Foundations of American Democracy Requirement (3 Hours)

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement  

Three (3) credits of Foundations of American Democracy (FAD) are required for degree completion. Courses that meet this requirement may also be used to meet other major, minor, or General Education requirements.

General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

• General Education Requirements (41 Hours)  

The following 16 hours of major requirements can also count in the General Education Program:

• R_C 1000  and R_C 2001  (6 hours) count towards the General Education Writing Across the Curriculum requirement
• MAT 1035  (3 hours) and 1 hour of ECO 2100  fulfill the General Education Quantitative Literacy requirement
• ECO 2030  and ECO 2040  (6 hours) count towards General Education

WCOB Core Requirements

Note

***IN ORDER TO GRADUATE, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT MAJORS MUST ACHIEVE A MINIMUM AVERAGE GPA OF 2.0 IN ALL HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT REQUIRED COURSES AND MAJOR ELECTIVES***

Required - Hospitality & Tourism Management (21 Hours)

• HOS 2000 - Survey of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry (3)
• FIN 3100 - Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (3)
• MGT 3620 - Human Resource Management (3)
• HOS 3800 - Hotel Management (3)
• HOS 3900 - Hospitality Management Internship (3 or 6)
• HOS 4040 - Destination Management (3)

Electives - Hospitality and Tourism Management (12 Hours)

Focus Area Within Hospitality and Tourism Management (12 Hours)

The focus area is made up of major and COB elective courses drawn from one or more disciplines, departments or programs, with a single coherent emphasis in area studies such as: Destination Management; Sustainable & International Tourism; HTM Entrepreneurship & Experience Design; Hospitality Services & Event Management. For more on Focus Areas please the Department website.

A minimum of 6 hrs must be HOS. 

• HOS 3100 - Sustainable Tourism (3)
• HOS 3200 - International Tourism and Hospitality (3)
• HOS 3300 - Animals, Tourism, and Sustainability (3)
• HOS 3500 - Independent Study (1-3)
• HOS 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• HOS 3600 - Attraction Management (3)
• HOS 3700 - Food and Beverage Management (3)
• HOS 3850 - Club Management (3)
• HOS 4050 - Meeting & Convention Management (3)
• HOS 4060 - Event Planning (3)
• HOS 4500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• HOS 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (1-3)
• HOS 4530-4549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• HOS 4550 - Current Issues & Trends in Hospitality & Tourism Management (3)
• HOS 4600 - Hospitality Analytics & Revenue Management (3)
• HOS 4800 - Experience Design (3)
• COM 1300 - Journalism Matters: An Introduction to News Literacy and News Writing (3)
• COM 2325 - Public Relations Principles (3) [GenEd: SS]
• COM 3312 - Crisis Communication (3) [WID]
• COM 3317 - Social Media Strategies (3)
• COM 3320 - Audio-Video Production (3)
• COM 3418 - Social Media Storytelling (3)
• ENT 3060 - Design Thinking and Entrepreneurial Mindset (3)
• ENT 3190 - International Entrepreneurship (3)
• ENT 3600 - Entrepreneurship Study Abroad (3-6)
• ENT 3650 - Social Entrepreneurship (3)
• IDS 2450 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations (3)
• IDS 3050 - Social Media and Community Engagement (3)
• IDS 3450 - Grants for Nonprofits (3)
• MGT 3800 - Systems Thinking and Global Awareness (3)
• MGT 3170 - Idea Development and Prototyping (3)
• MKT 3220 - Sales Management (3)
• MKT 3215 - Professional Selling (3)
• MKT 3235 - Social Media Marketing: Building a Strong Brand (3)
• MKT 3240 - Integrated Marketing Communications (3)
• MKT 3260 - Managing Distribution Channels (3)
• MKT 3270 - Consumer Behavior (3)
• MKT 3285 - Retail Management (3)
• MKT 3290 - Services Marketing (3)
• MKT 4550 - International Marketing (3)
• MKT 4630 - Digital Transformation in Marketing (3)
• P_A 4560 - Local Government Administration (3)
• P_A 4660 - Non-Profit Management: Links to Governance (3)
• P_S 2120 - International Politics and Foreign Policy (3)
• P_S 2130 - State and Local Government (3) [GenEd: SS]
• P_S 2160 - Introduction to Public Administration (3)
• P_S 2240 - Comparative Politics (3)
• R_M 3235 - Introduction to Sport Management (3)
• R_M 3242 - Tourism in Costa Rica (3)
• R_M 3243 - The Cruise Line Industry in a Cultural Context (3)
• R_M 3244 - Coastal Tourism: A Field-Based Understanding (3)
• R_M 3630 - Interpretive Methods (3)
• R_M 4450 - Seminar in Tourism Development (3)
• Business sponsored study abroad at the 3000/4000 level upon program director approval

College of Business Electives (3000/4000 Level) (3 Hours)

Cannot use MGT 3010  or FIN 3010  

***College of Business Electives that align with the student’s focus area are encouraged.

Electives (6 Hours)

Taken to total 120 hours for the degree

(95 hours major requirements/electives PLUS 41 hours Gen Ed requirements MINUS 16 hours of major requirements already counted in Gen Ed)

• 6 hours any level inside or outside of the COB (cannot use ACC 1050 , FIN 3010  or MGT 3010 )

While the student may select any six (6) hours, we acknowledge that many students may find the following disciplines to complement their HOS courses as electives, or as a double major or minor. 

Accounting
Animal Studies
Anthropology
Arts (e.g. Theater Arts, Music, Film Studies, Dance, Photography, etc.)
Communication/ Public Relations
Community Planning & Development
Design
Entrepreneurial Studies
Fermentation Sciences
Geography or GIS
Global Studies
Human Resource Management
International Business/Management
Languages
Marketing
Media Studies
Nutrition & Foods
Political Science
Public Health
Recreation Management
Regional Studies (e.g. Appalachian, Africana, Classical and Mediterranean Civilizations, etc.)
Risk Management & Insurance
Societal Studies (e.g. Judaic, Holocaust, & Peace Studies Minor, LGBT Studies Minor, Gender, Women’s and Sexuality, etc.)
Sustainable Business/ Development

Total Required (120 Hours)