Hospitality Industry Studies

New Major Curriculum Proposal

 

New Major Curriculum Template

Credits

 

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

 

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)

3

First Year Experience

1

Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)

 

Multi-cultural Courses

3

 

 

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic, and/or gender-related course content

 

 

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

COMM 212 Oral Communication in Business (HRIM230 may be substituted)

3

ENGL 312 Written Communications in Business

3

Foreign Language elective

3

 

 

Humanities Electives

3

 

 

MATH 221 Calculus

3

MATH 201 Introduction to Statistical Methods I

3

MATH 202 Introduction to Statistical Methods II

3

 

 

Science Electives

6

 

 

PSYC 100 General Psychology

3

Sociology Elective (SOCI 201Introduction to Sociology recommended)

3

 

 

Lerner College Courses

 

Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all of the following courses

 

ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics: Prices and Markets

3

ECON 152 Introduction to Macroeconomics: National Economy

3

ACCT 207 Accounting I

3

ACCT 208 Accounting II

3

MISY 160 Business Computing: Tools and Concepts

3

BUAD 306 Operations Management

3

BUAD 309 Management and Organizational Behavior

3

BUAD 424 Ethics in the Workplace

3

FINC 311 Principles of Finance

3

 

 

HRIM Core Courses

 

 

 

Students must earn a grade of C+ or better in all of the following courses

 

 

 

HRIM 180 Introduction to Hospitality

3

HRIM 187 Introduction to Hospitality Information Management

3

HRIM 214 Issues in Tourism Management

3

HRIM 314 Hospitality Entrepreneurship & Venture Creation

3

HRIM 346 Travel Internet Marketing

3

HRIM 215 Meeting and Conference Management

3

HRIM 380 Management of Lodging Operations

3

HRIM 381 Management of Food and Beverage Operations

3

HRIM 382 Managerial Accounting and Finance in the Hospitality Industry

3

HRIM 480 Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry

3

HRIM 481 Marketing in the Hospitality Industry

3

HRIM 482 Laws of Innkeeping

3

HRIM 495 Hospitality Feasibility Studies (Satisfies DLE Requirement)

3

 

 

Electives

14

 

 

Total Number of Credits

120

 

 

 

 

Potential Areas of Focus and Suggested Courses - See Below

 

 

 

Transaction Advisory Services

 

FINC 314 Investments

 

FINC 417 Real Estate Finance

 

FINC 467-052 Real Estate Development & Investment

 

FINC 312 Intermediate Financial Management

 

 

 

Hospitality Sales & Marketing

 

BUAD 473 Buyer Behavior

 

BUAD 470 Sales Management and Selling

 

BUAD 471 Advertising Management

 

COMM 313 Communication Principles in Advertising

 

 

 

 

 

Hospitality Information Management

 

HRIM 140 Information Technology in Services Management

 

MISY 261 Business Information Systems

 

HRIM 450 Managing Hospitality Information Systems

 

HRIM 144 Hospitality Information Management, Networks and Systems

 

HRIM 448 Data Mining Applications in Hospitality

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurant Management

 

Follow guidelines as illustrated in Restaurant Management Minor