Hotel, Tourism and Events Management
HOTEL, TOURISM and EVENTS Managment concentration combines the preparation requirements for the Hotel and the Tourism and Events Concentrations, thus giving the student a degree considered to be more marketable across the hospitality industry.
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*
- XXX XXXX - Foreign Language - Select and Level I course
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Hotel, Tourism and Events Management Concentration
- HTE 1041 - Hospitality Service Systems
- HTE 1811 - Reservation and Destination Resources
- HTE 2502 - Applied Hotel / Restaurant Operations*
- HTE 2512 - Hotel Front Office*
- HTE 2761 - Convention Managment
- HTE 3201 - Niche Tourism Markets*
- HTE 3522 - Hotel Housekeeping*
- HTE 3603 - Labor and Product Control*
- HTE 3652 - Hospitality Property Management*
- HTE 3761 - Trade Shows and Expositions*
- HTE 3871 - Cruise Tourism*
- HTE 4201 - Adventure Travel and Ecotourism*
- HTE 459B - Hospitality Entreprenuership*
*Course has prerequisites; check current MSCD College Catalog for requirements.
Above: HTE Students visit Borneo
Outstanding Senior Travel Administration Tam Nguyen moved to the United States in 1996 by way of Saigon to Minneapolis and finally Denver where she had to learn English before starting her HMTA education. She went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude in her class.
"The HTE program provides hands-on projects you can learn from in an environment in which it's safe to make mistakes. The professors lend insight into practical matters not contained in textbooks."
- Meeting Graduate, Laura Libby
Spring Break 2006 was like no spring break before! HTE students and faculty member Helle Sorensen cruised the Caribbean. For an article about the cruise, go to: http://www.mscd.edu/hmt/events/studyabroad.shtml
Above: Students and faculty members surround Chef Bill Hagen after his Restuarant students helped the Meetings students celebrate a successful Bridal show
Student Organizations: - The (PCMA) Professional Convention Management Association Student Chapter attended the International PCMA conference in Honolulu this past January, and the (MTS) Metro Travel Society will be attending the International Adventure Travel Show in Washington D.C. this year.