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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate 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. Progression RequirementsStudents 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 hospitality and tourism management 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 hospitality, and tourism management courses.
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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.
Term 1 Milestone Notes
- Complete at least 12 hours by the end of the term
Term 3
- 1 Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
Term 4 Milestone Notes
- Complete at least 54 hours by the end of the term
Term 6
- 5 HTM Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 5 HTM Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 1 Natural Sciences Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
- 2 Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
Footnotes
- Select courses from the Volunteer Core list.
- Select any courses not already required for the major.
- Business administration minor requirement.
- Must be taken at UTK.
- Choose from HTM 225 , HTM 299 , HTM 312 , HTM 335 , HTM 435 , HTM 440 , HTM 445 , HTM 450 , HTM 484 *, HTM 493 , HTM 494 , HTM 495; RMM 411 , RMM 312 .
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 , RMM 411 .
Hotel and Resort Management: HTM 299 , HTM 445 , HTM 450 , RMM 411 .
Meeting and Event Planning: HTM 101 , HTM 299 , HTM 312 , HTM 435 , HTM 445 , RMM 411 . - Must be a non-HTM prefix course.
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements . |
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