This degree focuses on one of the fastest growing industries in the world: hospitality, to include focus areas in food and restaurant operations and management, the lodging industry and operations, parks and recreation management, entrepreneurship, among others. Students in this degree typically have an interest in owning or managing an enterprise or organization in the hospitality industry, but the degree is open to all students and is designed to provide a foundation of research, critical thinking, and writing skills that could be useful in further study and/or professional work.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates.  With reference to each of the respective areas of hospitality management, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

• Discover and apply various concepts and principles of management, marketing, law, public relations, business, finance, strategic planning, leisure, and tourism to the unique aspects of hospitality operations with fundamental business enterprise.
• Evaluate current political, economic, and social issues that affect the tourism and travel industry.
• Identify and discuss how various concepts and meanings of leisure and health and wellness apply and are utilized in the tourism and travel industry.
• Distinguish and explain how certain hospitality concepts and principles apply to the restaurant, lodging, parks, recreation, or other areas of hospitality management

Degree Program Requirements

RQ295 / COL 100 Foundations of Online Learning (fomerly Academic and Career Planning) (3 semester hours) - Required as the first course in all undergraduate programs.

General Education Requirements (34 semester hours)
English Composition - 6 semester hours
EN101 / ENG 101 - Proficiency in Writing (Required)
EN102 / ENG 102 - Effectiveness in Writing or
EN202 / ENG 200 - English Composition and Literature

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours
SS101 / ECO 101 - Microeconomics
SS102 / ECO 102 - Macroeconomics
SS111 / GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
SS133 / SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology
SS134 / PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 
SS190 / ANT 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
SS210 / CFD 220 - Human Sexuality  
SO220 / SOC 220 - American Popular Culture

Science - 4 semester hours including required 1 hour labs
SC100 / SCI 100 - Introduction to Biology
SC198 / SCI 100 L - Introduction to Biology Lab
SC101 / SCI 110 - Introduction to Chemistry
SC199 / SCI 110 L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab   
SC102 / SCI 102 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology 
SC122 / SCI 102 L - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
SC103 / SCI 103 - Introduction to Physics 
SC123 / SCI 103 L - Introduction to Physics Lab
SC104 / SCI 104 - Introduction to Astronomy
SC124 / SCI 104 L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
SC106 / SCI 106 - Introduction to Oceanography 
SC126 / SCI 106 L - Introduction to Oceanography Lab
SC107 / SCI 107 - Introduction to Meteorology
SC127 / SCI 107 L - Introduction to Meteorology Lab

Mathematics - 3 semester hours
MA110 / MA112 / MAT 110 - Introduction to College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Algebra, or
MA111 / MA113 / MAT 111 College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Trigonometry, or
MA125 / MAT 125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors, or
MA225 / MAT 225 - Calculus

History - 6 semester hours
HS101 / HIS101 - American History to 1877
HS102 / HIS 102 - American History since 1877
HS111 / HIS 111 - World Civilization I
HS112 / HIS 112 - World Civilization II
HS121 / HIS 121 - Western Civilization Before The Thirty Years War
HS122 / HIS 122 - Western Civilization Since Thirty Years War
HS215 / HIS 223 - History of the American Indian
HS217 / HIS 221 - African-American History before 1877
HS218 / HIS 222 - African-American History since 1877

Humanities - 3 semester hours
HM101 / SPA 100 - Spanish I 
HM102 / SPA 101 - Spanish II (Prerequisite: HM101) - or other foreign language
HM200 / MUS 200 - Music Appreciation
HM230 / REL 201 - Introduction to World Religions  
HM240 / ART 200 - Art Appreciation  
HM277 / PHI 200 - Introduction to Ethics
PH101 / PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Literature - 3 semester hours
HM201 / LIT 220 - American Literature before the Civil War
HM202 / LIT 221 - American Literature from Civil War to Present
HM221 / LIT 210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
HM222 / LIT 211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
HM211 / LIT 201 - World Lit through the Renaissance
HM212 / LIT 202 - World Lit since the Renaissance

Political Science - 3 semester hours
SS121 / POL 210 - American Government I
SS131 / INR 210 - International Relations
 

Core Course Requirements (27 semester hours)
GM304 / GM317/ BUS 310- Business Law / Law and Ethics in the Business Environment
GM306 / BUS 311 - Business Theory
GM310 / MGT 311 - Organizational Behavior
MC300 / MGT 310 - Principles and Theory of Management
MC301 / MGT 314 - Management Ethics
MC305 / MGT 414 - Strategic Planning
GM307 / MGT312 - Leadership and Motivation
GM402 / ACC 311 - Principles of Financial Management
GM407 / HRM 407 - Human Resource Management

Major Course Requirements (18 semester hours)
A student enrolled in Hospitality Management must take six (6) major courses in one of the concentration areas below.
Concentration in Food and Restaurant Operations
GM385 / HSP 314 - Foodservice Trends and Challenges   
GM386 / HSP 315 - Dining: A Consumer Perspective
GM387 / HSP 316 - History and Culture of Wine    
GM389 / HSP 317 - Hotel Foodservice Operations
GM390 / SPM 320 - Nutrition
MC393 / HSP 318 - Culinary Theory and Practice    
MC394 / HSP 319 - Foodservice Facilities Design

Concentration in Hospitality Management
GM256 / HSP 203 - Hotel & Restaurant Purchasing
GM380 / HSP 205 - Tourism and Travel Industry
GM381 / HSP 313 - Theory and Concepts of Leisure
GM441 / HSP 410 - Advanced Tourism and Hospitality Management
MC440 / HSP 411 - Hospitality Facilities Management
MK300 / MKT 310 - Principles and Theory of Marketing
GM374 / HSP 310 - Management of Lodging Operations

Capstone Course (3 semester hours)
GM495 / HSP 495 - Senior Seminar in Hospitality Management (to be taken as the last course before graduation)
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.

Electives (36 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 121 semester hours