Business Administration Major - Tourism and Hospitality Management Option

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Recent decades have witnessed the phenomenal growth of service industries. The service sector of the economy now accounts for most of the job opportunities. In this region of the country the leading service industry is the tourism and hospitality industry. This industry will continue to grow and serve national and international markets. As it does, it will need future leaders and managers with better education and broader perspectives. The Tourism and Hospitality Management option addresses this need.

The Business Administration major - Tourism and Hospitality Management option provides a general understanding of the management challenges and organizational practices of a complex and diverse industry. The use of analytical tools and techniques for decision making, the development of the capacity for critical thought and leadership, and the ability to work with others will be significantly improved by interaction with regional companies through field projects in most courses and a required work experience.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A student studying Tourism and Hospitality Management must complete the following requirements:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Major Requirements:

Common SOBA Requirements:

ACC 225 - Intro to Financial Accounting Credits: 4
ACC 226 - Intro to Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
BA 253 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
BA 260 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
BA 301 - Management & Organizational Behavior Credits: 4
BA 353 - Operations Management Credits: 4
BA 380 - Financial Management Credits: 4
BA 496 - Senior Seminar in Strategic Management Credits: 4
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
MK 350 - Marketing Credits: 4

Subtotal Common SOBA Requirements - Credits: 41

Quantitative Reasoning Requirement:

Complete one of the following:

BA 485 - Investments & Portfolio Management Credits: 4
CSIS 350 - Database Management Systems Credits: 4
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 4
MATH 210 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MK 376 - Managing Customer Value Credits: 3
MK 486 - Marketing Research Credits: 4

Subtotal Quantitative Reasoning Requirement - Credits: 3-4

Auxiliary Requirement:

BA 222 - Management Information Systems Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirement - Credits: 4

Tourism and Hospitality Management Option Requirements:

One (1) 300- or 400-level Economics Course - Credits: 4

BA 330 - Tourism & Hospitality Management Credits: 4
MK 378 - Services Marketing Credits: 3
² BA 407 - Management Consulting Credits: 4
OR
BA 437 - Internship in Business Credits: 3 - Tourism & Hospitality Mgt related

Plus a minimum of 3 additional credits from the following:

BA 302 - Human Resource Management Credits: 4
BA 392 - Research Topics Credits: 1-4 - Tourism Related
² BA 407 - Management Consulting Credits: 4
MK 362 - Marketing in the Cruise Industry Credits: 3
MK 364 - Business of Gaming Credits: 4
MK 376 - Managing Customer Value Credits: 3
MK 486 - Marketing Research Credits: 4

Subtotal Tourism and Hospitality Management Option Requirements - Credits: 17-18

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 65-67¹

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

¹ Students completing more than one major must meet the double major policy of 27 discrete credits in each major. Students may have to complete additional credits for this major in order to meet this policy.

² This course may not be used to fulfill both the required and the elective Tourism and Hospitality Management requirements.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.

Business Administration Major - Tourism and Hospitality Management Option Suggested Course Sequence¹

Freshman Fall Semester		Freshman Winter Semester³
COMP 125 or COMP 150 LIBERAL ARTS CORE (SC1) LIBERAL ARTS CORE (HI)² LIBERAL ARTS CORE (AH)²	3-4 4 3-4 3-4	COMP 126 or COMP 150 LIBERAL ARTS CORE (SC2) LIBERAL ARTS CORE (AH)² MATH 110 ES 100 /PE	3-4 3-4 3-4 4 1
Total Credits	13-16	Total Credits	14-17

Sophomore Fall Semester		Sophomore Winter Semester
COMP 252 ACC 225 ECON 262 (SS)² BA 253	4 4 3 4	ACC 226 ECON 272 (SS)² BA 260 BA 222 Free Elective	4 3 3 4 3
Total Credits	15	Total Credits	17

Junior Fall Semester		Junior Winter Semester
BA 301 MK 350 BA 380 BA 330	4 4 4 4	BA 353 Free Elective Free Elective Upper Level Econ or SOBA QR Requirement	4 4 4 4
Total Credits	16	Total Credits	16

Senior Fall Semester		Senior Winter Semester
Upper Level Sem or SOBA QR Requirement EGC MK 378 BA 407 OR BA 437	4 3-4 3 3-4	BA 496 Major Elective EGC Free Elective	4 3-4 3-4 4
Total Credits	13-15	Total Credits	14-16

¹ In order to graduate in four years, the recommended number of credits per semester is 15 credits (8 semesters X 15 credits = 120 credits for graduation).

² There is a specific group of lower level Liberal Arts Core courses. The group contains AH, HI, and SS courses. Students must complete a total of 15 credits in that group with at least 1 course from HI, 2 courses from AH, and 1 from SS (both Econ 262 and 272 will satisfy this SS requirement).

³By the end of the Freshman year, a student should have completed Comp 150 (or equivalent) and 30 credits.