CURRICULUM

BUILD YOUR MOMENTUM WITH OUR CURRICULUM

Experience the 100% online, instructor-led Master of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management. Designed for busy professionals or those just getting started in their careers, this program offers a convenient format that allows you to earn your degree and apply what you learn in the classroom to your current and future work environments.

apply now

Not sure where to start? Download a free brochure to learn more.

Click here to download

TOURISM & HOSPITALITY ONLINE

Convenience

Accessible entirely online, our program caters to the needs of working professionals, enabling you to learn without interrupting your work. Classes are asynchronous, meaning you can view lectures and do course work on your own schedule.

Curriculum Development

Developed by the Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management (THEM), our curriculum is meticulously crafted to inspire students to leverage their unique strengths. It aims to cultivate business and management skills essential for success in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Industry-Relevant Projects

Our curriculum is tailored to meet industry demands, with projects vetted by professionals from esteemed corporations like Universal Parks & Resorts and The Ritz-Carlton. This ensures that graduates emerge equipped with a distinct toolkit of skills and real-world experience.

Program Highlights

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Understand the nature and dynamics of the tourism and hospitality industry including demand and supply, politics, the environmental and socio-cultural impacts of the industry, and organizational structures at the community, state, and national levels.
Develop a unique toolbox of skills to implement programs, policies, and plans that will enable businesses to respond to planned and unplanned business events.
Execute a strategic management perspective within the context of a hospitality firm, including how to distinguish and create strategies that garner competitiveness in the hospitality industry.
Gain an enlightened understanding of the available research in hospitality and tourism businesses including the ability to understand and use big data to help identify and solve problems in the industry.

Courses

The MS in Tourism and Hospitality Management curriculum includes a prescribed course schedule, and students are required to fulfill 30 credits to complete the program.

Explore Courses

CAPSTONE

All non-thesis students majoring in Tourism and Hospitality Management must work directly with an M.S. advisor to complete a Capstone Project, which serves as the exit requirement for the Tourism and Hospitality Management degree.

Four major sections of completion for the Capstone course include a statement of purpose, professional documentation, an application of scholarship to a practical setting, and the completion of an alumni information sheet. This project is the final step in the degree process and must be completed in the student’s final semester prior to graduation.

The purpose of the Capstone Project is

To assist students with the identification of personal and professional goals
Demonstrate that students can take newly acquired knowledge and skills and apply them to professional practice
Help students understand their weaknesses and strengths when seeking employment
Prepare students to seek employment by effectively promoting themselves

See Capstone Guidelines and Deadlines