2019-20 Academic Catalog

Nov 25, 2024

2019-20 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Hospitality and Tourism Management, BS, Concentration: Food and Beverage

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About the Program

The White Lodging School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) is designed to offer students a broad-based curriculum, combining a strong liberal arts education with a management focus It is an interdisciplinary degree that ensures a solid business foundation and a genuine grasp of all aspects of the hospitality industry including food & beverage management, gaming, recreation, private club administration, travel and tourism activities, event and conference planning, convention and visitors bureaus, and more.

With a curriculum designed to be both practical and insightful, Hospitality and Tourism Management students acquire the valuable skills that make for successful employees in multiple hospitality and tourism sectors. This foundation of knowledge is coupled with practical learning about how to organize, supervise and manage employees, which will serve you very well in an industry that requires experiential and practical learning integrated with classroom theories.

As the hospitality industry is the fastest growing business sector in the world and globalization has brought about an explosion in career opportunities, HTM offers both bachelor degree programs and certificate programs. The School offers courses in a variety of academic and experiential learning contexts Industry practicum experience is required in all HTM administered bachelor degree programs. This means prospects abound for internships and experiential learning opportunities

Degree Requirements

129 Credit Hours
Minimum grade of C required for all HTM courses
Minimum GPA of 2.0 required for graduation
Certain courses may only be available at one campus location

PNW General Education Core (31 Credits Minimum)

English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I and ENGL 10500 - English Composition II
Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): STAT 13000 - Statistics And Contemporary Life or MA 15300 - College Algebra
Natural Sciences (3 Credits): Any course with lab selected from the Natural Sciences Core list
Technology (3 Credits): CIS 20400 - Introduction To Computer-Based Systems
Humanities (3 Credits): Select from the Humanities Core list
Social Sciences (6 Credits): SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology and PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology
Additional Credits (3 Credits): ENGL 42000 - Business Writing
First-Year Experience (FYE) (1 Credit): HTM 10100 - Hospitality And Tourism Student Seminar

Major Core (74 Credits)

Food and Beverage Elective (3 Credits)

Student may choose one (1) option from the list below:

Other Required Courses (24 Credits)

ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics
SPAN 10600 - Spanish For Business I
MA/SCI Elective - Any Math, Statistics, or Natural Science course
Social Science Elective - Any ANTH, ECON, HDFS, POL, PSY, SOC or interdisciplinary social science course
Free Electives (12 Credits) - Student may choose any 12 credits of academic coursework to fulfil this requirement

Total 129 Credits Required

Degree Map

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA): Minimum grade of C required for all HTM courses; 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL): One EL course required. EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core: General Education courses are noted by (g) next to the course title.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study.

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Semester 1 (15 Credits)

Semester 2 (15 Credits)

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: MA / SCI Elective – Any Math, Statistics, or Natural Science course.

Note 2: For elective options see “Other Required Courses” section above.

All HTM Core Courses and HTM-FB Elective Courses must be completed with a grade of C or better (Not C-)

Resources

The 8 semester plan of study is a recommended sequence of classes designed to show how this program can be completed within four years.

Visit the 15 to Finish website for information and resources.

For career information, click here to visit the Careers and Employment Trends page.

For Financial Aid eligibility, click here. Annual FAFSA filing deadline is March 10. Financial Aid recipients are required to complete 30 credits per calendar year to stay eligible for the standard financial aid award.

Financial Guarantee: If you follow the degree map and find a course unavailable, you may be able to take the course for free in a future semester. Certain exclusions apply.