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HOST@utrgv.edu
956-665-5021

AJ Singh, Ph.D.
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arjun.singh@utrgv.edu
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Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management

  1. Student must complete 21 hours of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Foundations Courses and a minimum of 15 general education courses including, ECON 2301, before applying to CoBE/HOST
  2. Grades of 'C' or better in all Business, Hospitality and Tourism Foundation courses
  3. Grade of 'C' or better in ECON 2301
  4. A minimum 2.5 GPA in combined Gernal Education Core & Business Foundation completed coursework

  1.  A minimum 2.5 GPA in combined Advanced Business Core & Hospitality and Tourism Management Core coursework.
  2. An overall minimum 2.5 GPA required.
  3. In addition to the graduation requirement requirements listed in the UTRGV Undergraduate Catalog, demonstration of proficiency in a language other than English is required at the undergraduate level,  equivalent to a minimum of six credit hours. Proficiency can be demonstrated by a college credit exam, a placement test approved through the UTRGV Department of Writing and Language Studies, and/or up to six credit hours of college-level language coursework.
  4. Students must complete 600 hours of hospitality and tourism-related internships through the HOST 3300 Hospitality Practicum course prior to graduation. All internships must be approved prior to beginning the internship.

Student must earn a grade of 'C' or better in all advanded (3xxx-4xxx) BS-applicable courses in order to earn program credit towards this major. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA

General Education Core Program Required Foundation Courses

Program Required Foundation Courses

ACCT 2301 Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT 2302 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
INFS 2300 Data Modelling Management Tools
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics
*HOST 1301 Introduction to Hostpitality and Tourism
*HOST 2310 Introduction to Food Preparation and Menu Planning
QUMT 2341 Business Statistics I

Program Advanced Required Courses:

FINA 3380 Introduction to Finance
*HOST 3325 Hospitality Law
*HOST 3320 International Travel and Tourism
INFS 3390 Management Information Systems
Mark 3300 Principles of Marketing
MGMT 3361 Principles of Management 
COMM (COMM 3313 Business and Technical Communications or Communication Policy and Strategy or Personal Branding and Communication
MGMT 3335
MARK 3320

 Program Core Required Courses:

*HOST 3300 Hospitality Practicum (3 Internship)
*HOST 3310 Advanced Food Production and Service Management
*HOST 3330 Lodging Management
*HOST 3350 Hospitality Marketing Strategies
*HOST 3360 Hospitality Leadership and Supervision
*HOST 3370 Accounting and Financial Management for Hospitality
*HOST 4390 Hospitality Strategic Planning and Analysis (Capstone)

 Hospitality and Tourism Certificate: 

Students may select one certificate program below:

Lodging Asset Ownership and Management

Required:

HOST 4330 Advanced Lodging Management
ENTR 3340 New Venture Creation and Innovation
HOST 4370 Hospitality Analytics and Revenue Mgmt

Choose two:

FINA 4300 Topics in Finance 
FINA 3384 Fundamentals of Real Estate
FINA 4350 Introduction to Risk Management
FINA 3382 Principles of Investments

Event and Destination Management

Required:

HOST 4312 Catering Management
HOST 4320 Tourism Destination Marketing
MARK 3392 Event Marketing

 Choose two:

ENTR 3340 New Venture Creation and Innovation
MARK 4384 Professional Selling and Sales Mgmt
MARK 4360 Social Media and eMarketlng
MARK 3393 Sports Marketing
MARK 4394 Music Marketing

Restaurant Entrepreneurship and Management

Required:

HOST 4310 Restaurant Management Operations
HOST 4312 Catering Management
HOST 4314 Wine & Beverage Appreciation

Choose two:

ENTR 3340 New Venture Creation and Innovation
HOST 3316 Culture and Cuisine
HOST 4370 Hospitality Analytics and Revenue Management
MARK 4384 Professional Selling and Sales Management
MGMT 4367 Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
MTML 4320 Materials Management and ERP

Healthcare Hospitality

Required:

HOST 4312 Catering Management
HOST 4330 Advanced Lodging Management
HOST 4332 Healthcare Hospitality

Choose two:

MARK 3350 Services Marketing
HOST 4360 Social Media and eMarketing
HOST 4310 Restaurant Management Operations

Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management for Marketing Majors

The Hospitality and Tourism Certificate will prepare students pursuing a marketing major with an option to take coursework that provides necessary hospitality industry specific KSA’s (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities). This will supplement and strengthen their marketing business degree and prepare them to pursue various sales and marketing careers in the hospitality and tourism industry. Some of the potential career paths for students choosing this track include: 

  • Sales and Marketing Management with leading Hospitality firms such as: Marriott, Disney, Darden Foods, Sodexho, Club Management Corp, Carnival Cruise lines, MGM Mirage among others.  
  • Franchise development positions with leading Hospitality firms such as: Hilton, Marriott, McDonalds, Subway, and other hospitality firms that franchise. 
  • Meeting and Event Sales and Marketing with leading destination marketing organizations and professional meeting, event, convention management companies.  
  • Hotel Transactions sales positions with leading hotel brokerage firms such as: Jones Lang LaSalle, Marcus Millichap, Hodges Ward Elliott, among others.  

  • Marketing classes from any one of the existing Marketing Certificates (6 hours) 
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management Electives (15 hours) 

HOST 1301 Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism (3 hrs) 
HOST 2310 Introduction to Food Preparation and Menu Planning (3 hrs) 
HOST 3320 International Travel and Tourism (3 hrs)
HOST 3325 Hospitality Law (3 hrs) 
HOST 3350 Hospitality Marketing Strategies (3 hrs) 
HOST 3300 Hospitality Practicum (3 hrs) 
HOST 3330 Lodging Management (3 hrs) 
HOST 3370 Accounting and Finance for Hospitality (3 hrs)
HOST 4314 Wine and Beverage Appreciation (3 hrs)

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