Degrees and Programs

The School of Business has approved an arrangement whereby graduates of Business Administration Technology Co-operative Education options in Information Technology and Hospitality/Tourism Management are awarded credit for a number of required twenty courses for the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree. Students can, therefore, fulfill degree requirements with some additional full time study. The dean and Chairs can provide detailed information.

Bachelor of Hospitality & Tourism Management
A paid internship program

Admission Requirements:

Required: Five Grade 12 advanced or academic courses including English and Mathematics with a minimum average of 60%.
Note: Students may substitute one open course for one advanced or academic course except where a particular course is specified.

The Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management degree program is a three-year general degree offered through the School of Business that encompasses courses spread over the hospitality, tourism, business/management, humanities, social science, and English academic disciplines.

The program includes two compulsory six-month paid industry internships which occur between May and October in the first and second year of study. Internships must meet suitable industry internship criteria. An internship co-ordinator (Paul Hanna) will arrange recruitment presentations and provide students with the opportunity to be interviewed on campus by national, provincial, and regional establishments for internship placement. Students are also encouraged to seek internship opportunities on their own, although all eligible internship placements are subject to approval by the Internship Co-ordinator.

Academic terms 3 and 5 begin in mid-October allowing time for students to complete the 540 hours of approved industry employment required to fulfill the industry internship component of the program.

Students should consult an academic advisor about appropriate electives.

Program courses are spread across the hospitality/tourism (industry-specific), business (management) and non-business (liberal education) disciplines as follows:

For detailed information, see the Academic Calendar (pdf)

Curriculum:

Year 1

Fall Term (September-December)

Winter Term (January-April)
  • HATM 161 Introduction To Food Theory and Nutrition
  • HATM 169 Guest Service Computer Applications
  • 100 level Humanities
  • 100 level English
  • * 100 level Social Science
  • HATM 165 Hospitality/Tourism in Canada
  • HATM 162 Restaurant Operation and Service
  • 100 level Humanities
  • 100 level English
  • * 100 level Social Science
* Science, Social Science or Natural Science

Spring/Summer: Hospitality & Tourism Internship I
Year 2

Fall Term (October-December)

Winter Term (January-April)
  • HATM 268 Food Science Fundamentals for Hospitality Food Service Managers
  • HATM 361 Tourism Marketing
  • HATM 367 Resort/Facilities Management and Maintenance
  • COMM 103 Interpersonal Communication
  • ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
  • HATM 269 Industry Internship I
  • HATM 365 Meetings and Convention Management
  • BUSS 121 Financial Accounting
  • COMM 105 Introduction to Public Communication
  • MATH 151 Descriptive and Basic Inferential Statistics
  • ELECTIVE 200 level Humanities, English, or Social Science

Spring/Summer: Hospitality & Tourism Internship II
Year 3

Fall Term (October-December)

Winter Term (January-April)
  • HATM 370 Functions Management I
  • HATM 368 Hospitality/Tourism Law
  • BUSS 493 Tourism Management I
  • ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • BUSS 261 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
  • HATM 369 Advanced Industry Internship II
  • BUSS 495 Tourism Strategy
  • HATM 371 Functions Management II
  • BUSS 122 Financial Accounting II
  • ELECTIVE 200 level or higher Humanities, English, or Social Science
  • ELECTIVE 200 level or higher Humanities, English, or Social Science

For detailed information, see the Academic Calendar (pdf)