Department of Parks, Recreation & Hospitality Administration

Hospitality Administration Program

Event Management Emphasis

The Event Management Emphasis prepares students for careers in tourism, convention and visitors bureaus and sport and event management. This emphasis will provide a background in commercial recreation, recreational sport and event management in Arkansas’ second leading industry and the world’s largest industry. Tourism and Event Management is a collection of industries under the larger umbrella of hospitality management.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  BIOL 1014 Introduction to Biological Science	4	CHEM 1111 Survey of Chemistry Laboratory and CHEM 1113 A Survey of Chemistry	4
  COMS 1003 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3	MATH 1113 College Algebra	3
  HA 1001 Orientation to Hospitality Administration	1	HA/CUL 1011 Sanitation Technology	1
  HA 1043 Introduction to Hospitality Management	3	HA/RP 2133 Introduction to Travel and Tourism	3
  Total Hours	14	Total Hours	14

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  PSY 2003 General Psychology	3	ACCT 2003 Accounting Principles I	3
  ECON 2003 Principles of Economics I	3	COMM 2173 Business and Professional Speaking	3
  HA/CUL 2023 Hospitality Leadership and Ethics	3	HA/CUL 2053 Work Experience	3
  HA 2043 Lodging Operations Management	3	HA 2073 Introduction to Event Management	3
  HA/CUL 2813 Basic Human Nutrition	3	HA/CUL 2914 Principles of Food Preparation	4
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	16

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  U.S. History/Government1	3	PE 2513 First Aid	3
  HA/CUL 2063 Guest Service Management	3	HA/RP 3113 Human Resources Management	3
  HA 3173 Hospitality Managerial Accounting	3	HA 3183 Catering and Event Management	3
  		HA 4073 Hospitality Financial Analysis	3
  Total Hours	12	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  BUAD 3023 Business Communications	3	HA/RP 4001 Internship Preparation	1
  MGMT 3003 Management and Organizational Behavior	3	HA 4023 Hospitality Facilities Management and Design	3
  HA 3013 Hospitality Marketing and Sales	3	HA 4033 Legal Aspects of Hospitality Administration	3
  HA 3163 Hospitality Technology	3	HA 4053 Meetings and Conventions Management	3
  HA 4063 Beverage Management	3	HA 4203 Hospitality Strategic Management	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	13
  Senior 9th Semester
  Fall
  HA 4114 Internship3	4
  HA Electives2	2
  Total Hours	6

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²See Departmental Advisor.
³Internship must be completed in last semester after all coursework has been completed.