BSC Tourism and Hospitality Management - Program Structure
MIC offers a BSC in Tourism and Hospitality Management with a choice of 3 areas of concentration.
During the first two years students will follow a set curriculum consisiting of core courses designed to provide them with the competencies required by the tourism industry and, in addition, with a broader academic knowledge that will enable them to continue their studies at a higher level.
Hospitality & Tourism Management
This concentration prepares students for the complexities of tourism and hospitality systems so that they can be better positioned to assume the managerial challenges and responsibilities of a diverse and challenging industry. Students obtain hands-on-experience through courses in marketing, industry specific technological applications, hospitality operations and hotel revenue management.
Convention, Event and Exhibition Management
This concentration covers all the essential aspects of research, design, planning, coordination and evaluation of events, conventions and exhibitions of various types and sizes. Students acquire vital skills in promotion and organization. The program also provides students with knowledge of current professional development and employment opportunities by interacting with experts and practitioners in the field.
Food, Beverage and Culinary Management
The courses of this concentration help students develop the unique blend of skills needed to meet their professional responsibilities as competent and efficient managers. It enables them to demonstrate and practice leadership; to deal effectively with budgeting and cost control; to acquire knowledge of the front-of-the-house operations; and, above all, to meet and exceed guests’ expectations in food and beverage offerings and services.
| 1st Year - Fall Semester | |
|---|---|
| HTM 110 | Introduction to the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| COS 110 | Introduction to Computers |
| ENG 110 | Paragraph, Summary and Report Writing |
| MTH 110 | Finite Mathematics with Applications |
| COM 110 | Introduction to Human Communication |
| 1st Year - Spring Semester | |
| CEM 121 | Principles of Convention, Event and Exhiition Management |
| FBM 121 | Principles of Food and Beverage Managment |
| ECO 120 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| HRM 121 | Introduction to Human Resource Management |
| HTM 121 | Rooms Division Management |
| 2nd Year - Fall Semester | |
| MNG 211 | Hospitality Operations Management |
| ACT 210 | Introduction to Accounting |
| PSY 210 | Introduction to Psycholgy |
| ENG 211 | Essay and Research Paper Preparation and Writing |
| MRK 211 | Introduction to Marketing |
| 2nd Year - Spring Semester | |
| HTM 221 | Tourism and the Environment |
| GER 220 | General Education Elective (Arts or Humanities) |
| STA 220 | Introduction to Statistics |
| HIT 221 | Information Technology for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| ECO 221 or Bus 221 |
Principles of Macroeconomics or Research Methods for Business* * (mandatory for students choosing to do a Major Research Paper in Year 3) |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management Concentration | |
| 3rd Year - Fall Semester | |
| HTM 311 | Principles of Sustainable Development |
| HTM 312 | Public Relations for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| GER 310 | General Education Elective (Arts or Humanities) |
| HTM 313 | Purchasing and Cost Control for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| HTM 314 | Tourism Policy, Planning and Development |
| 3rd Year - Spring Semester | |
| HTM 321 | Legal Issues for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| ACT 321 | Managerial Accounting |
| HTM 322 | Sector Interface in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| HTM 323 | Hotel Yield Management |
| HTM 324 | New and Changing Trends in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| *HTM 400 |
Major Research Paper in Tourism and Hospitality Management One of HTM 314, HTM 322, HTM 323 OR HTM 324 will be done by independent research (Major Research Paper) by students pursuing an Honors Degree |
| Convention, Event and Exhibition Management Concentration | |
| 3rd Year - Fall Semester | |
| HTM 311 | Principles of Sustainable Development |
| HTM 312 | Public Relations for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| GER 310 | General Education Elective (Arts or Humanities) |
| CEM 311 | Conference Venues Management |
| CEM 312 | Convention and Event Sales and Marketing Management |
| 3rd Year - Spring Semester | |
| HTM 321 | Legal Issues for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| ACT 321 | Managerial Accounting |
| CEM 322 | Meeting and Event Planning Management |
| CEM 323 | Catering and Special Events Management |
| CEM 324 | Special Effects and Technological Applications for Conventions, Events and Exhibitions |
| *CEM 400 |
Major Research Paper in Convention, Events and Exhibition Management One of CEM 311, CEM 322, CEM 323 OR HTM 324 will be done by independent research (Major Research Paper) by students pursuing an Honors Degree |
| Food and Beverage Management Concentration | |
| 3rd Year - Fall Semester | |
| HTM 311 | Principles of Sustainable Development |
| HTM 312 | Public Relations for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| GER 310 | General Education Elective (Arts or Humanities) |
| FBM 311 | Essentials of Professional Cooking |
| HTM 313 | Purchasing and Cost Control for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| 3rd Year - Spring Semester | |
| HTM 321 | Legal Issues for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
| ACT 321 | Managerial Accounting |
| FBM 321 | Food Production and Management |
| FBM 322 | Dining Room Service Management |
| FBM 323 | Wine and Beverage Management |
| *FBM 400 |
Major Research Paper in Food and Beverage Management One of FBM 321 OR FBM 323 will be done by independent research (Major Research Paper) by students pursuing an Honors Degree |


