Master of Science Degree Program

The Hospitality and Tourism Management Department is currently not accepting graduate study applications 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)
One or two background courses in HTM are required for students without prior coursework in the hospitality field.

3. Professional Core (18 cr)
Every student is required to take the following six HTM courses:

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)
Students are required to choose a specialty area based on their individual needs. The specialty area consists of: two HTM courses, two SCH-MGMT courses, and a graduate-level course from any department (with approval from the Graduate Program Director).

5. Thesis Option (6 credits)
Students electing the thesis option may use thesis credits within the Specialty Area.