Department of Hospitality and Retail Management

Robert Paul Jones, Ph.D., Chairperson

Professors: Dodd, Fowler, Hoover
Associate Professors: Adams, Blum, Chang, Jai, Jones, McCool, Velikova, Yuan
Assistant Professors: Alcorn, Choi
Professor of Practice: O’Neil
Assistant Professor of Practice: Alfaro
Instructors: Filley, Hlavaty, Padgett

CONTACT INFORMATION: 601 Human Sciences Bldg. | 1301 Akron Ave. | Box 41240 | Lubbock, TX 79409-1240 | T 806.742.3068 | F 806.742.3042 | www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/hrm

About the Department

This department supervises the following degree programs:

• Bachelor of Science in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management  
• Bachelor of Science in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management​ with a Secondary FCSE Teacher Certificate  
• Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences, with a major in Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management  
• Bachelor of Science in Retail Management  
• Master of Science in Hospitality and Retail Management  
• Doctor of Philosophy in Hospitality Administration  

Mission. The mission of the department is to provide quality education, research and service focused on the knowledge and skills intrinsic in the disciplines of hospitality management and retail management.

Graduate Program

For information on graduate programs offered by the Department of Hospitality and Retail Management, visit the Graduate Programs  section of the catalog.

Program Offerings, Course Descriptions & Curricular Tables

(Click on program for curricular table.)

Programs

• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.A.A.S.
• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.S.
• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.S.: with Secondary FCSE Teacher Certificate in Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science
• Retail Management, B.S.

• Fashion Merchandising, Undergraduate Minor
• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, Undergraduate Minor
• Retail Management, Undergraduate Minor

• Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.S. / Hospitality and Retail Management, M.S.
• Retail Management, B.S. / Hospitality and Retail Management, M.S.

Courses

• RHIM 2202 - Introduction to Food and Beverage
• RHIM 2208 - Introduction to Lodging
• RHIM 2210 - Hospitality Industry Survey
• RHIM 2308 - Hotel Operations
• RHIM 2310 - Introduction to Hospitality
• RHIM 2312 - Introduction to Beer, Wine and Spirits in Food and Beverage Service
• RHIM 2340 - Latin American Culture and Cuisine
• RHIM 3000 - Internship in Hospitality
• RHIM 3140 - Hospitality Leadership Forum
• RHIM 3200 - Introduction to Internship in Hospitality
• RHIM 3308 - Group Sales and Services
• RHIM 3320 - Facilities Management
• RHIM 3321 - Introduction to Accounting for Hospitality and Retailing
• RHIM 3322 - Financial and Managerial Accounting for Hospitality and Retailing
• RHIM 3330 - Special Topics in Hospitality
• RHIM 3335 - Hospitality Consumer Behavior
• RHIM 3345 - Event Management in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3348 - Diversity Issues in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3350 - Geotourism
• RHIM 3352 - Culture and Cuisine in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3355 - Club and Resort Management
• RHIM 3358 - Human Resources in the Service Industry
• RHIM 3360 - Introduction to Food Production
• RHIM 3363 - Managing Catered Events
• RHIM 3368 - Employee Development in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3370 - Restaurant Operations and Management
• RHIM 3380 - Managed Services in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3385 - Introduction to Sales for the Services Industry
• RHIM 3389 - Professional Practices in Hospitality
• RHIM 3390 - Purchasing in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 3395 - International Hospitality Internship
• RHIM 4000 - Individual Study
• RHIM 4200 - Practicum in Hospitality
• RHIM 4308 - Lodging Operations Management
• RHIM 4311 - Wines of the World
• RHIM 4312 - Food and Beverage Operations Management
• RHIM 4313 - Legal Aspects of Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 4315 - Dinner Series
• RHIM 4316 - Services Marketing for Hospitality and Retailing
• RHIM 4322 - Financial Analysis for Hospitality and Retailing
• RHIM 4325 - Hospitality Field Study Tour
• RHIM 4330 - Contemporary Problems in the Hospitality Industry
• RHIM 4332 - Leadership in the Services Industries
• RHIM 4340 - Wine Marketing
• RHIM 4341 - Hospitality Management
• RHIM 4342 - Wedding Planning and Management
• RHIM 4345 - Foundations of Meeting, Conference and Convention Management
• RHIM 4348 - Hospitality Revenue Management
• RHIM 4350 - Wine Tourism
• RHIM 4352 - Operations Management
• RHIM 4355 - Hospitality Entrepreneurship
• RHIM 4360 - Experimental Methods with Food

• RTL 1320 - Fashion and Modern Culture
• RTL 2310 - Introduction to Retail Management
• RTL 3310 - Fashion Styling in Retail
• RTL 3321 - Introduction to Accounting for Hospitality and Retailing
• RTL 3322 - Financial and Managerial Accounting for Hospitality and Retailing
• RTL 3335 - Retail Consumer Behavior
• RTL 3340 - International Retailing
• RTL 3345 - Event Management in the Retailing Industry
• RTL 3350 - Visual Merchandising and Retail Promotion
• RTL 3360 - Applied Concepts in Teamwork
• RTL 3370 - Retail Management Analytics
• RTL 3375 - Retail Buying
• RTL 3380 - Retail Buying and Control
• RTL 3385 - Introduction to Sales for the Services Industry
• RTL 3389 - Professional Practices in Retailing
• RTL 3395 - Internship in Retailing
• RTL 4000 - Individual Study
• RTL 4300 - Retailing Field Study Tour
• RTL 4313 - Legal Aspects of the Retail Industry
• RTL 4316 - Services Marketing for Hospitality and Retailing
• RTL 4320 - Retail Category Management
• RTL 4322 - Financial Analysis for Hospitality and Retailing
• RTL 4330 - Retail Management Research
• RTL 4332 - Leadership in the Services Industries
• RTL 4335 - Practices in Web-based Retail Management
• RTL 4342 - Wedding Planning and Management
• RTL 4350 - Retail Global Sourcing
• RTL 4352 - Operations Management
• RTL 4355 - Entrepreneurship: Retail Business Planning
• RTL 4360 - Retail Management
• RTL 4392 - Retail Externship