Hospitality and Tourism Management, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 32 Hours
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
HTM 5112 | Hospitality and Tourism Graduate Education and Research | 2 |
HTM 5413 | Hospitality Human Resources Management | 3 |
or HTM 5323 | Hospitality and Tourism Financial Managment | |
or HTM 5423 | Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Management | |
HTM 5513 | Hospitality Strategic Management | 3 |
HTM 5813 | Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism Administration | 3 |
REMS 5953 | Statistical Methods in Education | 3 |
or STAT 5013 | Statistics for Experimenters I | |
Hours Subtotal | 14 | |
Electives | ||
Select 12 hours, 6 of which need to be HTM | 12 | |
Hospitality and Tourism Management | ||
Hospitality and Tourism Information Technology | ||
Seminar in Food Service Management | ||
Seminar in Lodging Management | ||
Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism Administration | ||
Special Topics in the Hospitality Industry | ||
(Recommended Outside Elective Courses) | ||
Accounting and Finance | ||
Auditing and Assurance Services * | ||
Seminar in Contemporary Accounting Theory I | ||
Enterprise Resource Planning | ||
MBA Financial Reporting | ||
Valuation and Advanced Cost Management | ||
MBA Managerial Accounting | ||
Accounting-based Information Systems | ||
Entrepreneurship | ||
Entrepreneurial Marketing | ||
Corporate Entrepreneurship | ||
Emerging Enterprise Consulting | ||
Imagination in Entrepreneurship | ||
Human Resources | ||
Human Resource Development | ||
Management | ||
Corporate and Social Responsibility * | ||
Management and Organization Theory | ||
Contemporary Management Topics | ||
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 | ||
Advanced Application Development * | ||
Advanced Topics in Management Information Systems * | ||
Data Communication Systems * | ||
Advanced Web Based Application Development | ||
Information and Network Technology Management | ||
Predictive Analytics Technologies | ||
Hours Subtotal | 12 | |
Thesis | ||
HTM 5000 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
Total Hours | 32 |
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 32 Hours
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
HTM 5112 | Hospitality and Tourism Graduate Education and Research | 2 |
HTM 5323 | Hospitality and Tourism Financial Managment | 3 |
HTM 5413 | Hospitality Human Resources Management | 3 |
HTM 5513 | Hospitality Strategic Management | 3 |
BADM 5513 | Fundamentals of Business Analytics | 3 |
HTM 5423 | Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Management | 3 |
Hours Subtotal | 17 | |
Electives | ||
Hospitality and Tourism Management | ||
Select 15 hours, 9 of which must be HTM. | 15 | |
Hospitality and Tourism Information Technology | ||
Seminar in Food Service Management | ||
Seminar in Lodging Management | ||
Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism Administration | ||
Special Topics in the Hospitality Industry | ||
(Recommended Outside Elective Courses) | ||
Accounting and Finance | ||
Auditing and Assurance Services * | ||
Seminar in Contemporary Accounting Theory I | ||
Enterprise Resource Planning | ||
MBA Financial Reporting | ||
Valuation and Advanced Cost Management | ||
MBA Managerial Accounting | ||
Accounting-based Information Systems | ||
Entrepreneurship | ||
Entrepreneurial Marketing | ||
Corporate Entrepreneurship | ||
Emerging Enterprise Consulting | ||
Imagination in Entrepreneurship | ||
Human Resources | ||
Human Resource Development | ||
Management | ||
Corporate and Social Responsibility * | ||
Management and Organization Theory | ||
Contemporary Management Topics | ||
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 | ||
Advanced Application Development * | ||
Advanced Topics in Management Information Systems * | ||
Data Communication Systems * | ||
Advanced Web Based Application Development | ||
Information and Network Technology Management | ||
Predictive Analytics Technologies | ||
Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
Total Hours | 32 |
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.
- If students take a HTM 4000-level course with a * as part of the plan of study, students must fill out a contract with the instructor for extra assignments.
- If students take a HTM 4000-level course with a * as the leveling requirement, students do not need to fill out a contract with the instructor for extra assignments.
- 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.
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Graduate College Masters Degree Requirements
Plan I (coursework with thesis)
- A minimum of 30 credit hours
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
- 6 research or creative component credit hours
- 21 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer hours with "B" or better)
- 21 credit hours at 5000- or 6000-level
- A minimum of 24 coursework credit hours comprised of:
Plan II (coursework without thesis)
- A minimum of 32 credit hours
- A maximum of 3 credit hours of research or creative component
- A minimum of 23 in-residence credit hours (maximum of 9 transfer credit hours with "B" or better)
- A minimum of 21 credit hours at the 5000- or 6000-level