School of Tourism and Hospitality Managment

Affiliated with the Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management
Founded 1998

Elizabeth H. Barber, Academic Director
Web Page: http://www.temple.edu/STHM/

Jeffrey W. Montague, Undergraduate Coordinator
(215) 204-8701

ACCREDITATION

The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management is fully accredited by both the National Recreation and Park Association and the North American Society for Sport Management.

STUDENT ASSOCIATION

The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) Majors Club is designed to expose Sport and Recreation Management and Tourism and Hospitality Management majors to the professional realm through participation in career fairs, networking, and familiarity with available resources. The STHM Majors Club strives to create a learning environment which fosters collegiality and a sense of community. Membership is open to all undergraduate School of Tourism and Hospitality Management majors.

ADMISSION FOR NEW STUDENTS TO TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

If you are applying for admission to Temple University as a freshman or transfer student, and you wish to major in Sport and Recreation Management or Tourism and Hospitality Management, you should designate the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (Code 023) on your application. Then select your specific major -- either Sport and Recreation Management or Tourism and Hospitality Management.

PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM OF STUDY

The information in the following sections is designed to provide you with guidance in planning your program of study. The requirements, electives, and sequences are detailed. Courses are scheduled for students to follow the planned sequence. If you do not follow your program as designed, you may face conflicts that will necessitate taking an additional semester or two to complete your requirements. The information contained here should answer a number of your questions on procedures.

Ideally, you should enter the program as a freshman or a sophomore so your professional work can be spread over three to four years. It is possible, however, to enter the program as late as the beginning of your junior year, but this will result in a full and inflexible schedule and will require your enrolling in summer sessions and/or additional semesters. If you enter this program at the beginning of your junior year or later, you must understand that your degree requirements may not be met within the traditional eight semesters. When you first meet with your new academic advisor, you should plan how long it will take to complete your degree requirements.

The Undergraduate Academic Advisor is located in 103 Pearson Hall. Mr. Jeffrey W. Montague is the Coordinator of Undergraduate Advising (215-204-8706) or jmontagu@nimbus.temple.edu.
 
 
UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

As in any degree program, students in both Sport and Recreation Management and Tourism and Hospitality Management must complete University requirements as well as major requirements. All new students should review the sections in the Temple University Undergraduate Bulletin pertaining to:

Program Distribution:
Tourism and Hospitality Management Major

Tourism and Hospitality Management Core

THM 101	Leisure in Society	3 s.h.
THM 200	Program and Special Event Planning	3 s.h.
THM 230	Leisure and Tourism for a Diverse Society	3 s.h.
THM 251	Career Orientation I (Sport & Recreation Management)	3 s.h.
THM 252	Career Orientation II (Tourism & Hospitality Management)	3 s.h.
THM 253	Computer Applications	3 s.h.
THM 280	Internship I	3 s.h.
THM W312	Research Methodology	3 s.h.
THM 370	Senior Seminar	3 s.h.
THM 380	Internship II	12 s.h.
THM 381	Senior Project	3 s.h.
Total		42 s.h.
Major Requirements
THM 321	Management in Tourism and Hospitality	3 s.h.
THM 322	Legal Issues in Tourism and Hospitality	3 s.h.
THM 323	Financial Management in Tourism and Hospitality	3 s.h.
THM 324	Marketing and Sales in Tourism and Hospitality	3 s.h.
Total		12 s.h.
Tourism and Hospitality Electives		6 s.h.
THM 361	Tourism Economics
THM 362	Tourism Planning and Development
THM 363	Special Interest Tourism
THM 364	International Tourism
THM 365	Meeting and Conference Management
THM 366	Hotel and Lodging Operations Management
THM 367	Commercial Recreation Management
THM 368	Food, Beverage, and Catering
External Requirements
SP 065	Public Speaking	3 s.h.
ECON 050, 051, or 052		3 s.h.
CPR Certification	Community level or higher	0 s.h.
First Aid Certification		0 s.h.
Total		6 s.h.
Related Electives		12 s.h.
Choose from the following approved list:
ACT 001	Principles of Accounting I
ACT 002	Principles of Accounting II
AMS 103	American Places: Home, City, Region
AMS 104	The Arts in America
BAD 119	Business Writing and Reports
BAD 305	Small Business Management
ECON C051	Macroeconomics
ECON C052	Microeconomics
ENG W104	Writing For Business Industry
FIN 101	Money and Credit
FIN 103	Managerial Finance
GSM 221	Data Base Management
GSM 261	Software Application to Business Problems
GSM 301	Organization Planning and Control
HRA 083	Organization and Management
HRA 200	Introduction to Human Resource Administration
JPRA 221	Public Relations Principles
JPRA 226	Introduction to Advertising
MKT 081	Introduction to Marketing
MKT W160	Consumer Behavior
MKT 210	Market Research
MKT 221	Sales and Sales Management
MKT 395	Event Marketing (Pre-Requisite Marketing 081)
PSC 135	Urban Politics and Problems
PSC 145	American State and Local Policies
RSK MGT 0001	Introduction to Risk Management
General Electives		7 - 14 s.h.

Total Number of semester hours needed to graduate: 128

Applied Field Experiences

The supervised field experience requirement consists of two separate assignments. The first, three semester hours scheduled during the junior year, is a face-to-face leadership assignment in an approved sport, recreation, travel, or hospitality setting. The second field experience, 15 semesters hours scheduled during the senior year, involves the students in all aspects of professional responsibility in an approved setting, based upon the student’s preference and professional goals. Prerequisite to the senior internship is completion of all other degree requirements, an overall GPA of 2.3, a School GPA of 2.5, CPR and First Aid certification, no grades of "I" or "NR" on the student’s transcript, plus a requirement that students verify at least 250 hours of paid or volunteer experience in a field-related setting. These hours are not supervised by the faculty, but must be verified by agency personnel.

Business Minor

With a few adjustments in course selection, the Sport and Recreation Management major and/or the Tourism and Hospitality Management major may earn a minor in Business from the Fox School of Business and Management. (See your adviser for details.)

Components of STHM.

FACULTY

Elizabeth H. Barber, Academic Director, Ph.D., University of Iowa

Delores T. Andy, Ed.M., Temple University
Michael Jackson, H.S.D., Indiana University
Jeffrey W. Montague, Ed.M., Temple University
Bonnie Parkhouse, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Ira G. Shapiro, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Raymond E. Tedrick, Ph.D., University of Maryland

Emeritus Faculty
Richard G. Kraus