Applied Business | Bachelor of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Do you love to travel and immerse yourself in diverse cultures? Whether sailing the seas on a cruise ship, running a hotel, restaurant, quaint bed and breakfast, or working in a corporate office, the tourism and hospitality management program prepares students to succeed in the world of travel and tourism - one of the world's fastest growing industries.
Tourism and Hospitality ranks in the top three industries in all 50 states. Travel and tourism in the United States is a $1.3-trillion industry and is among the nation's largest employers with 13 million direct travel-related jobs. If you are interested in organizing events, making sure conferences go smoothly, and ensuring that hotels run like a well-oiled machine, tourism and hospitality management is the program for you!
Possible Careers:
- Cruise Director
- Casino Manager
- Event Planner
- Restaurant Owner
- Meeting and Convention Management
Hays Daily News, the local newspaper, interviewed Dr. Stacey Smith, the Tourism and Hospitality Management Director. Check out what they had to say!
To graduate with a degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, you must complete the following:
Program Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 34 | |
| College of Business Core | 24 | |
| Tourism and Hospitality Management Core | 23 | |
| Required Electives | 12 | |
| Cognate | 11 | |
| Open Electives 1 | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Program Requirements
General Education
All undergraduate degrees require completion of the Kansas Systemwide General Education.
Courses identified with GE on this page may satisfy a general education requirement in addition to the identified degree requirement. Students who apply a degree requirement to satisfy a general education requirement will typically add an equal number of hours to the university elective category. This flexibility may allow you to complete a minor or certificate within the 120 hour degree. Transfer students and students majoring in programs with approved exceptions are especially encouraged to select these courses in completing General Education requirements to maximize the likelihood of completing the degree with 120 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 34-35 | |
Courses required in the major include MATH 250 Elements of Statistics, MLNG 225 Beginning Spanish I, and ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics. These courses can be used to satisfy general education requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College of Business Core | ||
| ACCT 203 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| BCOM 210 | Business Communication for Professional Development | 3 |
| BCOM 300 | Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| BCOM 301 | Strategic Business Communication | 3 |
| GBUS 204 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MGT 301 | Management Principles | 3 |
| MGT 611 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| Tourism and Hospitality Management Core | ||
| THM 620 | Tourism and Hospitality Management | 3 |
| THM 621 | Tourism and Hospitality Marketing | 3 |
| THM 622 | Service and Operations Management | 3 |
| THM 625 | International Tourism & Hospitality | 3 |
| THM 629 | Tourism & Hospitality Industry Internship | 3 |
| THM 632 | Sustainable Tourism and Event Management | 3 |
| MLNG 226 | Beginning Spanish II | 5 |
| Required Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits of the following: | 12 | |
| Special Topics in THM | ||
| Special Topics in THM (Foundations of Wine) | ||
| Meetings, Conventions, & Events Management | ||
| Hotel and Resort Management | ||
| Food and Beverage Management | ||
| Casino Management | ||
| Health and Wellness Tourism | ||
| Spa Facility and Destination Management | ||
| Special Topics in THM (Revenue Management) | ||
| Social Media Marketing | ||
| Suggested Open Electives | 27 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
| Global Marketing | ||
| Global Business Communication | ||
| Intro to Public Relations and Advertising | ||
| Business and Professional Speaking | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Discovering Entrepreneurship | ||
| Concept to Creation | ||
| Entrepreneurship by Design | ||
| Venture Launch | ||
| Introduction to Leadership Concepts | ||
| Introduction to Leadership Behavior | ||
| Field Work in Leadership Studies | ||
| Business, Society, and Ethics | ||
| International Business | ||
| Business-To-Business Marketing | ||
| Cognates | ||
| MATH 250 | Elements of Statistics GE | 3 |
| MLNG 225 | Beginning Spanish I GE | 5 |
| Economics Choice | ||
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics GE | 3 |
| or ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| All bachelor degrees require: | ||
| GPA of 2.0 on FHSU courses & 2.0 on all coursework (Higher program requirements prevail over the 2.0 when set) | ||
| A minimum of 30 hours earned from FHSU with a grade of D, C, B, or A | ||
| Successful completion of an upper division Writing and Information Literacy course (Most majors contain a course designated) | ||
| A minimum of 45 hours of recognized upper division credit | ||
| A minimum of 120 hours of recognized college credit | ||
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| SGE060 - Arts Humanities Discipline Area | 3 | |
| SGE010 - English Discipline Area | 3 | |
| SGE020 - Communication Discipline Area | 3 | |
| UNIV 101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| SGE050 - Social Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area | 3 | |
| THM 620 | Tourism and Hospitality Management | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| SGE070 - Institutionally Designated Area: Personal and Professional Development | 3 | |
| SGE040 - Natural Physical Science Discipline Area | 4 | |
| SGE010 - English Discipline Area | 3 | |
| SGE060 - Arts Humanities Discipline Area | ||
| Modern Languages 1, GE | 5 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| SGE050 - Social Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area | ||
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics 1, GE | 3 |
| SGE070 - Institutionally Designated Area: Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| Modern Languages | 5 | |
| BCOM 210 | Business Communication for Professional Development | 3 |
| Directed Choices | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 301 | Management Principles | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| ACCT 203 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| Directed Choices | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| SGE030 - Math Statistics Discipline Area | ||
| MATH 250 | Elements of Statistics 1, GE | 3 |
| Directed Choices | 3 | |
| MGT 611 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BCOM 301 | Strategic Business Communication | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| THM 629 | Tourism & Hospitality Industry Internship | 3 |
| BCOM 300 | Spreadsheet Applications | 3 |
| GBUS 204 | Business Law I | 3 |
| THM 621 | Tourism and Hospitality Marketing | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Directed Choices | 3 | |
| THM 631 | Medical Tourism | 3 |
| Open Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| THM 622 | Service and Operations Management | 3 |
| THM 625 | International Tourism & Hospitality | 3 |
| Open Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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