DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Academics

The global hospitality and tourism industry, which blends the lodging, food, attractions, cultural and travel industries, is the world's largest industry with $4.5 trillion in expenditures generating 212 million jobs. The World Tourism Organization's current projection is by the year 2010, 338 million people will be employed in the industry that will grow to $8.4 trillion in expenditures.

South Carolina's hospitality and tourism industry is a large and vital part of the state's economic mix. This sector accounts for $14.4 billion dollars in sales annually (64% of this realized by the coastal areas) and employs approximately 201,000 people. In the Charleston Metropolitan area, 1 of every 6 jobs (54,000) are in enterprise that serve the more than 5 million people who visit the region annually.

The future growth potential of the hospitality and tourism industry looks bright. Bill Gates has identified tourism as one of his target areas for the next century as has John Naisbitt, of Megatrend fame, who sees it as a key component of the 21st-century economy.

Undergraduate Concentration
Undergraduate Minor
Undergraduate Major

New Ph.D. Program in Tourism and Hospitality Management New!

Transfer Option from Trident Technical College to College of Charleston
Sample programs and information about transfer of credits and Associate programs from Trident Technichal College to the College of Charleston. The information includes the agreement form.

HTMT Course Syllabi for Spring 2008

• DSCI 300 Management Information Systems by Dr. Bing Pan syllabi
• HTMT 210.002 Principles & Practices in Hospitality & Tourism by Dr. Stephen W. Litvin syllabi
• HTMT 210.003 Principles & Practices in Hospitality & Tourism by Dr. Stephen W. Litvin syllabi
• HTMT 210 Principles & Practices in Hospitality & Tourism by Dr. Wayne W. Smith syllabi
• HTMT 350 Hospitality and Tourism Marketing by Dr. Stephen W. Litvin syllabi
• HTMT 351.001 Hotel Management by David Kalik syllabi
• HTMT 351.002 Hotel Management by David Kalik syllabi
• HTMT 352 Service Operations Management by Dr. Robert (Bob) Frash syllabi
• HTMT 353 Hospitality Sales & Negotiations by Dr. John C. Crotts syllabi
• HTMT 360.002 International Tourism by Dr. Wayne W. Smith syllabi
• HTMT 360.003 Foodservice Operations Analysis by Dr. Robert (Bob) Frash syllabi
• HTMT 360.090 Events Planning Practicum by Dr. Andrea Canberg syllabi
• HTMT 360.093 Food & Beverage Certification by Dr. Robert (Bob) Frash syllabi
• HTMT 362 Events Management by Jeremy Kiser syllabi
• HTMT 444 HTMT Field Internship by Dr. Andrea Canberg syllabi
• HTMT 488 Strategic Hospitality and Tourism Management by Dr. Robert (Bob) Frash and Dr. Stephen W. Litvin syllabi

You can find the catalog description and a sample syllabi for all hospitality courses if you click here. The following are courses offerred in Spring 2008.