This degree track provides the knowledge and training to provide students with the skills needed for a successful transition into the hospitality and events management field. This program is uniquely designed to immerse students in the rich and vibrant heritage of San Antonio through our curated focus area on cultural enrichment--distinguishing our graduates from other programs by giving them a knowledge base that is designed to have maximum marketability. Our multidisciplinary program design allows for customization to fit your interests and professional goals.

Curriculum

The minimum number of semester credit hours for this degree is 120, at least 39 of which must be at the upper-division level.

Students seeking a B.A. degree in the Hospitality and Events Management path of Multidisciplinary Studies must fulfill the university core curriculum requirements.

Students seeking a B.A. degree in the Hospitality and Events Management path of Multidisciplinary Studies must fulfill the following 78 semester credit hours.

  • Technology Requirement: IS 1403 or CS 1033 (3 semester credit hours)
  • Communication Requirement: COM 1043, COM 1053, COM 2113, or ENG 2413 (3 semester credit hours)

All candidates for this degree must complete three areas of focus. Courses selected to satisfy each area must be approved by the Multidisciplinary Studies Program Coordinator and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. Furthermore, the courses used to satisfy each focus area must be completed with at least a 2.0 grade point average.

Internship Policy: Experiential learning is a valuable element for events management. An internship enables the student to gain practical experience as a professional under conditions conducive to educational development. The internship is a time-limited, supervised period of activities carried out in an events management organization. (6 semester credit hours, 300 hours of time on site).

All candidates for this degree must complete MDS 2013: Introduction to Multidisciplinary Studies.

All candidates for this degree must complete MDS 4983: Senior Seminar for Multidisciplinary Studies.

All candidates for this degree must complete 27 semester hours of free electives, at least 15 of which must be at the upper-division level.

BA-MDHE Hospitality and Events Management

FALL   SPRING
AIS 1203 or 1223 Academic Inquiry and Scholarship 3   CORE American History 3
CORE American History 3   CORE Life & Physical Sciences 3
CORE Mathematics 3   WRC 1023 Freshman Comp II (Q) 3
WRC 1013 Freshman Comp I (Q) 3   ELEC (LD) Focus Area I 3
MDS 2013 Intro to Multidisc Studies 3   Technology Requirement CS 1063, 1083, 1173, DS 4003, 4013, IS 1413, 1053 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15
FALL   SPRING
POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics 3   POL 1133 or 1213 Texas Politics and Society 3
CORE Life & Physical Sciences 3   CORE Lang, Philosophy & Culture 3
ELEC (LD) Focus Area 2 3   CORE Creative Arts 3
ELEC (LD) Focus Area 3 3   ELEC (LD) Focus Area 1 3
COM Requirement COM 1043, 1053, 2113, 2343, 2733, ENG 2413 3   ELEC (LD) Focus Area 2 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15
FALL   SPRING
CORE Social & Behavioral Sciences 3   ELEC (UD) Focus Area 1 3
CORE Component Area Option 3   ELEC (UD) Focus Area 2 3
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 1 3   ELEC (UD) Focus Area 3 3
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 2 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
ELEC (LD) Focus Area 3 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15
FALL   SPRING
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 1 3   MDS 4983 Seminar for Multidisc Studies 3
ELEC (UD) Focus Area 3 3   ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3
ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3   ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3
ELEC (UD) Free Elective 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
ELEC Free Elective 3   ELEC Free Elective 3
TOTAL   15   TOTAL   15

Focus Area 1 - 15 hours required (9 hours prescribed)

Course Number Title Prerequisite C- or better
MGT 3023 Understanding People and Organizations (required) MGT 3013
MAT 1053 Mathematics for Business (required) Satisfactory performance on a placement examination
MS 4353 Service Operations Management
MGT 3123 Organizational Communication MGT 3003 and MGT 3013 with a grade of "C-" or better and a declared major in the College of Business or approval of Department Chair and Dean of the College
MGT 3003 Business Communication and Professional Development COM 1043 or COM 1053 or COM 1063 or WRC 1023, and classified as a business studies student or declared major in the College of Business, or approval of Department Chair and Dean of the College
MGT 3013 Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management (required)
MGT 3613 Managing Human Resources MGT 3003 and MGT 3013 with a grade of "C-" or better and a declared major in the College of Business or approval of Department Chair and Dean of the College
MGT 4213 Designing Organizations MGT 3003, MGT 3013, and MGT 3023 with a grade of "C-" or better and a declared major in the College of Business or approval of Department Chair and Dean of the College
MGT 4893 Management Strategy FIN 3013 and MGT 3003; College of Business declared major in semester of graduation
MGT 4923 Leading Organizations and Making Decisions MGT 3003 and MGT 3013 with a grade of "C-" or better and a declared major in the College of Business or department or instructor approval
MGT 4943 Managing Teams and Avoiding Conflict MGT 3003 and MGT 3013 with a grade of "C-" or better and a declared major in the College of Business or approval of Department Chair and Dean of the College
MGT 4623 Staffing Organizations MGT 3003 and MGT 3013 with a grade of "C-" or better and a declared major in the College of Business or approval of Department Chair and Dean of the College
MUS 2273 Introduction to Music and Art Nonprofit Organizations
ACC 2003 Foundations of Accounting
BLW 3013 Business Law
ECO 3263 Industrial Organization ECO 2003, ECO 2023
ECO 3223 Sports Economics ECO 2023
SET 2123 Survey of Tourism
SET 3233 Event Management
SET 3313 Sports Tourism and Events
SET 3283 Sport and Event Media Relations
MOT 4143 Introduction to Project Management
MKT 3013 Principles of Marketing
MKT 3113 Retailing
MKT 4143 Sports Marketing
MKT 4093 Consumer Behavior
MKT 4063 Multicultural Marketing

Focus Area 2 - 12 hours required (* indicates required course)

Course Number Title
COM 2113* Public Speaking
COM 3383* Interpersonal Communication
SOC 3463 Sociology of Sport and Leisure
ARC 1213 Design I
ARC 1113 Introduction to the Built Environment
ARC 1313 Design Visualization
HTH 2413 Introduction to Community and Public Health
HTH 2601 Field-Based Skills in Community Health and Preventive Services
URP 3123 Introduction to Community and Regional Planning and Urban Design
URP 4213 Urban Planning and Public Health
MSM 3003 Fundamentals of Museum Studies
COM 1063 Digital Business Communication
COM 3893 Organizational Communication
COM 3553 Intercultural Communication
COM 3243 Persuasion
MUS 2633 American Roots Music
MUS 2653 Music in Culture
AHC 1133 Survey of Modern Art
ANT 2063 Language, Thought, and Culture
IDE 3123 Space Planning and Interior Details

Focus Area 3 - 6 hours required + 6 hours internship

Course Number Title
ANT 2063 Language, Thought, and Culture
SOC 3263 Latinas in U
SOC 4433 Culture and Society
HIS 3683 History of Food and Foodways
MSM 3003 Fundamentals of Museum Studies
MSM 4813 Topics in Museum Science
SPN 4303 Topics in Hispanic Cultures
AHC 3523 Latin American Art
AHC 4333 Topics in Art History and Criticism
ANT 3383 Folklore and Folklife
HIS 3493 History of San Antonio
HIS 3673 Intorduction to Latina/o History
AHC 3523 Latin American Art
ANT 4113 Archaeology of Texas
CSH 1213 Topics in World Cultures
NDT 4333 Community Nutrition
NDT 2043 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences
NDT 4343 Nutrition Matters: Food Systems from Farm to Fork
Internship (co-op) Internship Policy: Experiential learning is a valuable element for events management. An internship enables the student to gain practical experience as a professional under conditions conducive to educational development. The internship is a time-limited, supervised period of activities carried out in an events management organization. (6 semester credit hours, 300 hours of time on site).

Archived Focus Areas by Year

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