Apr 24, 2024

2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog

2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Tourism and Hospitality Management, B.S.

Health and Human Performance
615-494-8648
Elizabeth Whalen, program coordinator
Elizabeth.Whalen@mtsu.edu

The Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) degree offers preparation for a wide variety of careers such as travel and tourism services, food and beverage services, entertainment, concerts and festivals, travel transportation, hotel and resort industries, cruise industry, events and attractions, corporate travel, and event planning. THM students can choose from three specializations: tourism management, hospitality management, and event planning.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Tourism and Hospitality Management, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	52 hours
Major Courses	25 hours
THM Upper-Division	15 hours
Internship	12 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	9-12 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (25 hours)

THM 3100 - Introduction to the Tourism and Hospitality Industry 3 credit hours
THM 3110 - Tourism Planning and Development 3 credit hours
THM 3210 - Service Design and Delivery in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM 3350 - Event Planning 3 credit hours
THM 4300 - Issues and Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM 4400 - Capstone in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM 4600 - Leadership and Professionalism Seminar in Tourism and Hospitality Management 1 credit hour
LSTS 4660 - Research and Evaluation of Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
LSTS 4890 - Senior Seminar in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours

THM Specializations (15 hours)

No Specialization

Approved electives 15 credit hours

Internship (12 hours)

Choose one from the following:

THM 4904 - Internship in Tourism Management 12 credit hours
THM 4905 - Internship in Hospitality Management 12 credit hours
THM 4906 - Internship in Event Planning 12 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Choose a minor in Business Administration Minor or Entrepreneurship Minor .

Electives (9-12 hours)

Curriculum: Tourism and Hospitality Management

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
THM 3100 - Introduction to the Tourism and Hospitality Industry 3 credit hours
THM UD course 3 credit hours
THM 3210 - Service Design and Delivery in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM 3250 - Destination Management 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

THM 3110 - Tourism Planning and Development 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

LSTS 4660 - Research and Evaluation of Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
THM UD course 3 credit hours
THM open-advised elective 3 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

THM 4300 - Issues and Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM open-advised elective 3 credit hours
THM UD course 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Minor/elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

LSTS 4890 - Senior Seminar in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism 3 credit hours
THM 4400 - Capstone in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM 4600 - Leadership and Professionalism Seminar in Tourism and Hospitality Management 1 credit hour
Electives 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Senior Spring

THM 4904 - Internship in Tourism Management 12 credit hours OR
THM 4905 - Internship in Hospitality Management 12 credit hours OR
THM 4906 - Internship in Event Planning 12 credit hours

Tourism and Hospitality Management, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (25 hours)

THM Specializations (15 hours)

Tourism Management

Hospitality Management

Event Planning

No Specialization

Internship (12 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (9-12 hours)

Curriculum: Tourism and Hospitality Management

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 12 Hours