HRT Graduate Programs
Retail and Consumer Sciences • Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management • Certificate in Services Management • Certificate in Tourism Development
Ph.D. Assistantship Available
Mission: To build and support future leaders in hospitality and tourism by advancing knowledge and skills through education, research, integrity, and excellence.
Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management
Graduate Programs are offered through the Department that encompasses study based on hospitality and tourism and/or restaurant administration and lead to:
1. M.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management with a concentration in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, and
2. Ph.D. in Human Sciences with a concentration in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
The Hospitality and Tourism M.S. and Ph.D programs stress excellence in research, teaching, and public service with the program focusing upon hotel, restaurant, tourism, the customer, and the interface among them. HRT program is a regional, national, and international well-recognized institute in hospitality and tourism education and scholarship.
PROGRAM FEATURES
Research opportunities are available due to the high level of research productivity in the department. Graduate students are afforded the opportunity to become well-rounded researchers via coursework, various projects, and experience as research assistants.
Industry partnerships with many
hospitality and tourism businesses located in the
Professional development is encouraged by graduate student involvement in faculty research that results in scholarly presentations and publications.
Funding opportunities are available campus-wide for scholarly presentations at conferences and instructional enhancement.
Faculty members are diverse in their areas of expertise and provide the opportunity for graduate exposure to many facets of hospitality and tourism. The HRT graduate program has achieved international, national and regional role as a rising star.
An optimal graduate experience aids in developing future professional linkages among program cohorts.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A complete file for review includes the Graduate Application for Admission file, Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management application, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the general section, and three Graduate Rating Forms completed by individuals who can attest to the graduate education.
In addition to specific entrance requirements stipulated by the Graduate Council, admission to the master’s degree program with a major in Hospitality and Tourism Management is dependent on completion of undergraduate courses that give the necessary background for success in the graduate program. For the concentration in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, students should have an adequate background in hospitality and/or tourism management supported by course work in management, marketing, and statistics.
Superior students deficient in one or more of the above requirements may be admitted at the discretion of the department’s graduate faculty. Deficiencies may need to be addressed through undergraduate coursework.
HRT GRADUATE COURSES
HRT 500 Thesis
HRT 501 Professional Project
HRT 510 Trends and Issues in Hospitality and Tourism Management
HRT 523 Tourism Analysis
HRT 524 Tourism Destination Development
HRT 532 Human Resource Management in Hospitality and Tourism Industry
HRT 534 Special Topics in Hospitality and Tourism Management
HRT 535 Directed Study in Hospitality and Tourism Management
HRT 537 Research Seminar
HRT 595 Special Topics in Retail and Consumer Sciences
HRT 600 Dissertation
HRT 614 Advanced Trends and Issues in Hospitality and Tourism Management
HRT 615 Literature and Thought in Hospitality and Tourism
HRT 616 Research Methods
HRT 625 Advanced Hospitality Marketing [under development (UD)]
HRT 641 Advanced Hotel Revenue Management and Finance Methods [UD]
HRT 695 Advanced Topics in Hospitality and Tourism Management [UD]
HRT GRADUATE FACULTY
John Antun, Ph.D
• Restaurant Management
• Menu Management
• Culinary Arts Science
• Culinary Technology
Rachel
Chen, Ph.D.
• Tourism Economic Impact Assessment
• Tourism Forecasting Model Development
• Tourism and Tourist Marketing
• Geographic Information System Applications in Tourism and Hospitality
Carol Costello, Ph.D.
• Restaurant Administration
• Food Service Management
• Food Safety
• Food Tourism
Wanda Costen, Ph.D.
• Racial and Gender Inequality in Organizations
• Managing Diversity
• Women and Leadership
• Strategic Human Resources
Steve
Morse, Ph.D.
• Hotel Revenue Management
• Hotel and Food Service Employment Trends
• Tourism Consumer Demand Trends
• Hospitality and Tourism Marketing
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP
Graduate assistantships are available to provide tuition and stipends. Evaluation for acceptance is based on the applicant’s scholastic record, GRE scores, experience and compatibility with teaching or research needs. The University is a participant in the Academic Common market.
Contact the Department of Retail, Hospitality,
and Tourism Management
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
110 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1911
Email: rhtm@utk.edu
Fax: 865-974-5236
Hotel, Restaurant, & Tourism
Phone: 865-974-2141
Retail & Consumer Sciences
Phone: 865-974-2141