Convention/Meeting Management
• HTM-T 181 Lodging Industry Operations
• HTM-T 191 Sanitation and Health in Food Service, Lodging and Tourism
• HTM-T 210 Special Events Management
• HTM-T 401 Internship in H & T (6 credit hours)

HTM ELECTIVE COURSES (Minimum of 15 credit hours or 5 from the list; minimum 9 hours from the list must be at the 300 or 400 level)

• HTM-T 218 Wines of the World
• HTM-T 219 Management of Sports Events
• HTM-T 271 Mechanics of Meeting Planning
• HTM-T 306 Destination Planning
• HTM-T 310 Event Catering Management
• HTM-T 325 Food and Beverage Management
• HTM-T 328 Introduction to Microbrewing
• HTM-T 334 Cultural Heritage Tourism
• HTM-T 351 Tourism Experiences
• HTM-T 355 Interpretation and Tour Guiding for Destinations
• HTM-T 362 Economics of Tourism
• HTM-T 375 International Tourism
• HTM-T 385 Beer and Spirits Management
• HTM-T 415 Advertising and Promotion
• HTM-T 425 Event Production
• HTM-T 444 Tourism Careers and Leadership
• HTM-T 475 Special Topics in Tourism
• Other 300 – and 400- Level Electives as Scheduled

16-18 Credit Hours of Additional Electives, for a Minimum of 120 Total Hours

Courses counted toward the Hospitality & Tourism degree program must be taken for a letter grade. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher. At least 30 hours of the curriculum must be at the 300 level or higher.

Students who have completed an A.S. in Hospitality Administration and transfer it into the program may have many of the 16-18 additional elective hours satisfied within their A.S. degree program.

Although foreign language is not required in this degree, students are strongly encouraged to study a foreign language as it will help them advance in their careers. Hospitality and tourism is a global industry, and there may be many overseas job opportunities for graduates, as well.