Hospitality and Tourism Managerment 2007 - 2008

The Discipline

Collectively, the hospitality and tourism industries are the largest industry in the world economy and the primary industry in most of the Pacific basin. There is a continuing and growing demand in this industry for persons with a broad range of academic and professional skills.

Programs and Degrees

B.S. Hospitality and Tourism
Hospitality and Tourism Management Minor

Career Opportunities

The Hospitality and Tourism Management program is designed to prepare students for postitions of responsibility in hotels, resorts, food service operations, cruise ships, clubs, cultural and recreational attrations, covention and visitor bureaus, and tourism development agencies.

Business Core

The program applies the general principles of business, management, and advanced management cores to specific industry. Close ties with the Polynesian Cultureal Center provide students in this program with a unquue oppurtunity to study and analyze one of the most successful tourist destinations in the world. To earn a bachelors degree, students complete an mini-core, then pursue a program track in either Hospitality Management or Tourism Management.

The following courses must be completed to take 300 level and 400 level classes. Student must maintain a 2.00 average in these courses with at least a C- grade or better. No class required for any School of Business Major may be replaced more than once. In addition, no more than two major classes may be replaced. Below is a worksheet that may be used to plan and track your achievements.

Course #	Title	Hr	Prerequisites	Offered	Sem.	Grade
ACCT 201	Intro to Financial Accounting	3	MATH 97 or equivalent	F,W,Sp or S
ACCT 203	Intro to Managerial Accounting	3	ACCT 201, MATH 110 or 106	F,W,Sp or S
ECON 200	Microeconomics	3	MATH 97 or equivalent	F,W,Sp, or S
ECON 201	Macroeconomics	3	MATH 97 or equivalent	F,W,Sp, or S
MATH 221	Principles of Statistics I	3	MATH 106 or 110 (Math 106 recommended by math dept)	F,W,Sp or S
EXCEL	Must pass EXCEL proficiency test	0	Proficiency in EXCEL is a must

Apply to the School of Business..you must have a 2.5 GPA and a MAP to take the remaining courses below.

Management Core/ Pre-requisite HTM class

BUSM 320	Business Communications	3		F,W,Sp or S
HTM 133	Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism	3		F, W

CHOOSE EITHER Tourism or Hospitality Track. You may do both tracks.

Tourism Track

HTM 230	Geography of Tourism	3	HTM 133	W, Sp
HTM 380	International Tourism	3	HTM 133, 230	F
HTM 270	Meeting Planning	3	HTM 133	F,W

Hospitality Track

HTM 275	Rooms Division Operations	3	HTM 133	F,W
HTM 351	Food & Beverage Operations	3	HTM 133	F, W
HTM 255	Property Management	3	HTM 133	F, W

Advanced Management Core/Integrated Business Core (IBC) Concurrent Enrollment Required

No more than one "D" grade ( or 3 credit hours ) will be allowed in the Management Core, Advanced Management Core, or Major classes.

BUSM 302	Business Finance/Entrepreneurship	3	Business Core, BUSM 320	F,W
BUSM 304	Marketing/Entrepreneurship	3	Business Core, BUSM 320	F,W
BUSM 308**	Entrepreneurship Practicum	0/3	Business Core, BUSM 320	F,W
BUSM 310	Leadership Principles	3	Business Core, BUSM 320	F,W

** BUSM 308 optional to be taken for credit. However, students will still have to participate in the class and group work.

Major Requirements

BUSM 327	Human Resource Management	3	Business Core	F, Sp
HTM 404	Hospitality Financial Management	3	Bus. Core, BUSM 302,304,310, HTM 133	F,W
HTM 440	Hospitality & Tourism Marketing	3	Bus. Core, HTM 133	F,W
HTM 450	Hospitality & Tourism Law	3	Bus. Core, HTM 133	F, W
HTM 485	Hospitality & Tourism Operations Mgt.	3	Bus. Core, HTM 133, 404	F, Sp
HTM 399R	Internship	3	Junior or Senior standing	F,W,SP,S

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Academic Advisor Date Department Chair Date

Revised April 13, 2007 Effective Fall 2007

*All information on this sheet is subject to change. Please check with the Academic Advisors periodically to make sure no important information in your major has been changed. This is your responsibility. ** Spring or Summer means one or the other-not both terms.

* All information on this website is subject to change. Please check with the Academic Advisors periodically to make sure no important information in you major has been changed. This is your responsibility.

**Spring or Summer means that it will be taught one or the other--Not both terms.