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Program
Requirements
Tourism and Hospitality Management,
MTHM
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students may take their two business electives at the Fort Washington, Ambler, or Center City campuses.
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
33
Required Courses:
THM 507, 521, 523, 527, 529, 566
Three courses within the option, and two courses from The Fox School of Business and Management
Internship:
TrueAll students must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours (180 clock hours) of internship (THM 566).
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Thesis
Thesis 1 - The Master's thesis option is an original empirical study that demonstrates the student's knowledge of both research methods and a mastery of his or her primary area of interest. Theses should be rigorously investigated under the direct supervision of a major advisor and should be limited to a specific problem in tourism and hospitality management. Students are required to defend their theses publicly to the academic community.Thesis 2 - A student preparing to defend a thesis should confirm a time and date with the Master's Committee and register with the graduate coordinator. After the time, date, and room are approved, the graduate coordinator will post fliers announcing the defense.Thesis 3 - The student's Master's Committee is responsible for evaluating the thesis and the defense. No thesis should go to defense unless it is ready for public scrutiny. The Committee will evaluate the student's ability to express verbally his or her research question, methodological approach, primary findings, and implications. The Committee will vote to pass or fail the thesis and the defense at the conclusion of the public presentation. If the student must make revisions, those changes must be approved as arranged by the Committee.Other Culminating Events
Event Description - The Master's thesis option or the Master's project option.Event Philosophy - The Master's project option is intended to give students the opportunity to engage in systematic inquiry, while allowing for creative expression in the development of a final product. After identifying a specific problem or area of investigation, the final product for the project may take such forms as a video tape, a program evaluation, a demonstration, a new design, a research paper for publication, a grant proposal, or a manual. The project may be specific to an agency.
Steps Needed
a) Completion of all course requirements.
b) A written proposal must be submitted to the project committee composed of two Graduate Faculty members in the School who are selected by the student. One member will serve as the major advisor for the project. The proposal should identify the area of investigation, state the significance, outline the steps to be used in systematic inquiry, and describe the nature of the final product.Event Process - Upon completion of the Master's project, the student must formally present the project to the project committee at a final meeting. After the candidate leaves the room, the committee will decide if the project is approved.
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