Bachelor of Business Administration in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Tourism and Hospitality Management is one of the fastest growing career fields in the nation, ranking in the top three industries in all 50 states. Travel and tourism in the United States is a $1.3-trillion industry and is among the nation's largest employers with 13 million direct travel-related jobs. If you are interested in organizing events, making sure conferences go smoothly, and ensuring that hotels run like a well-oiled machine, tourism and hospitality management is the program for you!
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Possible Careers: Cruise Director, Casino Manager, Event Planner, Restaurant Owner, Meeting and Convention Management
Hays Daily News, our local newspaper, interviewed Dr. Stacey Smith, the Tourism and Hospitality Management Director. Check out what they had to say!
To graduate with a degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management you must complete the following:
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| Business Core - 27 Hours |
| Course |
Course Names |
Hrs. |
| ACCT 203 |
Principles of Accounting I |
3 |
| ACCT 204 |
Principles of Accounting II |
3 |
| GBUS 204 |
Business Law |
3 |
| MGT 301 |
Management Principles |
3 |
| MKT 301 |
Marketing Principles |
3 |
| ECFI 305 |
Managerial Finance |
3 |
| BCOM 301 |
Business Communication |
3 |
| MGT 602 |
Production and Operations Management |
3 |
| MGT 499 |
Business Policy |
3 |
| Major Core - 24 Hours |
| Course |
Course Name |
Hrs. |
| MGT 101 |
Introduction to Business |
3 |
| MGT 620 |
Tourism & Hospitality Management |
3 |
| MGT 621 |
Tourism & Hospitality Marketing |
3 |
| MGT 622 |
Service Operations |
3 |
| MGT 623 |
Meetings, Conventions, & Events Management |
3 |
| MGT 624 |
Hotel & Resort Management |
3 |
| MGT 625 |
International Hospitality: Problems & Planning |
3 |
| MGT 629 |
Tourism & Hospitality Industry Internship |
3 |
| Management Electives - 15 Hours |
| Course |
Course Name |
Hrs. |
| MGT 403 |
Business, Society, Ethics |
3 |
| MGT 407 |
Project/Program Management |
3 |
| MGT 410 |
Organizational Behavior & Development |
3 |
| MGT 604 |
Management of Small Business |
3 |
| MGT 605 |
Entrepreneurship |
3 |
| MGT 610 |
Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining |
3 |
| MGT 611 |
Human Resource Management |
3 |
| MGT 614 |
Training and Development |
3 |
| BCOM 400 |
Global Business Communication |
3 |
| BCOM 601 |
Managerial Communication |
3 |
| ECFI 682 |
Labor Economics |
3 |
| MIS 304 |
Management Information Systems |
3 |
| MKT 603 |
Customer Service & Relationship Management |
3 |
| GBUS 673 |
Problems: Supply Chain Management |
3 |
| LDRS 306 |
Leadership & Team Dynamics |
3 |