Business Administration: Hospitality and Tourism Management, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2026-2027. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| HTM 6113 | Hospitality and Tourism Education | 3 |
| HTM 6713 | Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism Theory | 3 |
| HTM 6993 | Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Research | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Electives (Specialization) | ||
| Select 18 hours of approved 5000-level or above courses that fit your specialization/focus. | 18 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
| Research Support Courses | ||
| Select 18-30 hours. | 18 | |
Must Include: | ||
One Intermediate Statistics | ||
| Social Research Design | ||
| Techniques of Population Analysis | ||
| Statistics for Experimenters II | ||
| Sample Survey Designs | ||
| Statistical Inference | ||
| Experimental Designs | ||
| Generalized, Linear and Mixed Models | ||
| Theory of Linear Models | ||
| Multivariate Analysis | ||
| Educational Measurements | ||
| Analyses of Variance | ||
And One Advanced Statistics | ||
| Structural Equation Modeling for HDFS Applications | ||
| Multilevel Modeling for HDFS Applications | ||
| Applied Multivariate and Structural Equation Modeling | ||
| Advanced Methods in MSIS Research | ||
| Measurement and Experimental Design | ||
| Multiple Regression Analysis in Behavioral Studies | ||
| Factor Analysis in Behavioral Research | ||
| Categorical Data Analysis | ||
| Experimental Designs | ||
| Theory of Linear Models | ||
| Multivariate Analysis | ||
| Advanced Probability Theory | ||
| Large Sample Inference | ||
| Advanced Statistical Inference | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 18 | |
| Dissertation | ||
| 15 hours of dissertation | 15 | |
| Strongly encouraged: | ||
Approved internship in research and/or instruction (maximum of 3 hours for each intern program). | ||
Foreign or computer language skills. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
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