Business Administration, Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Concentration, BS

The Business Administration BS concentration in Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management (HTEM), offered by the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management , prepares graduates for leadership roles in food and beverage services, restaurants, hotels, resorts, event planning and management, corporate events management, destination marketing and management, and other travel and tourism business. Students who complete the program will gain a solid foundation of business functions and management coupled with industry-specific professional preparation courses with an emphasis on hands‐on experience.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the Concentration Requirements for Management must be completed with a grade of “C- or better”. The following Preparation for the Major and Required for the Major courses must be completed with a grade of “C or better”: ENGL 2 , MATH 70 , BUS1 20 , BUS2 90 .

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3B, 4, UD 3, UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (3 units)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements including exemptions and waivers, are approved for specific majors and on a case-by-case evaluation only.

Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division GE: 19 (9 units may be satisfied by major coursework: Areas 1B, 2, 4)

6 required units of American Institutions/US123 may be satisfied by selecting applicable GE courses in Areas 3B and/or 4

Upper Division GE 3 (6 units may be satisfied by major coursework: UD Areas 3, 4)

Physical Education: 2

GWAR / WID: 0 (3 units satisfied by ENGL 100WB , COMM 100W , or LLD 100WB )

Major Preparation: 15

Major Requirements: 67

University Electives: 8

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (15 units)

ECON 1A - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3 unit(s)
ECON 1B - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
ENGL 2 - Critical Thinking and Writing 3 unit(s) (GE Area 1B / Formerly Area A3) (Or equivalent.)
MATH 70 - Mathematics for Business 3 unit(s) (GE Area Area 2 / Formerly Area B4) (Students who complete any of the following with a C or better may substitute it for MATH 70 : MATH 30 , MATH 31 , MATH 32 , or MATH 71 .)

Writing in the Disciplines (3 units)

Complete one course from:

COMM 100W - Writing Workshop: Writing for Influence 3 unit(s) (WID)
ENGL 100WB - Written Communication: Business 3 unit(s) (WID)
LLD 100WB - Writing Workshop for Business Students 3 unit(s) (WID)

3. Major Requirements (67 units)

Core Courses (46 units)

Lower Division Courses (16 units)

BUS1 20 - Financial Accounting 3 unit(s)
BUS1 21 - Managerial Accounting 3 unit(s)
BUS3 80 - Legal Environment of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS2 90 - Business Statistics 3 unit(s)
BUS4 91L - Computer Tools for Business 1 unit(s)
BUS3 12 - Business First Year Experience 3 unit(s) (
BUS3 10
can be substituted for Transfer Students)

Business Fundamentals (15 units)

BUS2 130 - Introduction to Marketing 3 unit(s)
BUS5 140 - Fundamentals of Operations Management 3 unit(s)
BUS3 160 - Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 unit(s)
BUS1 170 - Fundamentals of Finance 3 unit(s)
BUS2 190 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics 3 unit(s)

Business Integration and Perspectives Courses (15 units)

BUS5 187 - Global Dimensions of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS4 188 - Business Systems and Policy 3 unit(s)
BUS3 189 - Strategic Management 3 unit(s)
PHIL 186 - Professional and Business Ethics 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
One non-business global perspectives course in GE UD Area 3 (Formerly Area V) 3 unit(s)

Concentration Requirements (21 units)

Required Courses (15 units)

HSPM 1 - Travel to Learn, Learn to Travel 3 unit(s)
HSPM 102 - Hotel & Lodging Operations 3 unit(s)
HSPM 130 - Special Event Planning 3 unit(s)
HSPM 154 - Revenue Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 177 - Hospitality Service Management 3 unit(s)

Concentration Electives (6 units)

Complete three courses from:

HSPM 11 - Restaurant Entrepreneurship 3 unit(s)
HSPM 12 - Data Analytics in Restaurant Operations 3 unit(s)
HSPM 86 - Special Events Management in Hospitality 3 unit(s)
HSPM 101 - Multicultural & Intl Issues Hospitality 3 unit(s)
HSPM 111 - Customs and Courtesies in Hospitality 3 unit(s)
HSPM 140 - Corporate Event Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 141 - Resort and Club Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 142 - Trade Show and Exhibition Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 143 - Tourism Destination Marketing and Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 148 - Wine Appreciation 3 unit(s)
HSPM 149 - Beer Appreciation 3 unit(s)
HSPM 152 - Hotel Catering and Banquet Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 155 - Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 161 - Cruise Operations and Management 3 unit(s)
HSPM 191 - Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Internship 1-4 unit(s)

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