Hospitality, Tourism and Events

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The mission of the Hospitality, Tourism and Events Department is to provide demonstrated leadership and excellence in its baccalaureate, professional and technical programs and to render service to the students, citizens and hospitality industry of the State of Colorado. The Hospitality, Tourism and Events Department provides flexible and individualized interdisciplinary major programs with concentrations to include hotel, restaurant, tourism and events management.

Departmental Goals

The goals of the department are to:

• Provide instruction and professional assistance to students.
• Assist students in the development of professionalism and an attitude of continued professional growth and individual.
• development.
• Assist students to recognize their responsibilities as members of the hospitality industry and society.
• Prepare students for graduate study in Hospitality, Tourism and Events and related fields.
• Provide seminars and workshops for the hospitality industry within Colorado and beyond.
• Conduct applied research in the field of hospitality.
• Increase the quality and accessibility of hospitality education to citizens of Colorado and beyond.
• Provide professional assistance to the hospitality industry and citizens of Colorado.

Concentration Options

Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hospitality, Tourism and Events have four concentration options:

The Hotel Management Concentration prepares students for operations and management positions in various segments of the hotel, motel, lodging and resort industries.

The Restaurant Management Concentration prepares students for operations and management positions in commercial and institutional food service areas such as restaurants, clubs, culinary administration, hotels, resorts, schools, colleges, health care, business and industry in plant feeding and catering.

The Tourism Management Concentration prepares students for planning, operating, managing, selling, and marketing tourism projects with tour operators, destination management companies, adventure travel businesses, ecotourism companies, cruise lines, volunteer services, convention and visitor bureaus, and sustainability organizations.

The Events Management Concentration prepares students for planning an event, meeting, conference, convention, special events, and trade show for both corporate and nonprofit organizations.

Minors

The department offers five minors: hotel, restaurant, beverage, tourism and event management. These minors are open to students at MSU Denver majoring in a field of study other than HTE. The minors provide specialized knowledge on the application of business and management principles specific to the area of concentration.

Certificate Programs for Prior Degree Students

The Department offers five certificate programs: hotel, restaurant, beverage, tourism and events management. These programs are specifically designed to assist prior degree students gain the skills and practices necessary to support career changes into the hospitality profession.

Requirements for the Degree

To be awarded a degree, students must complete a total of 120 credits to include 33 credits of General Studies Course Requirements, 3 credits of Multicultural Graduation Requirement, 3 credits of Senior Experience Graduation Requirement, 39 credits of Major Core Requirements, 21-24 hours of Concentration Requirements, and 20 hours of electives or a minor plus electives.

Programs

• Hospitality, Tourism and Events Major, B.A.

• Beverage Minor
• Events Minor
• Hotel Minor
• Restaurant Minor
• Tourism Minor

• Beverage Management Certificate
• Events Management Certificate
• Hotel Management Certificate
• Restaurant Management Certificate
• Tourism Management Certificate

Courses

• HTE 1030 - Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism, and Events 
• HTE 1041 - Hospitality Service Systems 
• HTE 1051 - Wedding Planning 
• HTE 1052 - Gaming Management 
• HTE 1533 - Food Fundamentals
• HTE 1603 - Food Science
• HTE 1811 - Destination Resources 
• HTE 2010 - Event Industry
• HTE 2502 - Applied Hotel/Restaurant Operations 
• HTE 2512 - Hotel Front Office 
• HTE 2571 - Event Project Management
• HTE 2613 - Food Production and Service I 
• HTE 2830 - Garde Manger 
• HTE 2860 - Sustainable Tourism 
• HTE 3010 - Event Planning 
• HTE 3201 - Niche Tourism Markets 
• HTE 3310 - Global Cuisine
• HTE 3522 - Hotel Housekeeping 
• HTE 3570 - Hospitality and Tourism Marketing 
• HTE 3580 - Hospitality and Tourism Law 
• HTE 3603 - Labor and Production Control 
• HTE 3613 - Wine Fundamentals 
• HTE 3623 - Food Production and Service II 
• HTE 3634 - Event Support Systems
• HTE 3643 - Healthy Cooking
• HTE 3652 - Hospitality Property Management 
• HTE 3683 - Beer and Spirits 
• HTE 3750 - Hospitality Promotions 
• HTE 3761 - Trade Shows and Expositions 
• HTE 3813 - Baking and Pastry 
• HTE 3833 - Garde Manger
• HTE 3871 - Cruise Tourism 
• HTE 3980 - Internship in Hospitality, Tourism and Events
• HTE 4000 - Hospitality Field Experience
• HTE 4010 - Hospitality Special Project 
• HTE 4040 - Hospitality Senior Research
• HTE 4201 - Adventure Travel 
• HTE 4202 - Special Event Production 
• HTE 4211 - Ecotourism Planning 
• HTE 4250 - Hospitality for Profit 
• HTE 4300 - Creative Hospitality Innovations 
• HTE 4592 - Current Topics: Lodging 
• HTE 4613 - Wines of the Old World 
• HTE 4623 - Wines of the New World 
• HTE 4633 - Wine and Food Pairing 
• HTE 4650 - Hospitality Human Resources 
• HTE 4811 - Managing a Destination
• HTE 4860 - Hospitality Security and Safety 

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