Hospitality, Sport, Tourism Management Courses (HSTM)

HSTM 2201 - HSTM Industry Fundamentals (3)

This course provides the student with an introduction and broad understanding of professional skills including but not limited to: critical-thinking, issues analytics, business communication, and technology. All students will be introduced to fundamentals of hospitality, sport and tourism industries with emphasis toward practical tools and strategies for successful professional development and career preparation. Prerequisite: Declared Sport Management or Hospitality, Tourism and Event Major/Minor and Instructor Approval.

HSTM 2205 - Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management (3)

This course is a fundamental introduction to the hospitality, tourism and event management industries with an emphasis on the role and relevance of these industries to society.

HSTM 2210 - Event Management (3)

This course provides foundational knowledge for the event planning industry with an emphasis on practical skills and knowledge students need to succeed in the events industry.

HSTM 2220 - Tourism Management (3)

This course provides foundational knowledge for the tourism management industry with an emphasis on practical skills and knowledge students need to succeed in the events industry.

HSTM 2230 - Hospitality Management (3)

This course provides a foundational knowledge for the hospitality management industry with an emphasis on practical skills and knowledge students need to succeed in the hospitality industry.

HSTM 2240 - Introduction to Recreation Management (3)

This course provides an overview of recreation on federal, state, and local levels with respect to history, program, population, facilities and trends.

HSTM 2245 - Introduction to ESPORTS (3)

This course explores the history of the ESPORTS industry, its place in the sporting industry as well as stakeholders and their respective roles, ethical issues, the future of ESPORTS, and careers in ESPORT. This introductory course is designed to provide a general overview of the ESPORT industry for those familiar and unfamiliar with gaming.

HSTM 2255 - Introduction to Sport Management

This course is designed to introduce the student to sport management, both as an academic major and as a professional endeavor. This course will also provide a broad overview of sport management sites, functions, and sectors.

HSTM 2257 - Global Hospitality, Sport, Tourism and Event Management (1-3)

This course allows students to obtain a global hospitality, sport, tourism and event management perspective by traveling and studying abroad. Classroom lectures, field trips and presentations from international hospitality, sport and/or tourism professionals and academicians will supplement the cultural experience. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

HSTM 3320 - Event Information, Communication, and Technology (3)

This course is designed to serve as an introduction and exploration of various common and emerging information technologies in the event management field. This course will encourage the undergraduate students interested in event planning and management to remain with contemporary developments in the field. Prerequisite: HSTM 2210.

HSTM 3325 - Experience and Design Management (3)

This course comprehensively examined theoretical and applied dimensions of experiences, experience design, and experience management. Students will learn about design, delivery, evaluation, and management of experiences in hospitality, tourism and events. This course will extend student knowledge in these areas to create and enhance customer experiences by exploring topics such as social and positive psychology, human behavior, satisfaction, motivation, awe, optimal arousal, transformation, design thinking, and the experience economy.

HSTM 3330 - Festivals and Event Tourism (3)

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the festival and event tourism industry. Students will be introduced to the various types of festivals and special events as well as their personal, societal, cultural, economic, and environmental consequences. The course also explores management issues and strategies necessary to plan, organize, fund, market, stage, and evaluate tourism related festivals and events. Prerequisite: HSTM 2220

HSTM 3335 - Facility Management (3)

This course is designed to provide the student with information concerning the planning, design, organization, and administration of sport, fitness and recreational facilities. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255

HSTM 3345 - Recreation Programming (3)

This course provides the foundations of basic programming skills, methods, and techniques necessary to deliver recreational activities within a variety of settings, agencies, and organizations.

HSTM 3350 - Leadership Principles in Hospitality, Sport Tourism and Event Management (3)

This course is designed to assist students in undertaking and developing a personal philosophy on leadership. Students will be required to conduct self-evaluation, examine and develop a leadership philosophy, values and moral reasoning skills. Topics explored will include but are not limited to the discussion of major leadership, moral and ethical issues in hospitality, sport, tourism and events. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255, OR HSTM 2220, OR HSTM 2230.

HSTM 3353 - Legal Aspects in Sport Management (3)

In this course the student will gain an appreciation for the legal and business matters that pertain to sport and related areas. Students will acquire working awareness and understanding of the basic legal and business responsibilities of coaches, sport managers and practitioners, along with an understanding of legal terms, concepts and issues that influence the management of programs. Students will also develop appreciation for business elements of sport, which encroach upon the law. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255

HSTM 3356 - Business Foundations of ESPORTS Management (3)

Introduces the foundations of ESPORTS management. Students will learn the importance of industry-specific stakeholders, including title publishers, event organizers, leagues and sponsors, and take an in-depth look at the unique opportunities and challenges of ESPORTS and marketing, communications, financial impacts, and legal concerns.

HSTM 3357 - Case Studies in ESPORTS 3)

Explores contemporary and ethical issues relating specifically to gaming. Students analyze case studies and articles pertaining to issues surrounding health, exploitation, oppression, and representation in online games. This course encourages students to think critically about ESPORTS as a professional, social, and cultural endeavor, and to prepare themselves to be ethical and responsible professionals in the ESPORTS industry.

HSTM 3358 - ESPORTS Performance (3)

This course examines ESPORTS performance from a holistic perspective. Topics will range from coaching and player strategies related to trending games, functionality of games via varying platforms, as well as physical and mental health topics, all with an emphasis at garnering a better understanding of techniques that enhance or diminish ESPORTS performance.

HSTM 3359 - Shoutcasting (3)

Students learn the basics of broadcasting ESPORTS competitions and productions, such as play-by-play, how to provide in-depth analyses, pre-production research, transitions and overall storytelling.

HSTM 3365 - Research Methods in Hospitality, Sport Tourism and Event Management (3)

The purpose of this course is to provide undergraduate students with a fundamental understanding of the research and evaluation process in hospitality, sport and tourism industries. The course is intended to familiarize students with research and evaluation principles, concepts, methods, techniques, and application that can be applied in a wide variety of leisure settings. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255, OR HSTM 2230,or HSTM 2220.

HSTM 3374 - Resort and Hotel Management (3)

This course is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive overview of all aspects of hotel, resort, and vacation rental operations, specifically focusing on facility design, revenue management, rooms, housekeeping, safety and security, engineering, and sales. Prerequisite: HSTM 2230.

HSTM 3377 - Domestic and International Tourism (3)

This course examines the tourism industry from a domestic and international perspective. Students will analyze the domestic tourism market and international tourism market. Students will also be exposed to various tourism segments which may include: cultural tourism, heritage tourism, sport tourism, eco-tourism, adventure tourism and others. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255.

HSTM 4410 - Tourism Economics (3)

This course examines the fundamental economic principles as they apply to the tourism industry. Students will be exposed to the application of various economic analyses to tourism and will also examine the impacts of tourism on regional and national economies. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255.

HSTM 4414 - Sustainability in Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management (3)

This course covers the management of sustainable hospitality, tourism and event management through decision making on the economic, social, and environmental (“triple bottom line”) sustainability of actual cases from these industries. The course comprehensively examines the theoretical and applied dimensions of contemporary sustainable hospitality, tourism and event management for a local to global perspective. Prerequisite: HSTM 2220.

HSTM 4415 - Tourism Impacts and Planning (3)

This course concentrates on the study of tourism impacts, both positive and negative, ranging in scope from the local to the global. Students will be exposed to a range of environmental, economic, socio-cultural and political issues and impacts at the local, regional, national, and international level. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255.

HSTM 4417 - Current Issues in Tourism (3)

This course is designed to serve as a mechanism for the introduction of new information and technology issues for the tourism industry. This course will encourage the undergraduate student in tourism management to remain current with contemporary developments in the tourism industry. Prerequisite: Senior Standing.

HSTM 4418 - Tourism Development and Planning (3)

This course provides an introduction to the nature and scope of tourism planning and development at the local, regional, and national levels. Topics to be addressed include economic, social, environmental, and policy considerations within the sustainable development framework. This course also discusses planning and development guidelines to be considered in different geographical areas. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255.

HSTM 4419 - Community-Based Tourism (3)

This course concentrates on the use of the tourism industry to positively enhance community economic, social, environmental, and institutional domains. Students will learn theoretical and practical tools to use tourism to enhance areas including: quality-of-life, social capital, economic development, governance, and stewardship of natural resources. Students will then learn how to extend and enhance the capacities of these variables within tourism systems to strengthen communities that interact and depend on the tourism industry. Prerequisite: Senior Standing.

HSTM 4420 - Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Finance (3)

This course investigates principles, concepts, and current trends in financial and revenue management as related to the hospitality, tourism and event industries. Prerequisite: HSTM 2205.

HSTM 4423 - Current Issues in Hospitality, Tourism and Event (3)

This course is designed to serve as a mechanism for the introductions of new information and technology issues for the hospitality, tourism and event industries. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing.

HSTM 4425 - Human Resource Management in Hospitality, Tourism and Events (3)

This course focuses on a decision-making process that affects the performance, quality, and legal compliance of the hospitality, tourism and event industries. Beginning with a foundation of the hospitality, tourism and event industry, employment law, and HR policies, this course will further explore recruitment, training, compensation, performance appraisal, environmental and safety concerns, ethics and social responsibility, and special issues. Prerequisite: HSTM 2205.

HSTM 4428 - Legal Aspects in Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management (3)

This course provides coverage of legal issues in hospitality, tourism and events, including those associated with hotels, restaurants, transportation, travel agents, tour operators, gamin, mixed-use, and timeshare properties. Prerequisite: HSTM 2205

HSTM 4430 - Sport Marketing (3)

This course is designed to introduce the student to marketing principles and practices that are used in the specialized application of sport marketing. This course will also encourage students to consider how traditional marketing strategies may be applied to this substantial and growing industry. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255.

HSTM 4431 - Analytics in Hospitality, Sport, Tourism and Event Management (3)

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the various applications of analytics in the hospitality, sport, tourism and events industries and how these applications lead to data-driven decision-making. Students will become comfortable with coding in the programming language of R to perform analytic functions. Prerequisites: HSTM 2255, OR HSTM 2205.

HSTM 4435 - Current Issues in Sport Management (3)

This course is designed to serve as a mechanism for the introduction of new information and technology issues for the sport industry. This course will encourage the undergraduate sport management student to remain current with contemporary developments in the sport industry. Prerequisite: Senior Standing.

HSTM 4440 - Governance and Policy in Sport (3)

This course is designed to provide the student with information concerning basic structure and governing principles of various sport agencies. The course will include, but is not limited to, an examination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and national and international professional sports leagues. In addition, students will be introduced to the importance of policy development in the areas of finance, human resources, facility use and control, equipment, travel, public relations, and risk management. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255.

HSTM 4443 - Case Studies in Sport Management(3)

This course is designed to provide sport related cases containing actual and/or hypothetical facts/fact patterns, historical context, data, and related information to undergraduate students. Students are charged with assessing the situation, generating and analyzing potential solutions, and identifying optimal solutions to the problems presented in the case. Students are exposed to the issues facing sport organizations, and how management techniques can be applied to solve business problems. In addition, students will develop effective written and oral communication skills critical to success in the sport industry. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

HSTM 4450 - Event Management in Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management (3)

This course is designed to give advanced students the opportunity to plan, prepare and administer leisure-related events, thus providing students with practical experiences in hospitality, sport and tourism management. Students will gain experiences in event management, including planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating, directing personnel, securing sponsorships and marketing for multiple events. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

HSTM 4451 - Sport Finance (3)

This course is designed to provide the student with information concerning the basic theories of finance as applied to managerial control of sport organizations. Included are forms of ownership, financial analysis, financial issues in the sport industry, and economic impact studies. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255

HSTM 4452 - Communication in Hospitality, Sport, Tourism and Event Management (3)

This course is designed to provide the student with a fundamental understanding of community, media, and public relations in the hospitality, sport, tourism and event industries with a special focus on message development, image building, and crisis management. Prerequisite: HSTM 2205

HSTM 4462 - Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Marketing (3)

This course is designed to introduce the student to marketing principles and practices of hospitality, tourism, and events. The course will review terminology, systems, techniques, and processes that are used in the specialized application of hospitality, tourism and event marketing. This course will also encourage students to consider how traditional marketing strategies may be applied to these substantial and growing industries. Prerequisites: HSTM 2205.

HSTM 4465 - Hospitality, Tourism and Event Industries (3)

This course provides students with the study of basic and exceptional service throughout the various hospitality, tourism and event industries. Prerequisite: HSTM 2230

HSTM 4466 - Food and Beverage Management (3)

This course examines the practical application of managerial skills necessary for food service operations, specifically focusing on facility design, equipment usage, food safety, cost controls, and operational function. Prerequisite: HSTM 2230

HSTM 4468 - Recreation Administration (3)

This course is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the management and administration of leisure and recreation organizations. This course will emphasize leadership roles of administrators, human resource management, budgeting and financial management, marketing, communication, technology, and facility planning and operations. Prerequisites: HSTM 2240 and HSTM 3345

HSTM 4470 - Revenue Generation in Hospitality, Sport, Tourism and Event Management (3)

This course will provide professional sales techniques needed to form a framework for revenue generation in the hospitality, sport, tourism and event industries. Students will examine the foundations, theory, and framework associated with sales, and the dynamics associated with building and fostering relationships necessary for a vibrant client base. Prerequisites: HSTM 4462 or HSTM 4430.

HSTM 4480 - Event Planning and Operation (3)

This course is an in-depth look at the skills and knowledge required to develop, plan, and execute events. This course is designed to extend beyond basic planning functions and develop core competencies including: strategic planning, project management, risk management, financial management, administration and HR management, site selection, marketing, and event design. Prerequisite: Instructor Approval Required

HSTM 4485 - Practicum I (3)

The practicum opportunity is designed to provide practical experiences for hospitality, sport, tourism and/or event industries. The practicum allows the student to develop and mature through exposure to and practical experience with a variety of tasks under the guidance of trained, established leaders in the field. This is a supervised learning experience with an approved hospitality, sport, tourism, or event service agency, organization, or institution. Prerequisite: Instructor Approval Required

HSTM 4485 - Practicum II (3)

HSTM 4488 - Internship I in Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management (3)

A supervised experience in planning, staging, and evaluating a form practicum in related field. This is the first term in a two term internship experience. Prerequisite: Permission of internship coordinator and Troy Online home location.

HSTM 4489 - Internship II in Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management (3)

A supervised experience in planning, staging, and evaluating a formal practicum in related field. This is the second part in a two part internship experience. Prerequisite: HSTM 4488 and permission of internship coordinator, and Troy Online home locator.

HSTM 4490 - Internship in Area of Concentration (6)

A supervised experience in planning, staging, and evaluating a formal practicum in related field. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor and Troy campus-home location.

HSTM 4491/92 - Guided Independent Research (3)

Additional information is indexed under Independent Study and Research.

HSTM 4493/94 - Guided Independent Study(3)

Additional information is indexed under Independent Study and Research.

HSTM 4499 - Senior Seminar (3)

Students enrolled in this capstone course will examine trends, career paths, and discuss current topics in the hospitality, sport tourism and event industries. Students will engage in several mock professional experiences and demonstrate their enhanced understanding of their respective field. Prerequisite: Senior Standing and permission of instructor..