Graduate Bulletin - UMass Amherst

Dual Degree Option: Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management/Master of Business Administration

The Hospitality and Tourism Management Department is currently not accepting graduate study application as the program has been suspended.

Students currently enrolled may complete the program for which they were accepted.

For those students interested in an education that combines strong foundational work in business and an in-depth curriculum in hospitality and tourism management, the Isenberg School of Management offers an M.B.A./M.S. Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) dual degree. This is a 72-credit program in which students complete most of the required M.B.A. coursework (42 credits) during their first year and then focus on the M.S. Hospitality and Tourism Management degree (30 credits) in the second year. Students applying to the M.B.A./M.S. dual degree program submit one application. However, that application is reviewed by both the M.B.A. program and the M.S. HTM program. Applicants must be accepted to both programs to be accepted to the M.B.A./M.S. HTM dual degree program.

The requirements are as follows:

M.B.A. (MANAGMNT) Core (42 credits)

630 Accounting for Decision Making
631 Managerial Accounting and Control
632 Information Management
644 Managerial Economics
650 Business Data Analysis
660 Marketing Management
670 Production Operations Management
680 Organizational Behavior and Theory
689 Organizational Planning and Strategy
691 Practicum
691F Professional Seminar
783 Business and Its Environment

HTM Core (15 credits)

644 Strategic Management in the Hospitality Industry
666 Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry
685 Hospitality Marketing Management
691 Seminar in Advanced Financial Analysis Management
694 Seminar in Research Methods and Applications

Elective Courses (9-12 credits)

Students may choose approved graduate-level elective courses to develop an individualized specialization.

Industry Research Project or Thesis (3-6 credits)

Students choose an applied research project or thesis option.

Additional information on M.B.A. programs is available in the Isenberg School of Management section of this Bulletin.

Additional information on Hospitality and Tourism Management programs is available in that section of this Bulletin.