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Isenberg School of Management Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Graduate Required Courses

HT-MGT 591 - Seminars in Hospitality Management and Administration

Required only of students with no academic background in HTM in addition to 36-credit course requirements. An examination of the areas of critical importance to the hospitality industry. The Graduate Program Director will coordinate the course and assign final grades after receiving input from the faculty involved. 3 credits. Offered every fall.

HT-MGT 644 - Strategic Management in the Hospitality Industry

An integrative course designed to expose graduate students to top management business situations. Students also read, discuss, and apply a body of theory and techniques from the field of strategic management. Emphasis on the development of practical problem-solving skills through case analysis and computer simulations. 3 credits. Restricted to second-year students. Offered every fall.

HT-MGT 666 - Human Resources Management

Examination of human resource techniques and industrial relations practices in hotels and restaurants. A study of initiating and accommodating change, both individual and organizational, within the hotel and restaurant. 3 credits. Should be taken during the student’s first fall semester. Offered every fall.

HT-MGT 685 - Hospitality Marketing Management

The application of marketing concepts to the service industry to establish marketing as a central orientation and philosophy of the strategic planning of a hospitality firm. 3 credits. Should be taken during the student's first spring semester. Offered every spring.

HT-MGT 693 - Seminar in Advanced Financial Analysis

Examination of theoretical and empirical issues related to financial management in hotels and restaurants. Emphasis is on issues such as value maximization, financial planning, budgeting, financial analysis, current research trends in hospitality finance, and financial strategies related to asset, working capital, and debt and equity management in hotels and restaurants. 3 credits. Offered every fall.

HT-MGT 694 Seminar in Research Methods and Applications

Concepts of research design and methods, data collection and processing, and statistical interpretation of research. 3 credits. Should be taken during the student’s firstst spring semester. Offered every spring.