UMA Graduate Bulletin 2012-2013 Hospitality and Tourism Management Programs, Faculty, and Courses Program Overview Master of Science Degree Program
Master of Science Degree Program
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. The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management offers a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Hotel and Tourism Management (HTM). The program includes HTM courses as well as courses in Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Sport Management, Education, Statistics, Regional Planning, and Resource Economics. Students may select courses from these and other departments to individually develop their particular specialty area of study. Students are required to complete a minimum of 36 credits to fulfill the requirements for the master’s degree. The degree requirements are as follows: 1. Students must demonstrate competency in the following areas: 1) computer literacy (word processing, spread sheets), 2) marketing, 3) economics, 4) statistics, 5) accounting, 6) finance and 7) foundations in the hospitality industry. Students lacking a basic foundation in any of these areas must complete courses to remedy such deficiencies (0-21 credits). 2. Professional Foundation (3-6 cr) 3. Professional Core (18 cr) 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 697 Hospitality Industry Project (non-thesis) 4. Specialty Area (18 cr) 5. Thesis Option (6 credits) |
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