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Isenberg School of Management Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management

The MS/MBA Dual Degree Option

Curriculum

The dual degree option requires 72 credit hours of coursework over an approximately two year period. Students take a specific set of business management courses and both required and elective courses in the Hospitality and Tourism Department. The curriculum for each degree is itemized as follows:

MBA Courses for the Dual Degree
(3 credits per course except where noted.)

SOM 630 Accounting for Decision Making
SOM 631 Managerial Accounting & Control
SOM 640 Financial Analysis & Decisions
SOM 644 Managerial Economics
SOM 660 Marketing Management
SOM 632 Information Management
SOM 670 Production Operations Management
SOM 689 Organizational Planning & Strategy
SOM 783 Business and Its Environment
SOM 680 Organizational Behavior and Theory (4 credits)
SOM 650 Business Data Analysis
SOM 691F Professional Seminar (2 credits)
SOM 691 Practicum (6 credits)

Total MBA Course Credits: 42

Hospitality and Tourism Management courses for the Dual Degree
(3 credits per course)

HT MGT 644 Hospitality Strategic Management
HT MGT 666 Hospitality Human Resource Management
HT MGT 685 Hospitality Marketing Management
HT MGT 693 Advanced Hospitality Marketing Financial Management
HT MGT 694 Hospitality Research Methods and Appliczations
HT MGT 697 Hospitality Industry Research Project
Plus four HTM or other approved electives.

Total HTM Course Credits: 30

TOTAL DUAL DEGREE CREDITS: 72