Degree and Major Requirements

Degree requirements in PDF chart form (Updated March 2008)

Hospitality and Tourism Management majors conform to the general structure of the B.B.A. degree program. The B.B.A. degree in HTM requires a minimum of 120 credit hours of undergraduate work.

B.B.A. in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Degree Requirements

	Credit Hours
General Education requirements*	41
B.B.A lower-level core courses	23-30
B.B.A upper-level core courses	15
HTM major requirements	27
Non-business electives	7-11
	120

*The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.

Fifty percent of this work, 60 credit hours, must be taken outside of the College of Business. In counting the 60 credit hours of non-business courses, B.B.A. students may include all hours taken in General Education (usually 41-44), up to a total of nine hours in economics (GECON courses must be counted as economics), and three hours of COB 191: Business and Economic Statistics. The remaining hours must be taken from any department outside the College of Business. Students should carefully select these non-business electives to help them gain additional knowledge and expertise for their careers and personal lives.

Major Requirements

As a result of Hospitality and Tourism Management being such a broad field there are many areas of specialization. Students majoring in HTM must choose one three-credit hour elective in addition to the 24 credit hours of required courses.

All HTM majors must complete the HTM core courses, with HTM 471 serving as the capstone course.

HTM Core Courses	Credit Hours
HTM 100: Hospitality and Tourism Management Seminar	1
HTM 250: Overview of Hospitality and Tourism Management	3
HTM 261: Internship	0
HTM 271: Introduction to Food Service Management	1
HTM 330: Hotel Operations and Hospitality Technology	3
HTM 331: Hospitality Law	3
HTM 400: Hospitality and Tourism Management Senior Seminar	1
HTM 425: Hospitality Human Resources Management	3
HTM 434: Purchasing, Cost Controls, and Financial Management	3
HTM 461: Supervisory Internship	0
HTM 470: Catering Operations and Event Management	3
HTM 471: Hospitality Leadership	3

In addition, students must take three credits in HTM above the 300 level or other program approved courses:

Electives	Credit Hours
HTM 371: Culinary Arts	3
HTM 412: Club and Resort Management	3
HTM 431: Advanced Lodging	3
HTM 450: Special Events and Meeting Management	3
HTM 451: Entertainment Management	3
HTM 473: Beverage Management and Marketing	3
HTM 490: Special Studies in Hospitality and Tourism Management	1-3
HTM 498. Special Topics	3

Recommended Schedule for Majors

First Year - First Semester	Credit Hours
GECON 200: Introduction to Macroeconomics	3
MATH 205: Introductory Calculus I	3
General Education courses or non-business electives	9
	15
First Year - Second Semester	Credit Hours
HTM 100: Hospitality and Tourism Management Seminar	1
COB 191: Business and Economic Statistics	3
COB 204: Computer Information Systems	3
COB 218: Legal Environment of Business	3
ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics	3
General Education courses or non-business electives	2
	15
Second Year - First Semester	Credit Hours
HTM 250: Overview of Hospitaity and Tourism Management	3
COB 202: Interpersonal Skills	3
COB 241: Financial Accounting	3
General Education courses or non-business electives	6
	15
Second Year - Second Semester	Credit Hours
COB 242: Managerial Accounting	3
COB 291: Introduction to Management Science	3
HTM 271: Introduction to Foodservice Management	1
General Education courses or non-business electives	8
	15
Summer Semester	Credit Hours
HTM 261: Internship	0
Third Year - First Semester	Credit Hours
COB 300A: Integrated Functional Systems - Management	3
COB 300B: Integrated Functional Systems - Finance	3
COB 300C: Integrated Functional Systems - Operations	3
COB 300D: Integrated Functional Systems - Marketing	3
HTM 331: Hospitality Law	3
	15
Third Year - Second Semester	Credit Hours
HTM 330: Hotel Operation and Hospitality Technology	3
General Education courses or non-business electives	12
	15
Summer Semester	Credit Hours
HTM 461: Supervisory Internship	0
Fourth Year - First Semester	Credit Hours
HTM 400: Hospitality and Tourism Management Senior Seminar	1
HTM 425: Hospitality Human Resources Management	3
HTM 434: Purchasing, Cost Controls, and Financial Management	3
HTM 470: Catering Operations and Event Management	3
General Education courses or non-business electives	5
	15
Fourth Year - Second Semester	Credit Hours
COB 487: Strategic Management	3
HTM 471: Hospitality Leadership	3
HTM Elective	3
General Education courses or non-business electives	6
	15