Hospitality Management Major

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Program Coordinator/Contact
Kunsoon Park, Program Co-Leader
Department of Consumer Sciences
Wagner Hall 229, Box 2275A
605-688-4223
E-mail: kunsoon.park@sdstate.edu

Eric Beckman, Program Co-Leader
Department of Consumer Sciences
Wagner Hall 229, Box 2275A
605-688-4795
E-mail: eric.beckman@sdstate.edu
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Program Information
The Hospitality Management program creates visionary leaders through excellence in student-centered education, skill development, research, service, and collaboration with global hospitality and tourism industries. The curriculum exposes students to many aspects of the hospitality industry and instills in them the critical skills required for the modern workplace. Students complete two professional practicum experiences while pursuing their degree, which provides introductory and supervisory level industry experience. Students will earn a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Hospitality Management. The curriculum is designed to expose students to many aspects of the hospitality industry and to instill in them the critical skills required in today’s workplace.

Course Delivery Format
Practical learning experiences complement traditional academic settings. Internship and practicum courses prepare students for the real world and provide the industry with well-trained employees.

Requirements for Hospitality Management Major: 120 Credits

Bachelor of Science

System General Education Requirements*: 30

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
, and
ENGL 201
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:
PSYC 101
and
ECON 202
Credits: 6
Goal #4 Humanities and Arts/Diversity
: Credits: 6 Must be two different disciplines/prefixes or Modern Language sequence
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102
or higher Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences : 6

Major Requirements: 59

Hospitality Management Core Requirements: 41

ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * ** (COM) Credits: 3
HMGT 171 - Introduction to Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
HMGT 251 - Foodservice Sanitation Credits: 1
HMGT 295 - Practicum Credits: 1-3 (2 credits required)
HMGT 355 - Events and Facilities Administration Credits: 3
HMGT 361 - Hospitality Industry Law Credits: 3
HMGT 370 - Lodging Management Credits: 3
HMGT 371-371L - Leisure Activities and Club Management and Lab Credits: 3
HMGT 380 - Foodservice Operations and Purchasing Management Credits: 3
HMGT 381-381L - Quantity Food Production and Service and Lab Credits: 4
HMGT 472 - Hospitality Facilities Management and Design Credits: 3
HMGT 482 - Hospitality Marketing Credits: 3
HMGT 495 - Practicum Credits: 3
NFS 141-141L - Foods Principles and Lab Credits: 4

Management Core Requirements: 18

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
CSC 325 - Management Information Systems (COM) Credits: 3
MGMT 310 - Business Finance (COM) Credits: 3
MGMT 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
MGMT 460 - Human Resource Management (COM) Credits: 3

Electives: 17-18

*Consult with advisor for approved list.

Total Required Credits: 120

Curriculum Notes

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.