Choose any six (6) of the following courses for a total of eighteen (18) hours.
Note:  Courses toward minor or cognate to be selected from the
list below in conjunction with MAJOR advisor.

The courses listed below represent the professional concentration courses in the HRTM program. For a complete list of HRTM courses, visit the Undergraduate Bulletin's online course listings for Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management (HRTM).

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HRTM 110 -- Introduction to Hospitality Industry. (3) (Prereq/coreq: none)
RECOMMENDATION: Take first – will help in selection of balance of minor courses. History, growth, developments, and future opportunities in the hospitality industry.
 

HRTM 228 -- Purchasing and Controls. (3) A study of the major foods, beverages, and supplies that are purchased in hotels, motels, and food-service establishments as well as techniques on how to control their distribution within the operation.
 

HRTM 230 -- Hospitality Management. (3) Tools available to management and their utilization in the hospitality industry.
 

HRTM 260 -- Hotel Management. (3) Management of the lodging phase of the hospitality industry to include front desk, housekeeping, and maintenance areas.
 

HRTM 280 -- Tourism. (3) Economic and social relationships between tourism and the hospitality industry.
 

HRTM 285 -- Club Management. (3) Unique problems and issues associated with private club management.
 

HRTM 340 -- Nutrition. (3) The utilization of food by the body; menu planning and food production for institutions in relation to regular and modified diets.
 

HRTM 357 -- Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Law. (3) A comprehensive overview of laws and regulatory agencies governing the lodging, food service, and travel industries.

HRTM 362 -- Wedding Planning and Management. (3) Sociocultural, political, economic, religious and legal influences on wedding planning and business strategies will be explored as background to practices relevant to successful wedding palnning and consultancy for diverse clients.

HRTM 364 -- Conference and Meeting Planning. (3) (Prereq: HRTM 260) Planning and managing conferences and meetings in the tourism industry.

HRTM 376 -- Contract Foodservice Management. (3) Issues related to the management of contract foodservice accounts.

HRTM 381 -- Travel Industry Management (Prereq: HRTM 280) 

HRTM 382 -- Travel and Tourism Law (Prereq: HRTM 240)

HRTM 383 -- Ecotourism (Prereq: HRTM 280)

HRTM 384 -- Cultural and Heritage Tourism (Prereq: HRTM 280)

HRTM 386 -- Tourism Festival Planning and Management (Prereq: HRTM 280) Planning, marketing, sponsorship, budgeting, management, impacts and evaluation of successful and sustainable special tourism festivals are discussed from both a theoretical and practical perspective.

HRTM 387 -- Cruise Ship Industry (Prereq: HRTM 280)

HRTM 388 -- Resort Management (Prereq: HRTM 280)

HRTM 410 -- Current Issues. (3) (Prereq: senior standing) Issues and problems concerning the hospitality industry.
 

HRTM 440 -- Services Management for Hospitality and Tourism. (3) (Prereq: MGMT 371) Management issues pertinent to quality service delivery in hospitality and tourism organizations.
 

HRTM 475 -- Wines and Spirits in Food Service Establishments. (3) Management overview and operating problems of beverages in the hospitality industry. (Must be 21 years old)

HRTM 481 -- Tourism Research Methods. (3) (Prereq: STAT 201 or equivalent)

HRTM 482 -- Tourism Planning and Policy. (3) (Prereq: senior standing)

HRTM 483 -- Tourism Economics. (3) (Prereq: ECON 224)

HRTM 484 -- Tourism Information and Technology Issues. (3) (Prereq: TSTM 264)

HRTM 485 -- Sustainable Tourism. (3) (Prereq: senior standing)

HRTM 518 -- Training and Development in the Hospitality Industry. (3) Effective methods for conducting, costing, and evaluating training and development procedures for hospitality supervisors and managers.
 

HRTM 537 -- Multi-Cultural Dimensions of the Hospitality Industry. (3) (Prereq: BADM 371 or RETL 344 or permission of instructor) Multicultural, multiracial, and multiethnic factors within the hospitality and tourism industry.
 

HRTM 557 -- Security Management of Hotels and Restaurants. (3) (Prereq: HRTM 357 or equivalent) Individualized security programs, procedures, legal issues, and review of local, state, and federal laws that apply to the lodging and restaurant industry.
 

HRTM 560 -- Advanced Lodging and Sales. (3) (Prereq: HRTM 450 or MKTG 350 or permission of instructor) Analysis of current topics in revenue management and sales professionals through a mentoring and sales blitz program.
 

HRTM 564 -- Advanced Meeting Management. (3) (Prereq: HRTM 364 or permission of instructor) Analysis of current issues and problems in the meetings industry with emphasis on planning, organizing, managing, and enhancing meetings.
 

HRTM 565 -- International Lodging Management. (3) Analysis of the structure of international lodging companies, challenges of marketing U.S. lodging companies abroad, and cultural differences in international management.

HRTM 567 -- Timeshare and Vacation Ownership Management. (3)

HRTM 570 -- Managing Food Service Operations. (3) (Prereq: HRTM 270 or permission of instructor) An advanced study of the food service industry and its operations, both internally and externally, to the physical plant.

HRTM 576 -- Franchising Within the Hospitality Industry. (3) (Prereq: MGMT 371 or permission of instructor) This course will focus on the study of multi-unit and franchise operations within the hospitality and tourism industry.

HRTM 580 -- Adventure Travel Management. (3) Analysis of the adventure travel industry throughout the world, with emphasis on the management, marketing, and operation of an adventure travel business.
 

HRTM 585 -- Advanced Club Management. (3) (Prereq: HRTM 285 or permission of instructor) Advanced topics in hospitality management for the club industry.
 

HRTM 590 -- Special Topics in HRTM. (3) Advanced concepts, issues, and trends in the hospitality and tourism industry. May be taken twice for degree credit.