HMGT - Hosp, Hotel Mgmt, Tour
HMGT 601 Interrelationships of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Concepts
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History and philosophy of the fields of hospitality, tourism, recreation, and parks; fundamentals of planning, development and management of resources allocated for hospitality, tourism, recreation, and parks; development of the recreation and park movement and its role in the spread of tourism and hospitality management in contemporary society. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 602 Social Science Foundations of Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History and philosophy of the fields of hospitality, tourism, recreation, and parks; fundamentals of planning, development and management of resources allocated for hospitality, tourism, recreation, and parks; development of the recreation and park movement and its role in the spread of tourism and hospitality management in contemporary society. Prerequisites: HMGT 601 or approval of instructor; graduate classification.
HMGT 606 Overview of Tourism
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Introduction to the fields of tourism and hospitality sciences; scale and scope of the industries and businesses related to tourism and hospitality; the cooperative and dynamic nature of decision-making in tourism; the contributions made by various disciplines towards understanding the consequences of tourism activity; and identification of critical issues in the study of tourism and hospitality. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 614 Research Methods in Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Methods of behavioral science applied to the formulation of research problems and management in the experience industries including hospitality, hotel management, tourism, recreation and event management. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 622 Planning and Design of Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Places
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Classification of areas according to primary function, location and clientele served; basic park planning principles involving scale, circulation, function and spatial relationships; methodology for establishing planning goals, objectives and planning strategies. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.
HMGT 625 Hotel and Tourism Industry Analytics
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Principles and application of hospitality-industry and hotel analytics, culminating in Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) certification; analysis of industry data, trends and operations challenges. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.
HMGT 641 Tourism Experience
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Designing tourism service enterprises, managing service operations, and quantitative models for tourism experience management; engineering of operations within service organizations included within the infrastructure associated with tourism industries, using advanced methods and technology to enhance activities that translate to consumer outcomes. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 646 Heritage Tourism
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Transdisciplinary examination of contemporary research and practice in heritage tourism and public culture; deploying variety of disciplinary outlooks to explore the representation of peoples, places and pasts in a range of settings from the indigenous and sacred to the post-industrial and post-colonial; theoretical insights into heritage related to place and space, community, politics and power, ethnicity, identity and belonging, key stakeholders in the local-global tourism industry, and issues related to justice and ethics; practical insights and ethical guidelines for the development, interpretation and management of heritage sites and places. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 650 Financing Hospitality, Hotel and Tourism Services
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Financial vehicles for funding hospitality, hotels and tourism organizations and services. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 684 Professional Internship
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
On-the-job experience program conducted in the area of the student’s specialization under the supervision of a graduate faculty member. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 685 Directed Studies
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Investigations not included in student's research for thesis or dissertation; problems selected in administration, management or planning. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 689 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of hospitality, hotel, tourism, recreation and event management. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor.
HMGT 691 Research
Credits 1 to 23.
1 to 23 Other Hours.
Research in hospitality, hotel management, recreation or event management for thesis or dissertation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
HMGT 693 Professional Study
Credits 1 to 3.
1 to 3 Other Hours.
Approved research or professional paper undertaken as the terminal requirement for the Master of Science Non-Thesis. May be taken up to three hours for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor.