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Jan 15, 2025
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Hospitality and Tourism Management Major, BS in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management
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The hospitality and tourism management major focuses on meeting the middle- and upper-level management needs of the food, lodging, and event planning 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.
uTrack Requirements
Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students who first entered Fall 2013 or later. uTrack does not apply to transfer students who entered prior to Fall 2015.
Progression Requirements
Students should apply for progression into the major after completing at least three of the following HTM 102 , HTM 210 , HTM 211 , HTM 212 . 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.
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Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management – Hospitality and Tourism Management Major
| Term 1 |
Hours |
Milestone Notes |
| 1Arts and Humanities Elective * |
3 |
Complete at least 12 hours by the end of the term |
| 1Cultures and Civilizations Elective * |
3 |
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| ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 * |
3 |
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| Quantitative Reasoning Elective * |
3 |
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| 1Natural Sciences Electives * |
3-4 |
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| Term 2 |
| 1Arts and Humanities Elective * |
3 |
ENGL 101 * |
| ENGL 102 * |
3 |
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| 2Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
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| 1Natural Sciences Electives * |
4 |
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| 2Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
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| Term 3 |
| 3ACCT 200 or ACCT 207 |
3 |
Quantitative Reasoning Elective * |
| 3ECON 201 * or ECON 207 * |
4 |
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| HTM 102 , HTM 150 , HTM 212 |
7 |
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| 1Social Sciences Elective * |
3 |
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| Term 4 |
| HTM 210 , HTM 211 , HTM 311 |
9 |
Complete at least 54 hours by the end of the term |
| 3MGT 201 |
3 |
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| 3STAT 201 * or STAT 207 * |
3 |
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| Term 5 |
| CMST 240 * or CMST 247 * |
3 |
2.3 cumulative GPA |
| 1Cultures and Civilizations Elective * |
3 |
Two courses from HTM 102 , HTM 210 , HTM 211 , HTM 212 |
| HTM 361 , HTM 390 |
6 |
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| 3,4MGT 300 |
3 |
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| Term 6 |
| HTM 326 |
3 |
No milestones |
| 5Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Electives |
6 |
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| RCS 341 |
3 |
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| 2Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
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| Term 7 |
| 3,4FINC 300 |
3 |
No milestones |
| HTM 410 |
3 |
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| 5Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Elective |
3 |
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| 3,4MARK 300 |
3 |
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| Term 8 |
| HTM 425 |
3 |
No milestones |
| HTM 492 (Internship) |
6 |
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| 5Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Elective |
3 |
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| 2Unrestricted Elective |
3 |
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| TOTAL |
120 |
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Meets University General Education Requirement . |
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Select courses from the University General Education list . |
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Select any courses not already required for the major. |
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Business administration minor requirement. |
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Must be taken at UTK. |
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Choose from HTM 101 , HTM 225 , HTM 299 , HTM 335 , HTM 435 , HTM 440 , HTM 445 , HTM 450 , HTM 484 , HTM 493 , HTM 494 ; RCS 411 , RCS 412 . |
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Recommended major electives for specialized career interests:
- Tourism Management: HTM 435 , HTM 450 , HTM 484 .
- Restaurant/Culinary: HTM 101 , HTM 225 or HTM 335 , HTM 299 , HTM 445 , RCS 411 .
- Hotel and Resort Management: HTM 299 , HTM 445 , HTM 450 , RCS 411 .
- Meeting and Event Planning: HTM 101 , HTM 299 , HTM 435 , HTM 445 , RCS 411 .
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