Hospitality and Tourism Management students are required to complete 121 credit hours of course work maintaining a 2.0 overall cumulative grade point average and a 2.0 overall grade point average in their major courses. In the program, students take a very strong core of hospitality and tourism courses and develop a strategically balanced business acumen within a varied general education background.
The program learning outcomes of the B.S. Hospitality & Tourism Management are:
- Students will integrate the core areas of business to inform decision making.
- Students will apply legal and ethical principles in business to organizational decision making.
- Students will apply business-related quantitative and qualitative methods and tools to formulate management decision alternatives.
- Students will demonstrate leadership skills.
- Students will demonstrate professional business communication.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to work with diverse colleagues in team situations.
- Students will demonstrate general and functional knowledge of Hospitality and Tourism Management principles (including those related to the Food and Beverage Industry; the Lodging Industry; Travel and Tourism; and Sustainability).
General Education Courses | ||
BA 211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
BA 212 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
BA 302 | Business Ethics | 3 |
EH 105 | College Writing | 3 |
EH 200 | Approaches to Literature | 3 |
HA 200 | Tourism and Travel | 3 |
HA 301 | Supervision in Hospitality Management | 3 |
HE 111 | The Husson Experience *** | 1 |
MS 132 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
SC 101 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective or Open Elective | 3 | |
Historical Elective | 3 | |
Humanities Elective | 3 | |
Math I Elective | 4 | |
Philosophical Elective | 3 | |
Psychological/Sociological Elective | 3 | |
General Business Courses | ||
AC 121 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
AC 122 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
AC 211 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BA 201 | Business Law I | 3 |
BA 202 | Business Law II | 3 |
BA 310 | Organization and Management | 3 |
BA 362 | Financial Management | 3 |
BA 490 | International Business | 3 |
IT 111 | Introduction to Microsoft Office | 3 |
or IT 214 | Spreadsheet Concepts and Applications | |
MK 220 | Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
MK 422 | Sales and Sales Management | 3 |
Major in Hospitality Management Courses | ||
HA 101 | Intro to Hospitality Mgmnt | 3 |
HA 201 | Food & Beverage Control Systems | 3 |
HA 202 | Facilities & Guest Services | 3 |
HA 302 | Hotel Operations | 3 |
HA 303 | Event Planning and Management | 3 |
HA 311 | Destination Management and Marketing | 3 |
HA 401 | Hospitality Internship (Has been reduced from 6 credit hours to 3 credit hours) | 3 |
HA 402 | Leadership in Hospitality Management | 3 |
Business Related Electives | 15 | |
Total Hours | 122 |
Suggested Course Sequence
First Year | |||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
EH 105 | 3 | HA 200 | 3 |
HA 101 | 3 | IT 111 or 214 | 3 |
HE 111*** | 1 | MS 132 | 3 |
Humanities Elective | 3 | Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective or Open Elective | 3 |
Math I Elective | 4 | Historical Elective | 3 |
Philosophical Elective | 3 | ||
17 | 15 | ||
Second Year | |||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
AC 121 | 3 | AC 122 | 3 |
BA 201 | 3 | BA 202 | 3 |
BA 211 | 3 | BA 212 | 3 |
EH 200 | 3 | HA 202 | 3 |
HA 201 | 3 | MK 220 | 3 |
15 | 15 | ||
Third Year | |||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
AC 211 | 3 | BA 302 | 3 |
BA 310 | 3 | HA 302 | 3 |
HA 301 | 3 | HA 303 | 3 |
HA 311 | 3 | SC 101 | 3 |
Psychological/Sociological Elective | 3 | Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
15 | 15 | ||
Fourth Year | |||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
BA 362 | 3 | BA 490 | 3 |
HA 401 | 3 | HA 402 | 3 |
MK 422 | 3 | Business Related Elective | 3 |
Business Related Elective | 3 | Business Related Elective | 3 |
Business Related Elective | 3 | Business Related Elective | 3 |
15 | 15 | ||
Total Hours: 122 |
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Credit may not be required for degree completion