Hospitality and Tourism Management, MS

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Non-Thesis Option

Total Hours: 30

Required Courses
HTM 5323Hospitality and Tourism Financial Management3
HTM 5413Hospitality and Tourism Human Resources Management3
HTM 5423Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Management3
HTM 5513Hospitality and Tourism Strategic Management3
HTM 5813Research Methods and Analytics in Hospitality and Tourism3
Hours Subtotal15
Electives
Select 15 hours, 9 of which must be HTM.15
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Convention and Special Event Management
Applied Revenue Management in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Big Data Analytics in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Special Topics in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Current Issues in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
(Recommended Outside Elective Courses)
Accounting and Finance
Seminar in Contemporary Accounting Theory I
MBA Financial Reporting
MBA Managerial Accounting
Advanced Accounting-based Information Systems
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Emerging Enterprise Consulting
Human Resources
Total Rewards
Talent Development
Human Resource Analytics
Talent Acquisition
Employment Law
Management
Individual and Organizational Behavior
Org Design & Research
Seminar in Human Resource Management
Project Management
Leadership Challenges
Marketing
Marketing Management
Services Marketing
Entrepreneurial Marketing
International Marketing Strategy
Seminar in Consumer Behavior
Information and Technology
Enterprise Resource Planning
Advanced Web Based Application Development
Information and Network Technology Management
Predictive Analytics Technologies
Hours Subtotal15
Total Hours30

Thesis Option

Total Hours: 30

Required Courses
HTM 5413Hospitality and Tourism Human Resources Management3
or HTM 5323 Hospitality and Tourism Financial Management
or HTM 5423 Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Management
HTM 5513Hospitality and Tourism Strategic Management3
HTM 5813Research Methods and Analytics in Hospitality and Tourism3
REMS 5953Statistical Methods in Education3
or STAT 5013 Statistics for Experimenters I
Hours Subtotal12
Electives
Select 12 hours, 6 of which need to be HTM12
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Convention and Special Event Management
Applied Revenue Management in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Big Data Analytics in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Special Topics in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Current Issues in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
(Recommended Outside Elective Courses)
Accounting and Finance
Seminar in Contemporary Accounting Theory I
MBA Financial Reporting
MBA Managerial Accounting
Advanced Accounting-based Information Systems
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Emerging Enterprise Consulting
Human Resources
Total Rewards
Talent Development
Human Resource Analytics
Talent Acquisition
Employment Law
Management
Individual and Organizational Behavior
Org Design & Research
Seminar in Human Resource Management
Project Management
Leadership Challenges
Marketing
Marketing Management
Services Marketing
Entrepreneurial Marketing
International Marketing Strategy
Seminar in Consumer Behavior
Information and Technology
Enterprise Resource Planning
Advanced Web Based Application Development
Information and Network Technology Management
Predictive Analytics Technologies
Hours Subtotal12
Thesis
HTM 5000Master's Thesis6
Hours Subtotal6
Total Hours30

Hospitality and Tourism Management Requirements

  • 50% of coursework must be in Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM).
  • No fewer than 27 semester hours of 5000-level courses.
  • A student can only take a maximum of 3 credit hours of independent study (HTM 5870).
  • All coursework must be approved by the committee.
  • A Hospitality Internship is required of all students (can be waived with appropriate industry experience by graduate admission committee).
  • Students may transfer a maximum of nine graduate credit hours with a grade of "B" or better to OSU with the approval of their advisory committee and the Dean of the Graduate College.
  • All requirements must be completed within 7 years. No course on plan of study may be more than 10 years old at the time of graduation.
  • None of the leveling credit hours can be included in the plan of study.
  • Students entering the MS degree program must have a BS/BA degree in hospitality and tourism management or a related field and relevant work experience. Prerequisite courses will be required for students with other degrees and limited professional experience.

Graduate College Master's Program Requirements

Learn more about Graduate College 2023-2024 Master’s Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.