
International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
This major, offered on the Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, New Jersey; and College at Florham, Madison, New Jersey, is designed to prepare students to assume managerial functions in service industries including organizations such as hotels, restaurants, resorts, entertainment complexes, casinos and assisted living facilities. In addition, to a broad liberal arts curriculum, business core and extensive course work in hotel and restaurant subjects, students enrolled in this major are expected to accumulate significant knowledge outside of the classroom. The Professional Development Series involves each student in such activities as: visits to major food markets, tours of ethnic neighborhoods in the metropolitan area, wine seminars, lectures by hospitality industry leaders, visits to diverse hospitality operations, internships and the European Seminar.
Undergraduate students are expected to complete approximately 1,200 hours of diverse work experience. To meet this requirement the student works in a sophisticated laboratory - the New York metropolitan area's hospitality industry.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree
Course Requirements (54 credits)
- HRTM1101 Career Orientation and Professional Development in the Hospitality Business
- HRTM1102 Professional Skill Development: Work Experience
- HRTM2103 Management Values and Professional Standards
- HRTM2104 The Hospitality Manager and Law: Work Experience
- HRTM2210 Sales and Marketing for Hospitality Managers
- HRTM2211 Accounting for Hospitality Managers
- HRTM3105 Managerial Challenges in the New Workplace
- HRTM3106 The Manager in the Group: Work Experience
- HRTM3201 Supervision and Labor Management
- HRTM3202 Hospitality Operations Management
- HRTM3203 Food and Beverage Management
- HRTM3205 Quantitative Applications in Hospitality Management
- HRTM4107 Concepts in Transportation and Travel
- HRTM4108 Global Issues in Hospitality Management: Seminar Abroad
- HRTM4204 Property Management
- Electives
In addition to these courses, a number of specific general education courses have been developed to further prepare the students as hospitality managers.
Fees
The 2009 -2010 fee for HRTM4108 Global Issues in Hospitality Management: Seminar Abroad is $2,800.00, which includes airfare, hotels, some meals, seminars and scheduled visits to hospitality operations.
New tuition and fee charges for 2010 - 2011 will be announced in the spring of 2010. Please check with the Office of Enrollment Services if you have any further questions.
Recommended Course Sequencing
1st Semester
- ENGL1101 English Composition I or
- ENGW1101 Freshmen Writing Workshop
- FRSH1000 Freshmen Seminar
- HRTM1101 Career Orientation and Professional Development (includes lab experience)
- MATH1128 Mathematical Methods or
- QUANT1128 Introduction to Mathematical Methods
- MIS1045 Computer Technology and Business Communications
- POLS1101 Introduction to Political Science I or
- POLS1201 American Government and Politics
- PSYC1201 General Psychology or
- PSYC1101 General Psychology I
2nd Semester
- CORE1006 University Core A - The Global Challenge
- ECON1101 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON2001 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ENGL1102 English Composition II or
- ENGW1102 Freshmen Writing Workshop
- HRTM1102 Professional Skill Development: Work Experience (includes lab experience)
- POLS1102 Geography and World Issues or
- POLS1220 Comparative Government
- General Elective (Adviser-approved course offered by University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies.)
3rd Semester
- ACCT2021 Accounting Principles I
- COMM2101 Professional Communication
- CORE2007 University Core B - Perspectives on the Individual
- ECON2102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- HRTM2103 Management Values and Professional Standards
- QUANT2029 Introduction to Statistics or
- MATH1129 Introduction to Statistics
4th Semester
- BIOL1001 Principles of Modern Biologyor
- BIOL1002 Plants and Society or
- BIOL1031, BIOL1032 Environmental Health or
- BIOL1105, BIOL1115 The Human Environment, with lab or
- CHEM1110 Chemistry and Global Issues or
- ENVR1001, ENVR1002 Environmental Science, with lab or
- ENVR1101, ENVR1102 Physical Geology, with lab or
- ENVR1111, ENVR1112 Oceanography, with lab or
- PHYS1126, PHYS1026 Earth Physics
- CORE2008 Cross-Cultural Perspectives
- HRTM2104 The Hospitality Manager and Law: Work Experience (includes lab experience)
- HRTM2211 Accounting for Hospitality Managers
- HRTM Elective
- General Elective
5th Semester
- CORE3009 University Core D - The American Experience: The Quest of Freedom
- HRTM2210 Sales and Marketing for Hospitality Managers
- HRTM3105 Managerial Challenges in the New Workplace
- HRTM3201 Supervision and Labor Management
- HRTM3205 Quantitative Applications in Hospitality Management
- General Elective
6th Semester
- HRTM3106 The Manager and the Group:
Work Experience - HRTM3202 Hospitality Operations Management
- HRTM3203 Food and Beverage Management
- MIS2001 Management Information Systems
- HRTM Electives
7th Semester
- HRTM4107 Concepts in Transportation and Travel
- HRTM4204 Property Management
- HRTM Elective
- Free Elective
- Foreign Language (Must be a 6-credit sequence.)
8th Semester
- HRTM4108 Global Issues in Hospitality Management: Seminar Abroad
- HRTM Electives
- General Elective
- Foreign Language (Must be a 6-credit sequence.)
- Lab Science Elective