Nov 03, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Tourism and Hospitality Management, Tourism Management Concentration, 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 concentrations: 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, Tourism Management, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	52 hours
Major Courses	25 hours
Tourism Management Concentration	12 hours
Major Electives	9 hours
Work Experience	6 hours
Minor - Business Administration or Entrepreneurship	15-18 hours
Electives	9-12 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

Work Experience (6 hours)

Choose two from the following:

THM 4907 - Work Experience I 3 credit hours
THM 4908 - Work Experience II 3 credit hours
THM 4909 - Internship in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 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, Tourism Management Concentration

Freshman Fall

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
THM 3100 - Introduction to the Tourism and Hospitality Industry 3 credit hours
THM 3210 - Service Design and Delivery in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM 3350 - Event Planning 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

THM 3110 - Tourism Planning and Development 3 credit hours
THM 3600 - Professional Development 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

THM 3250 - Destination Management 3 credit hours
THM 4907 - Work Experience I 3 credit hours
Approved major elective 3 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

THM 4908 - Work Experience II 3 credit hours OR
THM 4909 - Internship in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
Approved major elective 3 credit hours
Minor/elective 3 credit hours
THM 4130 - Sport Tourism 3 credit hours
THM 4140 - Food and Beverage Tourism 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

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
Approved major elective 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Senior Spring

THM 4300 - Issues and Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Management 3 credit hours
THM 4500 - Hospitality and Tourism Finance 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours
THM 4220 - International Tourism 3 credit hours OR
LSTS 4850 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Leisure and Tourism 3 to 6 credit hours

Tourism and Hospitality Management, Tourism Management Concentration, B.S.

Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) Program

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (41 hours)

Major Requirements (52 hours)

Tourism Management Concentration (12 hours)

Approved Major Electives (9 hours)

Work Experience (6 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (9-12 hours)

Curriculum: Tourism and Hospitality Management, Tourism Management Concentration

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: 13 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours