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Patricia G. Moody, Dean OverviewThe College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management offers a program of study leading to the Master of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management degree. While the Department of Retailing does not have a graduate program, it does offer graduate credits that can be used for teacher recertification or applied to the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in business education and marketing education and the Interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree. In addition, the Department of Sport and Entertainment Management offers several courses that may be applied toward teacher recertification. Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism ManagementCarl A. Boger Jr., Chair Professor Charles G. Partlow, Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1987 Associate Professors Carl A. Boger Jr., Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993 Assistant Professor Catherine M. Gustafson, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1999 Degree OfferedThe School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management offers a program leading to the Master of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management. The M.H.R.T.M. is a professional program designed to prepare students for advanced careers in the hospitality and tourism field. Students best suited for the program are career-directed individuals with previous management experience who are seeking advancement to upper-level management positions or taking advantage of emerging opportunities in resort and club management, tourism marketing, hospitality education, and consulting. Selected courses in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management curriculum may be used for teacher recertification in the areas of marketing, hospitality and tourism, or home economics education. Admission Requirements Admission requirements conform with the general regulations of The Graduate School and regional and national accreditation standards. Applicants must submit to The Graduate School an application form along with a $35 nonrefundable application fee; one official transcript (mailed to the USC Graduate School by the last college or university attended) showing their complete academic record; two letters of recommendation; records of immunization; and reports of examination scores on the GMAT or GRE. A graduate of a foreign university or college who has completed an academic program equivalent to an American bachelor’s degree may apply for admission. International applicants are required to submit with their application a certified transcript indicating the nature and scope of their academic training. An applicant whose native tongue is not English is required to submit a minimum score of 570 (230 computer score) on the TOEFL exam. Prior to enrollment in the M.H.R.T.M. program, international students whose native tongue is not English are required to take an English diagnostic test administered by the English Program for Internationals. Students with deficiencies are provided an opportunity for further study in reading, writing, and speaking English. Students wishing to enter the M.H.R.T.M. program should have completed business courses in the areas of personal computers, statistics, finance, marketing, and management principles and hospitality courses in food-service management, hotel operations, and tourism. Certain prerequisites may be waived for students who have demonstrated a high degree of competence in a related area. Degree Requirements The M.H.R.T.M. program provides a comprehensive study of the many facets of hospitality management. Students receive thorough training in the major functional areas of hospitality organizations, with an emphasis on professionalism and sophistication in decision making. Flexibility both in curriculum and in degree requirements allows students to design a program of study tailored to their career goals. The M.H.R.T.M. curriculum consists of 36 semester hours of graduate credit in approved courses. Twenty-one semester hours of credit are in courses required for all M.H.R.T.M. majors, and the remaining 15 semester hours of credit include elective courses in the student’s area of concentration. Required courses help students acquire decision-making tools to solve real-world problems. Additionally, the faculty uses the case method and group projects, which offer practice in oral and written analysis of complex hospitality business situations. The core curriculum includes: HRTM 720, 730, 750; MGMT 718, 770; MKTG 701; STAT 515. The 15 hours of elective credits (six must come from HRTM) allow students the flexibility to design a program of study tailored to their career goals. Students are not required to specialize in one area but are encouraged to choose elective courses from a variety of disciplines to develop a broad range of skills needed for management within the hospitality industry. Course Descriptions (HRTM)
Master of Arts in Teaching The M.A.T. program consists of 30 semester hours of graduate credit in approved courses. The program requires 6—15 credit hours in professional education and 15—24 hours in the teaching area. Other requirements include a methods course in teaching business education, a teaching internship, a middle- and high-school teaching seminar, and student teaching. In addition, certification deficiencies not met by the M.A.T. degree program must be removed. Should undergraduate or certification deficiencies exist, the student will be advised accordingly when an advisor completes a transcript evaluation. The student’s program must be approved by a committee of three faculty members representing both the College of Education and the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management. This committee will administer a final comprehensive examination consisting of written and oral components. If a student fails the examination twice, the program is terminated. Interdisciplinary Master of Arts The I.M.A. degree for secondary-school teachers is designed for college graduates who already hold a professional certificate in the teaching field in which they wish to earn the master’s degree or who are academically certifiable by virtue of course work previously completed. Upon successful completion of the I.M.A. degree program, recipients will be eligible for a South Carolina Class I certificate in the teaching area. Major emphasis in this program is placed on course work in the teaching area. The program consists of 33 semester hours of graduate courses distributed as follows: Professional education component (9 hours) Teaching area(s) component (21 hours) An approved elective (3 hours–This will be a course that addresses current issues and concerns of teachers.) The professional education component requires an introductory, graduate-level course in educational research; a specialized course in advanced study of teaching in a field that is research centered; and an advanced course in educational psychology, research and measurement, principles of curriculum construction, supervision of instruction, advanced readings in secondary education, or a course in selected topics. A final comprehensive exam, consisting of written and oral components, will be administered by three faculty members appointed by the director of the program. If the candidate fails the examination twice, the program is terminated. While individual programs are similar in structure, there is sufficient flexibility to meet student needs in teaching areas and to develop professional knowledge. Course DescriptionsAdministrative Information Management (AIME)
Retail (RETL)
Sport and Entertainment Management (SPTE)
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