Feb 17, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Hospitality Management and Tourism, B.S.

The Hospitality Management and Tourism degree program provides students with the specialized knowledge, skills, and real-world experiences needed for dynamic careers in the hospitality and tourism industry, including those in luxury hotel and resort management, sustainable tourism development, experiential event planning, digital travel marketing, food and beverage entrepreneurship, sports and entertainment hospitality, equine hospitality, or craft beverage tourism. Integrating business components and creativity, students will develop the skills needed to succeed in the rapidly growing global hospitality and tourism industry.

The degree program consists of hands-on, project-based curriculum and an internship experience that facilitates the learning of industry practices related to guest experience design, revenue and brand strategy, AI-driven hospitality solutions, financial management, and service management. Students are challenged to exercise creative thinking across marketing, communications, operations, and leadership while establishing the professional connections that will set them apart.

Internships are a required component of the program, which can lead to permanent professional placement. The internship provides students with first-hand experience in hospitality and tourism related fields, allowing them to exercise classroom knowledge in a real-world setting.

Career Opportunities

Graduates will be prepared for careers in domestic or international destinations in the hospitality and tourism industries. Career opportunities include amusement park supervisor, banquet/catering director, concert/festival producer, entrepreneur, event planner, food and service manager, hotel operations director, park administrator, sales director, and tour director. Students will also be prepared to enter a variety of professional and graduate programs.

Entrance Requirement

The minimum grade-point average for entrance of all students into the Hospitality Management and Tourism program is 2.0.

Graduation Requirements

To earn the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management and Tourism, students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours with a 2.0 grade-point average. A minimum of 45 credit hours must be from upper division courses (300 level and above). Remedial courses may not be counted toward the total hours required for the degree.

Students must fulfill all prerequisites and achieve a grade of C or better in all HMT and RTM courses that are major requirements, and DHN 342 .

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

Recommended:

AFE 100 - Issues in Agriculture, Food and Environment 3 Credit Hours

X. Global Dynamics

ANT 160 - Global Cultural Diversity 3 Credit Hours

UK Core hours: 31

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

RTM 425 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hours

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Premajor Requirements

Two semesters of a single foreign language chosen from: Arabic; Chinese; English as a Second Language; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Russian; Spanish; and Sign Language (exclude: Latin, Hebrew, Greek) Credit(s): 8

Diversity Requirements

ANT 160 - Global Cultural Diversity 3 Credit Hours
plus 3 hours, to be chosen with approval of academic advisor, from classes related to the study of current cultures Credt(s): 3

Subtotal: Diversity Requirement hours: 6

plus

RTM 101 - Introduction to Retailing and Tourism Management 1 Credit Hours
CS 101 - Introduction to Computing I 3 Credit Hours
OR
AN 105 - Business Applications of Spreadsheets 1 Credit Hours
ACC 200 - Introduction to Accounting for Decision Makers 3 Credit Hours
ACC 201 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit Hours
ECO 201 - Principles of Economics I 3 Credit Hours
ECO 202 - Principles of Economics II 3 Credit Hours
MA 123 - Elementary Calculus and its Applications 4 Credit Hours
STA 296 - Statistical Methods and Motivations 3 Credit Hours

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 35-37

Major Requirements

Required:

DHN 241 - Food Service Sanitation 1 Credit Hours
HMT 120 - Introduction to Hospitality Management and Tourism 3 Credit Hours
HMT 210 - Hotel Rooms Division Management 3 Credit Hours
HMT 270 - Principles of Travel and Tourism 3 Credit Hours
HMT 308 - Introduction to Food and Beverage 3 Credit Hours
HMT 350 - Revenue Management 3 Credit Hours
RTM 340 - Professional Practice/Pre-Internship 1 Credit Hours
RTM 345 - Service Management 3 Credit Hours
RTM 425 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hours
RTM 499 - Retailing and Tourism Management Internship 6 Credit Hours
DHN 342 - Quantity Food Production 4 Credit Hours

Subtotal: Major Core hours: 33

Professional Support

FIN 300 - Corporation Finance 3 Credit Hours
MGT 301 - Introduction to Managing Organizations 3 Credit Hours
MKT 300 - Marketing Management 3 Credit Hours

Subtotal: Professional Support hours: 9

Major Selections

Plus 15 hours from HMT or RTM major selections. The student will choose, in consultation with an advisor, an additional 15 hours of HMT or RTM courses at the 300 level or above that will strengthen the program in an area of importance to the student. Courses outside HMT and RTM may be considered in consultation with an advisor and approval.

Subtotal: Major Selection: 15

Plus additional upper-level credits to complete 45 hours of 300-400-500 level classes.

Subtotal: Major Requirements: 47

Electives

Electives should be selected by the student to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation.