Apr 20, 2024  
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Tourism and Hospitality Management, B.S.


Health and Human Performance  
615-904-8296
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.

Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) Program

High achieving students majoring in Tourism and Hospitality Management who intend to pursue a master’s degree in Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Management may apply to participate in the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) pathway. The pathway allows undergraduate students an opportunity to complete select requirements for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees simultaneously. Upon successful completion of the ABM pathway, students must submit an application (including application fee) to the graduate program. Additional application requirements will be waived, and the student will be admitted to the program automatically. For more information about the ABM pathway, see the Graduate Catalog.

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    12 hours
     Major Electives    9 hours
     Work Experience    6 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.

THM Specializations (12 hours)


Approved Major Electives (9 hours)


Work Experience (6 hours)


Choose two from the following:

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


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Freshman Spring


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Sophomore Spring


Subtotal: 16 Hours


Junior Fall


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Junior Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours


Senior Fall


Subtotal: 13 Hours


Senior Spring


Subtotal: 15 Hours