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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Major, BS in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management


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The hotel, restaurant, and tourism major focuses on meeting the middle- and upper-level management needs of the food and lodging industry. It is a program that assists students in getting the breadth of knowledge, responsibility and creativity to meet the changing environment of complex management problems in industry. A business minor is built into the degree requirements.

The major requires extensive field experience. The curriculum provides a strong base in management and practical application of these skills. The general education electives help students to sharpen their analytical, conceptual, and communications abilities. Graduates may start as management trainees in restaurants, foodservice, hotels, support industries, or in tourism operations with subsequent upward mobility into management positions.

Progression Requirements

Students should apply for progression into the major after completing at least three of the following HRT 210 , HRT 211 , HRT 212 , and HRT 224  and prior to entering HRT 390 *. Applications for progression are available in the departmental office.

For progression into the major, students must meet the following criteria.

  • Cumulative grade point average 2.3 or greater for at least 30 semester hours completed.
  • Grade of C or better in all hotel, restaurant, and tourism prefix courses.
  • Successful completion of ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 *, and MATH 125 *.
  • Complete 300 post-secondary school hours of industry related work for the chosen major. A complete list of appropriate work experiences is available in the departmental office.

For graduation, students must earn a grade of C or better in all hotel, restaurant, and tourism courses.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management • Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Major


First Year  Hours Credit
ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 * 6
Natural Sciences Electives * 7-8
MATH 119  or MATH 123 * and MATH 125 * 6
Arts and Humanities Electives * 6
Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3
   
Second Year  
2ACCT 200  3
2STAT 201 * 3
2ECON 201 * 4
Social Sciences Elective * 3
2MGT 201  3
HRT 210  3
HRT 211  3
HRT 224  3
HRT 311  3
HRT 212  3
   
Third Year  
2MARK 300  3
CMST 240 * 3
Cultures and Civilizations Elective * 3
RCS 341  3
HRT 326  3
HRT 361  3
1Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Elective 3
HRT 390 * 3
HRT 392  3
Elective 3
   
Fourth Year  
2MGT 300  3
2  3
HRT 410  4
HRT 425  3
1Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Electives 6
1HRT 492  or Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Electives 6
Electives 6
  Total 120
   
* Meets University General Education Requirement . Students must meet the General Education Requirement for Communicating Through Writing  by selecting a course with a (WC) designation. This course may be in the major or from another discipline.
1 Choose from HRT 101 , HRT 330 , HRT 423 , HRT 435 , HRT 440 , HRT 445 , HRT 450 , HRT 455 , HRT 484 , HRT 494 .
2 Business administration minor requirement.

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