Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management (90 credit)

The Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management program is a 90 credits general degree offered through the Shannon School of Business that encompasses courses spread over the Hospitality, Tourism, Business/Management, Humanities, Social Science and English academic disciplines.

The BHTM includes two required Internships that represent 540 hours of work. This is approximately 16 weeks at 35 hours per week.  Placements can be taken in any semester, but May and September are the most likely times to engage in industry.

Students are responsible to secure their own internship opportunities, but must ensure that the position satisfies the requirements of the internship.  Students must meet with the Student Placement Officer, and general sessions are held to provide students the information they need to be successful. It should be noted that many employers contact our program to recruit employees for their position(s).

Admission Requirements for Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Admission Requirements

Required: Five Grade 12 advanced or academic courses including English and Mathematics with a minimum average requirement of 65%.

Students may substitute one open course for one advanced or academic course, except where a particular course is specified.

Program Requirements for Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Year One: Fall Term (September- December)

HATM1501 Introduction to Food Theory and Nutrition
HATM1504 Tourism in Canada
ACCT1203 Intro to Accounting I
*Non-Discipline Elective (3 credits)
English (3 credits)

Winter Term (January-April)

HATM1503 Restaurant Operation and Service
HATM1506 Intro to Tourism Marketing
ACCT1204 Intro to Accounting II
Communication (3 credits)
*Non-Discipline Elective (3 credits)

Spring/Summer

HATM2999 Industry Internship I

Year Two: Fall Term (September-December)

HATM3505 Tourism Law
HATM3504 Resort/Facilities Management and Maintenance
MGMT2604 Intro to Organizational Behaviour
MATH1215 / MGSC1108 Descriptive and Basic Inferential Statistics/ Statistics
*Non-Discipline Elective (3 credits)

Winter Term (January-April)

HATM3503 Meetings and Convention Management
MGMT2605 Human Resource Management
MGMT3607 International Business
ECON1101 Principles of Microeconomics

Spring/Summer

HATM3999 HATM3999

Year Three: Fall Term (September- December)

HATM3125 Tourism Operations Planning
HATM3509 International Tourism Management
MGMT4606 Tourism Management I
Open Elective (3 credits)
*Non-Discipline Elective (3 credits)

Winter Term (January-April)

MGMT4607 Tourism Strategy
HATM3508 Destination Management and Marketing
Open Elective (3 credits)
Open Elective (3 credits)
*Non-Discipline Elective (3 credits)

 

* 9 credits of electives must be at the 2000 level or higher

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