As a fully integrated major in the Pamplin College of Business, we aspire to be the nation’s premier business education and management leadership program in hospitality. Our curriculum is one of the most rigorous undergraduate HTM programs in the United States; students complete a comprehensive set of business core courses, a set of hospitality management core courses, and elective courses in both hospitality and business, augmented by laboratory and field experiences.
Specifically, in addition to the Virginia Tech undergraduate core curriculum with its emphasis on liberal arts, sciences, and communications, our Hospitality and Tourism Management program requires the following sets of courses:
1. Pamplin College of Business Core Curriculum (39 credits)
a. MATH 1525 & 1526 - Calculus with Matrices (6 credits)
b. ECON 2005 & 2006- Economics (macro / micro) (6 credits)
c. ACIS 2115 & 2116- Principles of Accounting (6 credits)
d. BIT 2405 & 2406- Quantitative Methods and Statistics (6 credits)
e. FIN 3104- Finance (3 credits)
f. BIT 3414- Production and Operations Management (3 credits)
g. FIN 3055 – Business Law (3 credits)
h. MGT 3304 – Management Theory and Leadership (3 credits)
i. MKTG 3104 – Marketing (3 credits)
2. Hospitality and Tourism Management Core Curriculum (22 credits)
a. HTM 3414 – Food Purchasing, Production and Management (4 credits / 5 hour per week culinary lab)
b. HTM 3524 – Lodging Management (3 credits)
c. HTM 3444 – Hospitality Finance (3 credits)
d. HTM 4414 – Food and Beverage Management (3 credits)
e. HTM 4464 – Human Resources Management in Hospitality (3 credits)
f. HTM 4454 - Hospitality Revenue Management
g MGT 4394 - HTM – Business Policy and Strategy (3 credits)
h. HTM 4964 – Field Study (3 credits - 400 hour internship*)
*300 hours of industry experience are prerequisite to HTM 4964
3. HTM and Free Electives (18 to 27 credits)
Integrated areas of emphasis have been created for students with specific interests in:
a. Hospitality Operations Management
b. Restaurant and Food Management
c. Meetings and Event Management
d. Club and Resort Management
e. Global Tourism Management
f. Revenue Management
On graduation, our students receive a Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in Hospitality and Tourism Management. The program is fully accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
The rigor of our program and our location in the Pamplin College of Business defines not only the quality of our graduates, but also the quality of the students entering the program. Freshman admission to the Pamplin College of Business is extremely competitive and is essentially limited to students who have graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. We currently have approximately 300 undergraduate HTM majors, all of whom are, by admission standards alone, outstanding students. Great students plus a rigorous, quality education equals an outstanding product!
Specifically, in addition to the Virginia Tech undergraduate core curriculum with its emphasis on liberal arts, sciences, and communications, our Hospitality and Tourism Management program requires the following sets of courses:
1. Pamplin College of Business Core Curriculum (39 credits)
a. MATH 1525 & 1526 - Calculus with Matrices (6 credits)
b. ECON 2005 & 2006- Economics (macro / micro) (6 credits)
c. ACIS 2115 & 2116- Principles of Accounting (6 credits)
d. BIT 2405 & 2406- Quantitative Methods and Statistics (6 credits)
e. FIN 3104- Finance (3 credits)
f. BIT 3414- Production and Operations Management (3 credits)
g. FIN 3055 – Business Law (3 credits)
h. MGT 3304 – Management Theory and Leadership (3 credits)
i. MKTG 3104 – Marketing (3 credits)
2. Hospitality and Tourism Management Core Curriculum (22 credits)
a. HTM 3414 – Food Purchasing, Production and Management (4 credits / 5 hour per week culinary lab)
b. HTM 3524 – Lodging Management (3 credits)
c. HTM 3444 – Hospitality Finance (3 credits)
d. HTM 4414 – Food and Beverage Management (3 credits)
e. HTM 4464 – Human Resources Management in Hospitality (3 credits)
f. HTM 4454 - Hospitality Revenue Management
g MGT 4394 - HTM – Business Policy and Strategy (3 credits)
h. HTM 4964 – Field Study (3 credits - 400 hour internship*)
*300 hours of industry experience are prerequisite to HTM 4964
3. HTM and Free Electives (18 to 27 credits)
Integrated areas of emphasis have been created for students with specific interests in:
a. Hospitality Operations Management
b. Restaurant and Food Management
c. Meetings and Event Management
d. Club and Resort Management
e. Global Tourism Management
f. Revenue Management
On graduation, our students receive a Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in Hospitality and Tourism Management. The program is fully accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
The rigor of our program and our location in the Pamplin College of Business defines not only the quality of our graduates, but also the quality of the students entering the program. Freshman admission to the Pamplin College of Business is extremely competitive and is essentially limited to students who have graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. We currently have approximately 300 undergraduate HTM majors, all of whom are, by admission standards alone, outstanding students. Great students plus a rigorous, quality education equals an outstanding product!