Meeting and Convention Planning, Minor (418)
Program Requirements (21 hours)
The minor in Meeting and Convention Planning provides students with the range of interdisciplinary skills necessary for success as a meeting, convention, and/or event manager in a variety of settings to include numerous venues in the hospitality and tourism industry. The minor requires a minimum of 21 semester hours. Students must complete the following 12 hours of core courses. In addition, students must complete at least 9 hours of electives from the list below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| HMD 171 | Introduction to Hospitality Management | 3 |
| HMD 313 | Practicum in Hospitality Management | 3 |
| HMD 375 | Meeting and Convention Management | 3 |
| HMD 475 | Advanced Event Planning in Hospitality | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Hospitality and Tourism Marketing | ||
| Food Service Operations Management | ||
| Beverage Consumerism | ||
| Global Hospitality and Cuisine | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Floral Design | ||
| Advanced Floral Design | ||
| Wedding Floral Design | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Management of Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Services Marketing | ||
| Personal Selling | ||
| Digital Marketing | ||
| Business-To-Business Marketing | ||
| Social Media Marketing | ||
| Advanced Personal Selling Strategies | ||
| Entrepreneurial Marketing | ||
| Industrial / Organizational Psychology | ||
| Experience Planning and Evaluation | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
When selecting electives, a maximum of two courses in this minor may be duplicated in the student’s major or another minor (not including the practicum).