Hotel and Resort Management, BS


Program Description

Students will engage in learning multiple facets of the Hospitality Management Industry including team building, guest experiences, technology applications, critical and analytical thinking, ethics, and leadership. Coursework that emphasizes qualitative and quantitative analysis, marketing, and human resources ensures students will graduate career-ready. Students will have the opportunity for practical experience in the hospitality field through earning various work and COOP credits with placements with our partners in local hotel and resort locations as they proceed through the program.  Graduates of this program will be highly qualified for middle management positions with upward mobility in the hospitality industry.


Program Curriculum

 120 credits 

Utah Tech General Education Requirements

All Utah Tech General Education requirements must be fulfilled. A previously earned degree may fulfill those requirements, but courses must be equivalent to Utah Tech's minimum General Education standards in American Institutions, English, and Mathematics.

General Education Core Requirements

English3-7
Mathematics3-5
American Institutions3-6
Life Sciences3-10
Physical Sciences3-5
Fine Arts3
Literature/Humanities3
Social & Behavioral Sciences3
Exploration 3-5

Business Core Requirements

ACCT 2010Financial Accounting3
ACCT 2020Managerial Accounting3
ECON 2010Micro Economics (SS, GC)3
FIN 3150Managerial Finance I3
ISA 2010Proficiency in Excel & SQL3
ISA 2050Management Information Systems3
MGMT 3050Business Law I: Law in the Commercial Environment3
MGMT 3400Management & Organizations3
MGMT 3600Operations and Supply Chain Management (ALPP)3
ENGL 3010Professional Writing and Business Ethics3
MKTG 3010Marketing Principles (ALPP)3
STAT 2040Business Statistics3

Hospitality Core Courses

HOSP 1010Introduction to the Hospitality Industry3
HOSP 1020Principles of Food and Beverage Operations3
HOSP 2010Hospitality Customer Experience3
HOSP 2500Hotel and Resort Front Office Operations3
HOSP 4700Hospitality Revenue Management and Profit Optimization 3
HOSP 4890RHospitality Internship/COOP3
RSM 3010Event Management3
MGMT 3300Human Resource Management3
COMM 2120Small Group Communication3
COMM 4050Leadership and High Performance Teams3
Complete One of the Following Courses
BUS 3000Intermediate Career Strategies1
RSM 4200Professional Development1

Hospitality Elective Requirements (12 credit hours)

HOSP 2210Emerging Hospitality Technologies3
HOSP 3150Hospitality and Tourism Marketing3
HOSP 4710Hospitality Facilities Management 3
HOSP 4890RHospitality Internship/COOP3
RSM 24303
RSM 3030Special Event Design3
RSM 4300Meetings and Convention Management3
MGMT 3700Organizational Behavior3
ACCT 4300Cost Accounting3
MGMT 4800Strategic Management (ALPP)3
MGMT 4950RSeminar in Business1-3
MKTG 3515Sales Management (ALPP)3
COMM 3190Intercultural Communication (SS, GC)3
or
COMM 3850Organizational Communication and System Dynamics3

Free Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Any College of Business Courses 3000 or higher

Graduation Requirements 

  1. Complete a minimum of 120 college-level credits (1000 and above).
  2. Complete at least 40 upper-division credits (3000 and above).
  3. Complete at least 30 upper-division credits at Utah Tech for institutional residency.
  4. Minimum C- grade and 2.5 GPA in Business Core Requirements, Hospitality Core Requirements, and Hospitality Elective Requirements.
  5. Cumulative GPA 2.0 or higher.