HOTEL Management Concentration
HOTEL Management concentration prepares students for operations and management positions in various segments of the hotel, motel, lodging and resort industries.
To be awarded a degree, students must complet the departmental requirements, 34 hours of General Studies Course Requirements, 3 hours of Multicultural Graduation Requirement, 3 hours of Senior Experience Graduation Requirement, 39 hours of Major Core Requirements, 21 hours of Concentration Requirements, and 20 hours of electives or a minor plus electives.
Departmental Requirements
- Maintain a grade point average of 2.5
- Present CPR and first-aid crtification
- Present verification of 1,200 clock hours of on-the-job experience in the HTE major. These may be secured through paid job experience, cooperative education, internships or a combination of the three. These hours must contain specific descriptions of the job duties performed.
- Review a CAPP compliance result with an advisor no later than the third semester of enrollment (second semester for transfer students) in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Events program.
General Studies Course Requirements
Level I - Skills
Freshman Composition (minimum 6 semester hours)
- ENG 1010 - Freshman Composition: The Essay
- ENG 1020 - Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research and Documentation
Mathematics (minimum 3 semester hours)
- MTH XXXX - Select any course from Level I Mathematics approved list
Communications (minimum 3 semester hours)
- SPE 1010 - Public Speaking
Level II - Content Areas
Historical (minimum 3 semester hours)
- XXXX - Select any course from Level II History approved list
Arts and Letters (minimum 6 semester hours)
- XXXX - Select any courses from Level II Arts and Letters approved list
Social Sciences (minimum 6 semester hours)
- XXXX - Select any courses from Level II Social Sciences approved list
Natural Sciences (minimum 6 semester hours)
- NUT 2040 - Introduction to Nutrition*
- XXXX - Select any course from Level II Natural Science approved list
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Multicultural Graduation Requirement
- XXXX - Select any course from Multicultural approved list
Senior Experience Graduation Requirement
- HTE 4000 - Hospitality Field Experience I*
OR
- HTE 4040 - Hospitality Senior Research*
OR
- HTE 4811 - Managing a Destination*
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Major Core Requirements
- ACC 2010 - Principles of Accounting*
- HTE 1030 - Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism and Events
- HTE 2860 - Sustainable Tourism
- HTE 3570 - Hospitality and Tourism Marketing*
- HTE 3580 - Hospitality and Tourism Law*
- HTE 3750 - Hospitality Promotions*
- HTE 4250 - Hospitality for Profit*
- HTE 4650 - Hospitality Human Resources*
- HTE 4730 - Hospitality Negotiations and Sales*
- HTE 4860 - Hospitality Security and Safety*
- MGT 3000 - Organizational Management*
- MGT 4020 - Replace with HTE 479B - Hospitality Entrepreneurship*
- XXX XXXX - Foreign Language - Select and Level I course
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Hotel Management Concentration
- HTE 2502 - Applied Hotel / Restaurant Operations*
- HTE 2512 - Hotel Front Office*
- HTE 2761 - Convention Managment
- HTE 3522 - Hotel Housekeeping*
- HTE 3603 - Labor and Product Control*
- HTE 3652 - Hospitality Property Management*
- HTE 4201 - Adventure Travel and Ecotourism*
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Recommended Electives
(20 total hours available)
- ANT 2330 - Cross-Cultural Communication*
- ECO 2010 - Principles of Economics - Macro
- HTE 1041 - Hospitality Service Systems
- HTE 1052 - Gaming Management
- HTE 1603 - Food Preparation and Sanitation*
- HTE 2613 - Food Production and Service I*
- HTE 3201 - Niche Tourism Markets*
- HTE 3613 - Wine Fundamentals*
- HTE 3623 - Food Production and Service II*
- HTE 3683 - Beer and Spirits*
- HTE 3761 - Trade Shows and Expositions*
- HTE 4010 - Hospitality Special Project (1 credit class)
- HTE 4592 - Current Topics: Lodging*
- MGT 3820 - International Business*
- MTH 1210 - Introduction to Statistics*
- PHI 3360 - Business Ethics*
- RDG 3060 - Critical Reading / Thinking*
- SPE 3740 - Psychology of Communicatons*
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
"The HTE Department at Metro is top-notch. The professors and students create a teamwork atmosphere which makes the college experience work."
- HTE graduate, Holly Baptist is now giving back as a guest speaker.
"HTE is great because the various class times are good for both working and non-working students. The things I learn in class can be applied to what I do at work on a day-to-day basis. It is the best program I could have picked."
Hotel Major, Christian Dettman
"I would say that the level of care the HTE department places on its students is the one factor that stands out. The faculty, as well as the staff, really cares about their students and their success: Making other peoples' day more enjoyable becomes really rewarding."
- Hotel graduate, Ari Lewis
Neil Compton (above left) Hotel emphasis graduate was recognized in 2003-04 as the Outstanding Senior in Hotel Administration for his many extra efforts in the program.
Ilene Kamsler above was recognized for her contributions to the HTE department. Ilene started a scholarship fund specifically for Metros HTE Hotel students. Ilene is just one of many of the Industry leaders that relentlessly assist the HTE Hotel majors in realizing their goals.