B.S. in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management

The curriculum prepares students to gain competency in industry knowledge, develop intellectual abilities, and foster adaptive and technical leadership skills.

In addition, the focus on the growth of individual and group dynamics through critical thinking is emphasized so that students will become leaders, decision- makers, and entrepreneurs and create change in an ever-evolving industry.     

To earn the Bachelor of Science in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management courses must be completed successfully in general education, the major, and related professional and specialized courses.

All students take a common core of classes providing them with foundational knowledge within the discipline. Subsequently, students select one of three specializations: Event Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management, or General.

Specializations

• Event Management: Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to administer and manage commercial and entrepreneurial event service businesses. This program includes courses in conference and special event planning, promotion, sponsorship, financial and revenue management, and production.

• Tourism & Hospitality Management: Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to administer and manage destination management organizations, tour operations, public recreation, hospitality enterprises such as hotels, resorts, attractions, and cruises.  This program includes courses in tourism and hospitality marketing, strategic planning and development, lodging operations and revenue management.

• General: Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to work in a wide array of sectors related to the tourism, hospitality, and event management. This program provides an opportunity to select courses within the department to develop broad content knowledge in both Event Management and Tourism & Hospitality Management.

Career Opportunities

Graduates pursue a wide range of exciting career opportunities including hotels, resorts, theme parks, cruise lines, casinos, clubs, restaurants, convention centers, tour operators, corporate, public, and private meetings and events, inclusive of the music, festivals, entertainment, fashion, attractions, and many other options.

Students with a BS in THEM could work in a variety of professions, such as:

• Casino manager

• Catering director

• Convention center director

• Corporate travel manager

• Cruise ship director

• Destination management

• Event/convention planner

• Event promotion specialist

• Hospitality consultant

• Hotel manager

• Resort activities coordinator

• Restaurant manager

• Theme park manager

• Tour guide

• Tourism and hospitality marketer

• Tourism planning analyst

• Travel agent

• Travel writer