Tourism & Hospitality - Associate's Degree: 2-YEAR PLAN
The Required Core is highly recommended to be taken as listed. This will allow you to fulfill your General Education Requirements for the University and progress through the Associate Program efficiently.
Required Core - 33 hours
- 3 ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I
- 3 ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics *Gen Ed Requirement
- 3 THM 100 - Introduction to Tourism & Hospitality Management
- 3 THM 200 - Convention, Meetings, & Event Planning
- 9 THM 296 - Internship (Take 3 credits, each semester for 3 semesters)
- 3 THM 310 - Restaurant Management
- 3 THM 320 - Lodging Management
- 3 THM 494 - Final Internship (Final 3 credits in the 4th semester)
Required Core Electives – 6 credits
- 3 THM 450 – Casino Management
- 3 THM 480 - Tourism Planning and Development
Required Electives - Take two of the following:
- 3 ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II
- 3 MIS 205 - Advanced Computer Applications
- 3 BADM 334 - Small Business Management
- 3 BADM 360 - Organization and Management
- 3 BADM 369 - Organizational Behavior & Theory
- 3 BADM 370 - Marketing
- 3 BADM 372 – Advertising
- 3 HRM 460 – Human Resource Management
- 3 BADM 494 - Personal Selling
- 3 THM 492 – Special Topics
Associates Degree General Education Requirements - 18 semester hours
- 3 ENGL 101 Composition I
- 3 SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech
- 3 MATH 114 College Algebra
- Gen Ed - Natural Science - 3 semester hours + 1 Lab
- Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities - 3 semester hours
- Gen Ed Elective - Take one additional General Education course from Natural Science/Lab, Social Science, or Arts/Humanities. Must be from a different disciplinary prefix.
Credits are required to total 60 credits
Business Administration with a Tourism & Hospitality Management Specialization: 4-YEAR PLAN A minor is NOT required with a Business major. The Required Core and Specialization Credits are highly recommended to be taken as listed. This will allow you to fulfill your General Education Requirements for the University and progress through the Business Program efficiently.
Bachelor's Degree in Tourism & Hospitality Management Course Requirements
(4 Year plan)
Pre-Business Core - 24 semester hours
- ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II
- BADM 320 - Quantitative Decision Analysis
- BADM 344 - Managerial Communications
- ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- BADM 220 - Business Statistics
- MIS 205 - Advanced Computer Applications
Business Core - 33 semester hours
- 300/400 level ECON elective
- BADM 310 - Business Finance
- BADM 321 - Business Statistics II
- BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business
- BADM 369 - Organizational Behavior & Theory
- BADM 370 - Marketing
- BADM 407 - International Business
- BADM 425 - Production/Operations Management
- BADM 457 - Business Ethics
- BADM 482 - Business Policy and Strategy
- MIS 325 - Management Information Systems
Specialization in Tourism and Hospitality Management - 18 semester hours
- THM 100 - Introduction to Tourism & Hospitality Management
- THM 200 - Convention, Meetings, & Event Planning
- THM 294 - Internship
- THM 310 - Restaurant Management
- THM 320 - Lodging Management
- THM 494 - Internship
Electives in Tourism and Hospitality Management - 6 semester hours
- THM 450 - Casino Management
- THM 480 - Tourism Planning & Development
Gen Ed Requirements - 30 semester hours
- MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics - 3 semester hours
- Gen Ed - Social Science - 6 semester hours
- Gen Ed - Art & Humanities - 6 semester hours
- Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab - 6-8 semester hours
- ENGL 101 - Composition I
- ENGL 201 - Composition II
- SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech
or
- SPCM 215 - Public Speaking
or
- SPCM 222 - Argumentation and Debate
Note
A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.
